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TopicGuru Granth Sahib sacrilege case

Topic: Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case

In Faridkot, Indira Gandhi assassin Beant Singh’s son seeks to leverage anger over Bargari sacrilege

Sarabjit Singh is contesting as an Independent. Other candidates from 4 major parties in the fray are seen as political lightweights, which could work to his advantage.

19-year-old youth beaten to death for ‘desecration’ of Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab’s Ferozepur

Police said Bakshish Singh, a resident of Talli Gulam village, allegedly tore some pages of Guru Granth Sahib after entering the premises of gurdwara in Bandala village.

Ex-IPS officer-turned-AAP MLA questions Mann govt amid growing dissidence in Punjab AAP

Slamming handling of 2015 sacrilege cases, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh says he is being 'humiliated on purpose' by Mann govt. Another MLA had hit out at a 'senior AAP leader' Sunday.

‘Disgruntled’ with govt over sacrilege cases’ probe, AAP MLA quits Punjab assembly panel 

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh emailed his resignation to the Speaker soon after the latter cancelled all scheduled house panel meetings, asking the committee heads to meet him instead.

SGPC chief Dhami attacked in Mohali at protest demanding release of Sikh prisoners

Harjinder Singh Dhami claims he was invited to speak at protest site where his car came under attack. But organisers say they hadn't invited him & he was advised not to come.

Almost 2 months since Amritsar ‘sacrilege’ lynching, police yet to identify killers or victim

Amritsar DCP says no arrests made, yet to determine name of man killed or the cause of death. Some residents support lynching because man tried to 'desecrate' Guru Granth Sahib.

Granth Sahib is ‘living Guru’, so BJP wants attempt to murder charge in Punjab ‘sacrilege’ cases

After Punjab Deputy CM Randhawa wrote to Amit Shah demanding president’s nod to 2 state bills mandating life term for sacrilege, BJP accuses Congress of 'diverting attention'.

High Court directs CBI to hand over case files of 2015 sacrilege incidents to Punjab Police

The high court's directions came during a hearing on the plea of one of the accused in the sacrilege incidents, Sukhjinder Singh alias Sunny.

Punjab Police now names Gurmeet Ram Rahim as accused in Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim is currently lodged in a Haryana jail serving sentence in two rape cases and one murder case.

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Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.