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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicH S Phoolka

Topic: H S Phoolka

Phoolka brings up 33-year-old police firing deaths in Punjab House, questions inaction

Four Punjab youth were killed in firing by police and paramilitary personnel during protests against the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib.

Sajjan Kumar challenges his life sentence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Supreme Court

The Delhi High Court had quashed the acquittal of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikhs riots case and sentenced him to life in prison.

SIT seeks death penalty for two convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The Special Investigation Team said the two were part of a genocide against members of a particular community. 

To put pressure on Amarinder, own party, AAP MLA Phooka threatens to quit Assembly

Senior lawyer reiterates decision to quit over Punjab government's 'inaction' against those responsible for 2015 police firing.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

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.