A religious body like the Akal Takht should be apolitical; aware of the dangers posed by radical elements in the religious order that could take undue advantage of faith.
From a village in Dera Baba Nanak, Chaura founded Khalistan Liberation Army & is convener of now-defunct radical think tank Akal Federation. He was radicalised in his student days in '70s.
The 68-year-old has been identified as Narain Singh Chaura, who allegedly leads militant group Akal Federation. Incident occurred while Badal was serving punishment imposed by Akal Takht.
In Episode 1565 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at instances of punishments meted out by Sikh clergy, SAD's electoral decline & what's next for the party in Punjab.
Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal was ordered to perform ‘sentry duty’ and clean utensils at the shrine in Amritsar by Akal Takht as punishment for ‘sins’ against Sikh community.
In a wheelchair, Badal sat on guard duty Tuesday outside Amritsar's Golden Temple. His punishment over 'anti-Sikh' decisions during the rule of the Akalis in Punjab will continue Wednesday.
Announcing punishment for Sukhbir Badal, Jathedar accuses Akalis of ‘promoted Dera culture in Punjab’. Ex-head of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee also declared ‘tankhaiya’.
Elected Akali Dal president twice since 2008, Sukhbir Badal was declared ‘tankhaiya’ by Akal Takht in August. SAD insiders say resignation is a preemptive measure.
Election was crucial for Akalis, as it took place amid tensions with Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, that works in close administrative contact with SGPC.
The excessive publicity about Indian success stories and their high income and wealth levels has begun to breed envy and resentment in non-elite Americans.
New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.
Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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