Topic: Shiromani Akali Dal
Akshay Kumar & Sukhbir Singh Badal are friends who bonded over their love for kabaddi
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar & former Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal have both been summoned for questioning in the 2015 sacrilege row.
Twice-bitten Punjab govt still has no clue on what its history textbooks should say
New books commissioned by Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab govt have also been withdrawn, after SAD accused them of insulting Sikh Gurus & many discrepancies.
Sukhbir Badal’s offer to resign does nothing to heal the rift in Shiromani Akali Dal
Akali Dal veterans leading revolt against Sukhbir Badal are unconvinced by his offer. They say his decisions have led to party losing its core Sikh vote bank.
Punjab’s Akali Dal crisis reaches Delhi, gurdwara body president steps down
Manjit Singh G.K. was assaulted twice in the US by members of Sikh diaspora who are angry at way Akali Dal handled Guru Granth Sahib desecration cases.
Sikh radicals at rebel AAP rally sparks fears party is flirting with separatists again
The AAP rally saw pro-Khalistani slogans being raised, and the presence of Khalistan inscribed flags.
Akali Dal old guard revolts against Sukhbir, party unity in tatters
Leaders upset at way party is being run by ‘overconfident’ Sukhbir and ‘rash’ Bikram Singh Majithia. Akali Dal also under fire over desecration row
Why is Harsimrat Kaur Badal so angry?
Harsimrat Badal now says that foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj ticked off Navjot Singh Sidhu and he apologised to her.
HC allows Akali Dal to hold ‘Pol Khol’ rally tomorrow
The Punjab and Haryana High Court also directed the government to ensure adequate security so that there is no trouble after the rally
Akali Dal’s gamble could end up pushing away its core Sikh vote base
The party refused to take part in a special assembly session on the 2015 desecration issue, allowing its opponents a free run.
After being attacked in New York, Akali leader challenges ‘Khalistan supporters’
In a video after the assault, Manjit Singh GK challenged international pro-Khalistan group ‘Sikhs for Justice’ to a 'fair fight'.
Is AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal also guilty of treating Muslims as an unthinking votebank?
Days after Delhi voted in the Lok Sabha elections, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the Muslim vote “shifted” to the Congress at the last minute.
Defence
Break-in at IAF’s Paris office handling Rafale procurement, cops probe espionage angle
The IAF's office in Paris houses the team that coordinates with Dassault Aviation on manufacture of Rafale jets and the weapons package onboard the aircraft.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.