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Anti-Sikh riots case convict Sajjan Kumar seeks bail, Supreme court orders medical exam

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who is serving a life sentence in an anti-Sikh riots case, sought an urgent listing of his bail plea on health grounds.

Ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar accuses CBI of witness tampering in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Sajjan Kumar, convicted in the riots case, claims that the witness's testimony was contrary to his police statements in 1985.

Supreme Court asks CBI for update on trial of Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The CBI told the SC bench that former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who is also facing trial in another anti-Sikh riots case, was the kingpin of the massacre.

Sajjan Kumar used political clout to derail trial & influence witnesses in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases: CBI to SC

Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life term imprisonment by Supreme Court in a case related to the killing of 5 Sikhs in Delhi Cantonment's Raj Nagar.

SC judge recuses himself from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s plea in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Justice Sanjiv Khanna refused to hear Kumar's plea Monday who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

SC issues notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s appeal in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The former Congress leader was convicted and sentenced for the death of five Sikhs and the burning down of a gurudwara in Delhi.

Sajjan Kumar, sentenced to life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, surrenders before Delhi court

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar surrendered before the Karkardooma Court in Delhi to serve out his life sentence.

Akalis deface Rajiv Gandhi statue: Poll ploy or revival of call for justice post-Sajjan case?

Two Akali Dal youth leaders were arrested for blackening a bust of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Ludhiana to protest against his alleged...

In SC appeal, Sajjan Kumar says HC overlooked ‘major contradictions, inconsistencies’

Sajjan Kumar, sentenced in ’84 anti-Sikh riots case, has said Delhi HC did not consider that other political parties may have sought to secure his conviction.   

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.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.