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UN grilled India over custodial torture, enforced disappearances

New Delhi, India: Custodial torture, enforced disappearances and use of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act were the major concerns raised by UN member nations that grilled India yesterday when its national report for the second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ...

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Kar sewa for ’84 memorial begins

Amritsar, Punjab: The kar sewa (voluntary service) for erecting a memorial for those Sikhs who died fighting to protect Saachkhand Sri Harmander Sahib. Leaders of the ruling SAD were not present during the three-hour ceremony held during the 28th anniversary ...

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Jathedar asks Sikh panth to discuss draft threadbare

Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Tueday asked the Sikh community in India and abroad to discuss and deliberate on the new draft of ‘Sikh Anand Marriage Act-2012′, which will enable the community members to get their ...

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SGPC, DSGMC differ with Akal Takht on ‘complete marriage Act’

Amritsar, Punjab: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh’s move to support a complete Sikh marriage Act has sparked a major controversy with the SGPC, DSGMC and Sikh intellectuals taking a conflicting stand. They said amendments being made in the Anand ...

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