Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee

Why a SGPC in Haryana is a big political blow to the Akali Dal

The creation of a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) in Haryana has thrown the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab into an existential crisis.

Bibi Jagir Kaur jailed in daughter's abortion case

The CBI court sentenced her to five years rigorous imprisonment and she has been taken to jail in Patiala. Three others, including a former police official, have also been convicted in the case.

Rajoana rejects clemency, says SAD has vested interests

Former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh's co-assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona has hit out at the Akali Dal in a letter addressed to the Sikh community, he has refused help from the ruling party saying he is ready to die.