Anti-Sikh Riots

Friday, Apr 26, 2024 | Last Update : 11:22 AM IST

Slamming Congressman Sam Pitroda for his recent remark on the 1984 Sikh genocide, BJP's Prakash Javadekar demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for the comments. (Photo: File)

Sonia, Rahul must apologise for Pitroda's 1984 riots remark: Prakash Javadekar

Pitroda, in a series of tweets, said BJP is bringing these issues to fore as they cannot talk about their performance in last five years.

10 May 2019 12:24 PM

HC has asked the SIT and the state to respond to the convict's plea in which he claimed that his liver was 90 per cent damaged and sought interim suspension of the sentence. (Photo: File)

HC seeks SIT's reply on 1984 riot convict's sentence suspension plea

The SIT is investigating nearly 60 cases related to the riots, while it has filed "untraced report" in 52 cases.

25 Apr 2019 7:03 PM

A man clicks photograph of sign board defaced with black ink in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Now, Rajiv Gandhi’s signboard defaced

Meanwhile, the Ludhiana police have arrested Youth Akali Dal leader Gurdip Singh Gosha for vandalising Rajiv Gandhi’s statue on Tuesday.

27 Dec 2018 2:58 AM

Akalis burn effigies of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler during a protest against 1984 anti-Sikh riots outside the Congress head office in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Sikhs protest near AICC office, seek removal of Kumar, Tytler

The police stopped the protesters from reaching the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Akbar Road.

11 Apr 2018 6:01 AM

SAD raises issue of Jagdish Tytler sting on’1984 riots

Raising the issue, SAD MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa placed a CD of the alleged sting in the House.

08 Feb 2018 2:18 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: Asian Age)

Justice Dhingra will head SIT

Anti-Sikh riots that broke out after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had claimed 2,733 lives in Delhi alone.

12 Jan 2018 12:39 AM

In the year 1998, Lakha Singh was scheduled to take part in the World Military Boxing Championship, but he slipped out of the Texas Airport, following which he was declared absconder by the Army. (Photo: ANI)

National-level boxer now drives to earn bread, seeks help from Centre, Army

A former national-level boxer, Asian Games medallist Lakha Singh had joined the Indian Army as a jawan during the anti-Sikh riots.

10 Jan 2018 3:12 PM

Arms dealer Abhisek Verma with his wife Anca at the Karkardooma Courts Complex in New Delhi. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Tytler: CBI has not given any reason for lie test in riots case

Case pertains to the death of three Sikhs in the aftermath of the riots that broke out after the assassination of then PM Indira Gandhi.

11 Feb 2017 3:19 AM

Jagdish Tytler asked to appear in court over lie-test plea

Besides Tytler, CBI has also sought to conduct the scientific test on the alleged arms dealer Abhishek Verma.

10 Feb 2017 2:48 AM

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar (Photo: PTI/File)

SIT urges Delhi HC to cancel Sajjan Kumar’s bail

Court was hearing a plea by SIT, which came in appeal against the trial court’s last year order granting anticipatory bail to Kumar.

26 Jan 2017 3:25 AM

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar outside the SIT office on Wednesday. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Sajjan Kumar gets anticipatory bail in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The counsel of DSGMC and advocates appearing for complainant told the court that allegations leveled against Kumar were serious in nature.

22 Dec 2016 1:42 AM

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. (Photo: PTI)

Anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar granted anticipatory bail

The court asked Kumar to furnish a personal bond and surety bond of Rs one lakh each.

21 Dec 2016 3:25 PM

Stills from Rakesh’s films, Boys in Saffron.

Reality and the lens

Listen to wonderfully wicked anecdotes of how filmmaker Rakesh Sharma negotiates the system and why he makes the films he does.

03 Dec 2016 12:07 AM

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