Legal experts ridicule sedition charges against JNU students who raised alleged anti-India slogans

February 13, 2016

Legal experts have raised questions over registering sedition charges against JNU students. Their plea is that as per Supreme Court of India’s guidelines no statement or slogans amount to sedition unless there was realistic and imminent threat of incitement of violence.

Delhi police detains seven more JNU students; Oppn. slams govt; ABVP hails police action

February 13, 2016

The Delhi police today detained seven more students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The detentions follow yesterday’s arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student's union president Kanhaiya Kumar’s arrested in connection with a case of sedition.

Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara’s message on Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s Birthday (Feb. 12, 2016)

February 13, 2016

Advocate Amar Singh Chahal, counsel of Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara, read out a written message of Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara during a function held at Fatehgarh Sahib on February 12, 2016 which is marked by SAD Mann as "Birthday" of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale.

Khadoor Sahib ByPoll: 58 percent polling; Result on February 16

February 13, 2016

Polling for Khadoor Shaib bypoll was held today in which fifty eight percent of votes were cast. The assembly segment witnessed much low polling as compared to the 80.07 per cent voting which took place in 2012 assembly polls for the same seat.

Delhi police detains seven more JNU students; Oppn. slams govt; ABVP hails police action

February 13, 2016

Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader condemns #JNUCrackdown; Demands release of Kanihiya Kumar

February 13, 2016

Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader condemned the arrest of JNU students union president Kanihiya Kumar, registration of sedition charges against the Delhi university’s former teacher SAR Gealani and some other students.

Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader condemns #JNUCrackdown; Demands release of Kanihiya Kumar

February 13, 2016

No progress in fresh investigation into 1984 Sikh massacre cases after one year

February 13, 2016

A Special Investigation team (SIT) formed by the Indian government in February 2015 to reinvestigate closed cases related to the 1984 Sikh massacre has not yet filed charges in a single case, Amnesty International India said today.

Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala gets interim bail on health ground

February 13, 2016

In his bail plea through counsel RS Bains, Bhai Amrik Singh was seeking interim bail on the ground that he was suffering from heart ailment.

Sikh diaspora bodies welcome Portugal decision to deny extradition of Paramjit Singh Pamma

February 13, 2016

London: A press release issued today Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) says: [P]ortugal’s Justice Minister Francisca van Dunem has rejected the request by Indian authorities to release the 42-year-old father-of-four to their custody. Police officers who had arrived from the Punjab to pick Paramjeet Singh Pamma up had already been ‘routed’ by a criminal complaint put in by Mr […]