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Read an excerpt from Sarbpreet Singh's Night of the Restless Spirits, a searing narrative of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Sarbpreet Singh •Eight stories chronicle the lives of different characters attesting to the loss, betrayals and rage wrought by the violence of 1984.
SC rejects 1984 riots case convict Sajjan Kumar’s plea for interim bail on health grounds
•Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Kumar, argued that interim bail be granted on health grounds as Kumar has been in jail for 20 months and has lost nearly 16 kg weight
1984, When the Sun Didn’t Rise: Scars of anti-Sikh violence won't fade, Teenaa Kaur Pasricha finds
Suryasarathibhattacharya •1984, When the Sun Didn’t Rise opens in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar which, over the years, has come to be known as 'Widows Colony' — many of the families of those killed in 1984 live in this quaint neighbourhood.
Sikh protesters deface Rajiv Chowk signboard in Connaught Place, demand it be renamed after Bhagat Singh
•A group of Sikh protestors on Wednesday defaced Rajiv Chowk signboard here in Connaught Place area while raising slogans against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath faces uneasy term in office as ghosts of 1984 anti-Sikh riots return to haunt him
Sanjay •Fresh demands are being raised to reopen cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots including the one against Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister on Monday
Sajjan Kumar convicted: Delhi High Court says perpetrators of 1984 anti-Sikh riots 'enjoyed political patronage'; read full judgment
Fp Staff •The Delhi High Court on Monday reversed the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, sentencing him to life. The bench observed that there had been an "abject failure" by the agencies investigating the riots.
A tough administrator, ND Tiwari introduced concept of industrial hubs to Uttar Pradesh, kept criminals out of governance
Ajay Singh •Those who worked with former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand chief minister ND Tiwari, still recall that his mild-mannerism concealed a tough administrator who would brook no nonsense when it came to taking decisions
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets anticipatory bail in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Ians •A court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
31st October: Vir Das-Soha Ali Khan film shows aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination
Fp Staff •31st October, as the newly released trailer makes clear, is about the persecution of the Sikh community in Delhi in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination
Kamal Nath quitting as in-charge of Punjab shows bankruptcy of leaders in Congress
Debobrat Ghose •By resigning as the party general secretary and giving up charge of Punjab and Haryana, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath — and one of the few who managed to save their skin in the 2014 defeat of the party in the general elections — has stirred a hornet's nest.