Bhai Ranjit Singh (82), who fought a legal battle against the French Government to keep intact his identity as a turbaned Sikh, has returned to India with pain in his heart.
He rues that neither any Sikh outfit nor the Indian Government helped him in his two-decade-long fight.
Ranjit, who was born in Shahpur village of Ambala, Haryana, had left for France in 1991. Then, he was issued an ID with the turban and it was due for renewal in 2001.
Amid the ongoing controversy regarding the denial of consular access to Sikh pilgrims visiting Pakistan, India on Monday summoned Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah.
A 19-year-old man was arrested today by Jharkhand police for allegedly killing his 5-year-old cousin after she resisted a rape attempt by him. The man had allegedly taken the girl to an abandoned building where he attempted to rape her.
The incidents that are in discussion in the country for the last two days do not reflect good for any civilised country. This is shameful
About 100 km from the state capital Lucknow is the town named Maholi in district Sitapur. Here lies an old Shiva and a Radha-Krishna temple along with Pragyana Satsang Ashram and a mosque, all at a stone's throw of each other.
India is set to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom and Ireland on the return of illegal migrants.
Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma sent him to jail for three months, a term he has already undergone, after Mintoo pleaded guilty and sought leniency from the court.