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Supreme Court of India clears release of “Sadda Haq” movie

New Delhi, India: The Supreme Court today cleared the release of Punjabi movie Sadda Haq (Our Rights) in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi on the recommendations of a four-member panel of senior advocates that watched it at a special screening in ...

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Bollywood Producer Behind Animated Film On Guru Gobind Singh’s Four Sons Unveils Trailer In Surrey

Surrey, Canada: Well known Bollywood producer Harry Baweja was in Surrey this week to unveil the trailer of his upcoming Sikh religious historical drama Chaar Sahibzade, about the Sikhs’ tenth Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons who were killed by Mughal ...

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One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to the gallows in India

Amritsar, Punjab: In November 2012, Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was hanged in the country’s first execution in more than eight years. Three months later, Afzal Guru was executed after his clemency petition was ...

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Rights bodies seek UN Special Rapporteur’s intervention on Bhullar

Chandigarh, Punjab: Seeking immediate intervention of United Nations to stop imminent hanging of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following Spureme Court’s rejection of his mercy petition, three international human rights NGOs have approached UN’s Special Rapporteur on Torture while also urging ...

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