Even as he continued to deny Congress’ role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday named few party leaders who were allegedly involved in the massacre following the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the same year.
Parliamentary affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra on Monday tabled the Ranjit Singh Commission report in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha following which the SAD leaders staged a walkout.
The Army will initiate court-martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi for maintaining relations with a local woman in Kashmir and for allegedly being away from his place of posting.
Two accused were awarded life imprisonment by a special SIT court here on Monday in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case in which 59 ‘karsevaks’ were burnt alive in two coaches of the Sabarmati Express.
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to win an Asian Games gold medal as he shattered his own national record by clearing a distance of 88.06m here on Monday.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are likely to invite Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders for its three-day event next month.