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August 21, 2026, 06:22 PM - 2 min read
The case relates to his alleged remarks linking the Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ) with the banned organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
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August 21, 2026, 05:28 PM - 3 min read
A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu dismissed the plea filed by Badal, who presently serves as the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).The defamation case against Badal was filed by Rajinder Pal Singh, who is associated with the AKJ, a Sikh religious organisation associated with Gurbani kirtan and Sikh religious practice.
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August 16, 2026, 06:01 PM - 2 min read
Expressing deep personal pain and broader concern over the normalisation of violence by those in authority, Harsimrat Kaur Badal raised serious doubts regarding the independence of the ongoing state-level investigation.
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August 14, 2026, 06:40 PM - 2 min read
In a post on X, Harsimrat thanked PM Modi for quickly directing central investigating agencies to work with Maharashtra Police on the case. She said Modi had personally called to check on Sukhbir Badal's health and wished him a speedy recovery after the attack inside a gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra.
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August 13, 2026, 03:06 PM - 2 min read
According to preliminary information, a Nihang Sikh allegedly attacked Badal with a kirpan. The attacker was taken into custody following the incident. Badal was rushed to a private hospital in Nanded for treatment.
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August 6, 2026, 07:07 PM - 2 min read
Addressing the gathering, Badal demanded accountability for alleged examination paper leaks in Punjab and called for the resignation of Education Minister Harjot Bains and Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh. He claimed that repeated exam leak incidents had affected the future of more than 10 lakh students in the state.
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July 30, 2026, 12:06 PM - 5 min read
The dais appears to be heavily loaded against the moderates as jailed MP Amritpal Singh is finding a lot of traction among the traditional Akali supporters, particularly across rural Punjab. He has the advantage of appealing to the younger generation also.
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July 21, 2026, 06:13 PM - 2 min read
He urged the central government to engage with students and accept their legitimate demands, asserting that compromising the future of the youth in any way is unacceptable.
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July 16, 2026, 07:44 PM - 2 min read
Reacting to the SIT summons asking him to appear before the probing team on Monday, Badal told reporters, "We will definitely appear, no matter how many times we are called. This is politics, not justice."
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July 7, 2026, 03:10 PM - 2 min read
Sukhbir had sought permission to go abroad from July 7 to July 11. He was named in the case filed under several provisions of the IPC and the Arms Act at the Kotkapura police station on August 7, 2018.
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June 17, 2026, 01:36 PM - 7 min read
The Akal Takht does not hold any legal authority. But as an institution, it commands moral and divine authority over the Sikhs. The Akal Takht is always the last word in the Sikh affairs. Never ever in recorded history has anyone defied the Akal Takht edicts/ orders.
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June 14, 2026, 04:50 PM - 7 min read
Because family-run political parties do not have any checks and balances in place. These parties are exclusively controlled by a single person and/ or his/ her probable successor. When people have no vent available for airing their grievances, they turn rebels.
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