Sikhs hold protest against Rahul`s remarks on 1984 riots

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 00:30

Over hundreds of Sikhs staged a protest against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh started his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir here on Sunday.

1984 riots massive failure of government: Habibullah

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:22

Outgoing National Commission for Minorities chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, who served in the PMO when the anti-Sikh riots took place, says the government had collapsed in 1984 and the violence was a "massive failure" on its part.

1984 riots extremely sad, PM has apologised: Manish Tewari

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:40

Amidst a controversy over Rahul Gandhi`s remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, government on Thursday sought to control damage as it said the episode was "extremely sad and unfortunate" and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already apologised several times for it.

1984 riots: Sikh groups want Rahul Gandhi to name `guilty` Congress leaders

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:40

Members of Sikh organisations are protested outside the All India Congress Committee office in the heart of the national capital on Thursday with the demand that Rahul Gandhi name the Congress leaders whom he alluded to having played a role in the 1984 riots.

Congress did nothing to stop pogrom of Sikhs in 1984: BJP

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12:34

Criticizing Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi`s statement on the 1984 anti- Sikh riots, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday asserted that Sikh community`s anger against the Congress is justified, and added that the riots was a sponsored pogrom of Sikhs.

1984 riots: Rajiv Gandhi did not take calls from Zail Singh, claims aide

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 09:57

Tarlochan Singh, press secretary of former president Giani Zail Singh, has contradicted Rahul Gandhi`s claim that the Congress government had tried to stop the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

SIT probe into 1984 riots, clemency for Bhullar: Is AAP wooing Sikhs?

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:25

After Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party has also backed the demand by the victims of 1984 riots that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be constituted to probe the carnage on the streets of Delhi that had left thousands dead.

Gujarat govt responsible for 2002 riots; I am not scared of Modi: Rahul Gandhi

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 22:26

Taking on Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Gujarat government was involved in 2002 riots.

Congress party challenges US court`s jurisdiction in 1984 riots` case

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:17

India`s Congress party has filed a motion before the US Federal Court of Southern District of New York seeking dismissal of a human rights violation case relating to 1984 anti-Sikh violence.

1984 docs throw light on interesting nuggets in Indo-UK ties

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:15

Declassification of confidential documents has thrown light on interesting nuggets in Indo-British relations 30 years ago besides triggering controversy over purported British help in Operation Bluestar.

1984 riots: Delhi HC rejects Tytler`s plea for early hearing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:52

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the CBI probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anit-Sikh riots case and declined to entertain his plea for an early hearing of his appeal against the trial court`s order for investigation.

Sonia Gandhi to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:41

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will move a US court here seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in America.