Amritsar : The five Sikh high priests today asked 44 Sikh leaders to appear before Akal Takht on April 17 on their reported visits to Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda for “political gains.” The dera chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, was excommunicated in 2007 for impersonating Guru Gobind Singh. The high priests summoned 29 Sikh leaders for […]
Beijing, April 5 : China on Wednesday warned that it will take “necessary measures” to defend its territorial sovereignty and interests after India “obstinately” allowed the Dalai Lama to visit the “disputed” parts of Arunachal Pradesh causing “serious damage” to the bilateral ties. China also lodged a protest with India’s Ambassador in Beijing Vijay Gokhale […]
Chandigarh : While bringing out the new transport policy in the next two weeks, the Punjab Government will review the inter-state reciprocal agreement with Chandigarh under which integral luxury coaches–of the Badal family transport companies–run between the state headquarters and different parts of Punjab. The government also decided to review the tax structure of the […]
New Delhi, April 5 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday termed “unfortunate, painful and surprising” the African missions’ statement describing the attacks on African students as “xenophobic and racial”, saying the Indian response to this cannot be called inadequate by any means. She told the Lok Sabha that racial crimes are “pre-planned”, which […]
Muzaffarnagar (UP), April 5 : A BJP leader was shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne assailants in Khatoli town of the district this morning, the police said. Raja Balmiki, former Khatoli city BJP general secretary, was shot dead by the assailants at his shop today, SHO KP Singh said. Meanwhile, protesting against the murder, irate […]