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Sarabjit Singh’s family to travel to Pakistan

Four members of Sarabjit Singh’s family have been granted visa by the Pakistan high commission to meet the Indian prisoner who is in “deep coma” and put on ventilator support after being assaulted by jail inmates in Lahore.

Girl, father thrashed by policemen in Amritsar

A 22-year-old girl and her father were allegedly thrashed by policemen when they sought action against some persons who teased the girl and passed vulgar comments in full public view in Tarn Taran dis

Jallianwala Bagh killings deeply shameful: British PM Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron today described as “deeply shameful” the killing of peaceful protesters in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 during British rule but stopped short of a public apology.

SGPC honours Gen. Vaidya’s assassins

As debate raged over raising of a memorial for those killed during Operation Bluestar in 1984, the SGPC, in a controversial move, honoured family members of the two assassins of General A.S.

SGPC honours kin of Gen AS Vaidya's killers

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In a controversial move, the SGPC on Wednesday honoured the kin of two terrorists who had killed former army chief General A.S. Vaidya two years after Operation Bluestar, close on the heels of Sep 30

Clean chit to former Punjab minister

Former Punjab minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, who resigned in September following charges of embezzlement of funds from his discretionary quota, was on Sunday given a clean chit by the state vigilance b

‘Akbar’ ready to roll out for Sariska safari

After overhauling, one of the last surviving steam locomotives of the country is all set to travel to the national capital for its journey towards Alwar carrying tourists for tiger sighting at Sariska

Sikhs push 'turban pride'

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The evening turban-tying class in the Sikh-dominated Indian city of Amritsar is packed with pre-teen boys learning a centuries-old tradition -- that religious leaders fear is under threat.

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Sarabjit fears for life, writes to Sonia Gandhi

Sarabjit Singh, the death row convict in Pakistan, has claimed that there was a threat to his life in jail.

Sarabjit, who is currently lodged in Kot Lakhpathrai Jail of Pakistan, has expressed the fe

Sangma targets Pranab for economic slowdown

BJP-backed Presidential poll candidate P.A. Sangma on Monday targeted Finance Minister and UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for the economic slowdown.

"If the rupee is at an all time low, if the internat

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