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Anti-Sikh riots cases lawyer to file defamation case<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=blackbold></TD></TR><TR><TD class=blacktextgen>2010-07-24 - 05:30:00 Sify News </TD></TR><TR><TD height=24></TD></TR><TR><TD...

New Delhi, July 22: A woman witness, who lost five of her family members, including the husband and a son during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, claimed before a court conducting trial against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that she had heard cries of people throughout a night. "I kept praying...

A senior advocate, appearing for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in different courts, on Tuesday decided to withdraw from all the cases following allegations of “personal benefits” levelled against him. “I’m constrained to take a hard decision to withdraw from all the cases of 1984 riots...

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s petition challenging a trial court’s order to frame charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Former Outer Delhi MP Sajjan Kumar is facing prosecution in two cases in which he has been accused of...

Afer an extraordinary, marathon meeting of Jathedars at the Akal Takht — the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs —the community’s five high priests on Wednesday declared the anti-Sikh riots 26 years ago as ‘genocide’ and demanded justice for the victims. The decision seems to have been...

NEW DELHI: After seeking exemption from deposing before the court on Monday citing ill-health, a key witness in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case allegedly involving senior congress leader Sajjan Kumar once again failed to get her statement recorded after she developed uneasiness during the...

New Delhi: A woman witness, whose husband and a son were killed in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, today alleged before a Delhi court trying Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others, that she was also injured in the carnage as she tried to rescue her relatives. "The mob did not attack me but when I...

NEW DELHI: The hearing in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case relating to the killing of five persons at Delhi Cantonments took a surprise turn on Wednesday when a witness turned hostile. After adjourning the recording of statements twice this week due to key witness Jagdish Kaur's ill-health, a...

New Delhi: A month after being charged with murder and rioting in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Congress leader Sajjan Kumar would face trial in a separate case with a Delhi court framing identical charges relating to the killing of six persons during the carnage. Additional sessions judge...

Sikh high priests to meet on 1984 anti-Sikh riots Chandigarh, June 30 : A meeting of the five Sikh high priests is likely to be convened by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, to discuss whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be designated a genocide...

New Delhi: A Delhi court today could not resume recording the statement of a woman in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, allegedly involving senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, after the witness developed uneasiness during the proceedings. Additional sessions judge Sunita Gupta...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Inviting sharp reactions from Congress, Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan has alleged that former PM Rajiv Gandhi led the massacre of Sikhs in Delhi in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination. The CM made the controversial remarks while inaugurating a CPM office in...

NEW DELHI: A key witness, who lost her five family members in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here, on Saturday identified in a court senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a person who had instigated the mob during the carnage. Jagdish Kaur, the witness who was cross-examined on Saturday by the...

A victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, who lost five family members including her husband, today told a Delhi court that the police was hand in glove with rioters and turned a blind eye to the ongoing massacre. "Delhi police was with the killer rioters and I have no faith in them," Jagdish...

Sikh high priests to meet on 1984 anti-Sikh riots 2010-06-30 23:20:00 A meeting of the five Sikh high priests is likely to be convened by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, to discuss whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be designated a genocide. Akal Takht...

Manmohan singh on his visit to Canada gave two statements at two places that exposes his double standards. Here are his two statements:- On Kanishka Case:- "Kanishka victims deserve full justice" On 84 Case :- "Sikhs should Move On" - Meaning Sikhs should forget 84

PM's remarks on 1984 riots evoke sharp reactions Himanshi Dhawan, TNN, Jun 30, 2010, 02.08am IST 　 NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh's remarks in Toronto that while the anti-Sikh riots should never have happened the Sikh community should "move on'' have met with sharp reactions back home with...

PM promises mechanism for 1984 Sikh riots AgenciesTue, Jun 29 03:59 PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has admitted that there are possible "weaknesses" in the Indian legal system in dealing with the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots but said his government was trying to address them. "There...

`84 anti-Sikh riots should never have happened: PM: Rediff.com India News The 1984 anti-Sikh riots should never have happened, a concerned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] said on Monday but at the same time appealed to the Sikh community to "move on" to let the wounds of the tragedy...

Canada`s MP denies supporting motion on 1984 riots By: IANSDate: 16/06/2010 Gurbax Malhi, Canada`s longest-serving Indo-Canadian member of parliament and the first turbaned Sikh MP in the West, has denied signing the motion on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which was tabled last week in the...