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Topic: Akalis

Akal Takht summons Sukhbir Badal over rebel SAD group’s charge he ‘failed to represent Sikh Panth’

Akali Dal president will abide by each and every decision and order issued by Takht & will present himself before it within 15 days, says party spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kler.

Crusade against drugs, not ‘Khalistan’, draws crowds to Amritpal’s proxy campaign in Khadoor Sahib

Amritpal's 10-point manifesto include end of drug culture & extortions, justice in sacrilege cases, struggle for release of Bandi Singhs. His parents are campaigning on his behalf.

‘Fully endorse Manmohan, Sonia’ — Rahul asserts his stand on Operation Blue Star

Congress leader extols contribution of Sikhs to development & cause of India. Can lovingly meet & hug Varun but cannot support ideology of estranged cousin, he asserts.

The murder & kidnapping cases from 1990s against ex-Punjab top cop Sumedh Singh Saini

Saini is charged with murder of an IAS officer’s son, who went missing after his arrest. Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Saini, who was on the run for several weeks.

Punjab assembly seeks to make Punjabi compulsory first language in all schools

Resolution states functioning of courts & govt offices should be done in Punjabi & that laws will be brought in to punish those ‘working against Punjabi language’.

AAP rebel Sukhpal Khaira hints at forming ‘third front’ in Punjab with Akali dissidents

Rebel AAP leader Sukhpal Khaira says they are in talks with dissident Akalis and are also looking to align with Panthic leaders in Punjab.

Punjab’s New Year gift to its public servants: Fewer holidays

Now, the number of gazetted holidays in Punjab are almost equal to the ones declared by the central government —17 — for 2018.

On Camera

What is the cost of this ‘Nobody’s War’ in Iran? Morality

In the Mahabharata, Vidur says sacrifice is needed for the greater good. This begs the question: What is the 'greater good' in the Iran War?

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.