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TopicGurbani

Topic: gurbani

SGPC says PTC will continue to relay gurbani till it has own TV channel. ‘Limit to greed’, says Mann

Gurdwara body says there were apprehensions about its YouTube channel reaching every devotee. Punjab CM asks if this is an attempt to again favour a pvt channel and a particular family.

SGPC to launch YouTube & TV channel for live telecast of Golden Temple gurbani

Relay rights are currently held by private channel PTC, owned by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal. SGPC contract with PTC ends on 23 July.

SGPC history to 1925 Gurdwara Act, why there’s more to Golden Temple Gurbani telecast

Freeing Gurbani broadcast from the Badals was long overdue. It should have been done before 1984

SGPC & Akali Dal vs Bhagwant Mann— inside Punjab’s political showdown over Gurbani telecast

Punjab govt amended Sikh Gurudwara Act to end SGPC-Akali ‘monopoly’ over Gurbani telecast rights this week. Row has ignited debate on lines between religion, governance, politics.

‘Pushing anti-Sikh ideology of his Delhi boss’ — SGPC rejects Mann’s gurbani broadcast bill

SGPC’s general house passes resolution against Punjab govt's 'anti-Sikh' amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925, says will protest if it isn't revoked, and called it a bid to 'usurp SGPC'.

Punjab amends British-era Act to make ‘gurbani’ from Golden temple free for all

The “gurbani” was broadcast from the Sikh shrine by PTC, a private channel often linked to the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Badal family.

In tussle with SGPC over Golden Temple gurbani, Mann govt to amend law, end broadcast monopoly

Broadcast rights for gurbani are currently with the PTC, a Punjabi television network owned by Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. PTC’s contract ends in July. 

Making ‘political issue of religious affair’? Why SGPC & CM Mann are at war over gurbani telecast rights

Punjab CM targeted Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for giving exclusive right to telecast gurbani from Golden Temple to channel owned by Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.

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Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.