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Torture Update India: Five Custodial Deaths Per Day During 2017-2018

“Torture Update India”, released today, the 26th June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2018, states that a total of 1,674 custodial deaths including 1,530 deaths in judicial custody and 144 deaths in police custody took place from 1 April 2017 to 28 February 2018 as per the statistics placed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India before the Rajya Sabha on 14 March 2018.

Flanked by Sikankar Singh Maluka, SGPC Chief Terms Bargari Morcha A Political Stunt

SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal on Monday (June 25) dubbed the ongoing protest of acting jathedar Bhai Dhian Singh Mand at Bargari village a political stunt.

Like Badals, Captain Amarinder Singh Too Has Stakes in Illegal Mining: AAP

Aam Aadmi Party on Monday (June 25) staged a dharna in front of the district complex, Roopnagar against the attack on local AAP MLA, Amarjeet Singh Sandhoa.

AAP Appoints MLA Harpal Cheema as State Legal Cell Head; Daljeet Singh Sadarpura as Kisan Wing Chief

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday (June 25) appointed MLA Dirba, Harpal Singh Cheema as the head of state legal cell while the party has given the responsibility to head the Kisaan Wing to renowned farmer leader Daljeet Singh Sadarpura.

Punjab Govt. to Pay Full Compensation to Jodhpur Detainees If Centre Fails: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday (June 25) announced to pay the full compensation amount of Rs. 4.5 crore to the Jodhpur detainees if the Centre fails to come out with its share.

Naroda Patiya massacre: Gujarat High Court Sentences 3 Convicts to 10 years in Jail

The Gujarat High Court on June 25, 2018, awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment to three convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case.

Bhima Koregaon Case: Politically Motivated Use of UAPA Concerns Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

Indian authorities should cease arrests of Dalit rights activists for their work, Amnesty International India and Human Rights Watch said today.

Master Tara Singh’s Dream of Autonomous Sikh State Remained Unfilled, says Granddaughter-in-law

The dream of Master Tara Singh of forming an autonomous Sikh state within the country after Independence remained unfulfilled, said his granddaughter-in-law Prof Jaspreet Kaur.

I Swear Upon God, I Don’t Know What the Referendum 2020 Is: AAP leader Khaira

Media house 'The Print' yesterday published an interview with Aam Aadmi Party MLA and Leader of Opposition in Punjab- Sukhpal Singh Khaira, in which he denied having any knowledge about the so-termed "Referendum 2020" move.

Peaceful Move for Separate Homeland Justified: MP Dharamvira Gandhi on Khalistan Issue

Patiala MP Dr. Dharamvira Gandhi has reportedly said that any peaceful move for demanding separate homeland was justified.

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Reportedly Attacked by “Mining Mafia”; Injured Legislator Referred to PGI

As per reports Noorpur Bedi, Ropar MLA and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amarjit Singh Sandoa was today attacked by alleged "mining mafia". 

AAP Crisis: NRI Team Write Open Letter to Manish Sisodia; Support Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Criticise Dr. Balbir Singh

Crisis with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) continues to deepen. The internal rift and power struggle with Punjab unit of AAP is wide open once again.

2011 Arson Case: Key Dera Man Purportedly Confessed Before Magistrate

Moga police presented Dera Sauda Sirsa follower and a leader of DSS’s 45 member committee leader Mahinderpal Bittu before a duty magistrate on Wednesday (June 20) under tight security.

India should Act on UN Rights Report on Kashmir: Human Rights Watch

The Indian government should immediately act on the recommendations in the first-ever report by the United Nations on human rights in Kashmir, Human Rights Watch said.

Breaking News: BJP Ends Up Alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced to end up its alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, said General Secretary Ram Madhav.

CBI Team Arrives in Moga; DGP Says Police to Extend Full Support to CBI in Beadbi Cases

The team is probing three cases related to Beadbi incidents, including the Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib in Bargari on October 12, 2015 that had triggered massive outrage from the Sikh Panth.

Drama Takes Expected Turn: Sukhpal Singh Khaira Says Never Supported So-Termed “Referendum 2020”

The 'drama' being played out by pro-India Punjab politicians took an expected twist yesterday as Leader of Opposition in Punjab (LoP) and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira reportedly maintained that he was being targeted under a conspiracy.

Congress and Badals Collude in Deflecting Bargari Beadbi Probe: Sikh Intellectuals

Following the footsteps of his predecessor Badals, Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh too has delayed and deflected the investigations into the Bargari beadbi case and has taken shelter behind the ongoing probe into the matter being undertaken by the CBI and the Justice Ranjit Singh Commission.

Punjab’s Subedari Aspirants Pretend to Engage Against Each Other With Shared Aim of Hitting at the Idea of Sikh Independence

When Indian media platforms hold discussion on the issue of ‘Sikh independence’ or ‘Khalistan’, they include different participants from various political parties that are opposed to each other.

UAPA Imposed in Bhima Koregaon Case: SDPI says Govt. Begins Foul for 2019 Elections

The recent arrests in the Bhima Koregaon case and charging the accused with the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) are clear violation of civil rights and a straight demonstration of the very character of a deep state, said A Sayeed, President Social Democratic Party of India.

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