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Modi govt cabinet reshuffle buzz gains momentum; revamp likely before Parliament Monsoon session

Cabinet reshuffle: A reshuffle of the Modi government's Council of Ministers is expected soon, possibly before the Monsoon session of Parliament. The exercise is likely to coincide with the announcement of the BJP's new national team. Sources suggest that younger leaders may be given prominent roles, while some ministers could…

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Rebellion, rise in radical Sikh politics: Inside the Akali Dal’s existential crisis

Jagtar Singh, a resident of Halwara village in Ludhiana district, was once a hardcore supporter of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He is now among the many voters in Punjab who are growing increasingly wary of the country’s second-oldest political outfit.

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Death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana starts hunger strike to withdraw mercy plea

PATIALA: Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the assassination case of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, started a hunger strike in Patiala jail, urging the withdrawal of a mercy petition filed by SGPC on his behalf 12 years ago.

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HC grants 'in custody parole' to former Punjab CM Beant Singh's assasin Jagtar Singh Tara to attend niece’s marriage

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday granted "in custody parole" to Jagtar Singh Tara, who is a convict in the former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case, to attend the marriage of his niece on December 13.

The Times of India

Second life convict in Punjab’s ex-CM Beant Singh assassination case released on bail after 27 years

CHANDIGARH: Gurmeet Singh, one of the six life convicts in former chief minister of Punjab Beant Singh’s assassination case, was released on bail from model jail Burail in Chandigarh after over 27 years since his arrest in 1995.

The Times of India

Ghulam Nabi Azad's autobiography 'Azaad' launched in New Delhi

Indian politician Ghulam Nabi Azad's tell-all autobiography 'Azaad' was launched by Dr Karan Singh, the former Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir and former member of Rajya Sabha, and Kapish Mehra- MD at Rupa Publications, in New Delhi on April 5, 2023. The jam-packed event was attended by the who's who…

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Punjab Cong MP receives threat call, asked to stop speaking against Amritpal Singh

LUDHIANA: Congress' Ludhiana MP and former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's grandson Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday claimed to have received a call threatening him of dire consequences if he did not stop speaking against preacher and Khalistani sympathizer Amritpal Singh. Bittu, a three-time MP, is the grandson of Beant…

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With Sangrur bypoll win, Simranjit Singh Mann makes a comeback

Surprise win of radical Sikh leader Simranjit Singh Mann seen as a measure of three-month old AAP government’s popularity

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Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee places Beant Singh assassin Dilawar Singh’s portrait in Golden Temple museum

Dilawar Singh, a suicide bomber, was a Punjab police officer who joined Babbar Khalsa International

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Pradeep Senthilkumar breaks Beant Singh’s record

Selva Prabhu books under-20 Worlds berth with lone legal jump

The Hindu

Delay in Balwant Singh’s mercy petition

The Supreme Court should step in and commute Balwant Singh Rajoana’s death sentence

The Hindu

Chandigarh: 1.5 kg RDX in bag, could have made 20 ft wide hole in wall

CHANDIGARH: A total of 1.5 kg of RDX was found in the bag placed along the boundary wall of Burail jail — enough to cause a 20-foot wide hole in the wall — according to police investigation that is yet to find out the motive.

The Times of India

Congress's Manish Tewari calls for release of Rajoana

Balwant Singh Rajoana, the convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case, has been in prison for 26 years

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Akali Dal–Congress face–off on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s release demand

‘Clemency could have devastating ramifications for Punjab’s future’

The Hindu

Decide on Rajoana mercy plea by April 30, SC tells Centre

Frowns on delay in plea by convict in Beant Singh assassination case

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