1984 Riots

He termed the documentary as politics at play by people who don't have courage to come into the political field

The anti-Sikh riots of 1984 marks one of the darkest years in modern Indian history, a US senator has said, as underlined the need to remember the atrocities committed against Sikhs so that those responsible may be held accountable. Violence erupted in Delhi and other parts of the country after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984. Over 3,000 Sikhs were killed across India, mostly in the national capital. 1984 marks one of the darkest years in modern Indian history. The world watched as several violent incidents broke out among ethnic groups in India, with several notably targeting the Sikh community, Senator Pat Toomey said in his speech on the Senate floor. Today we are here to remember the tragedy that commenced on November 1, 1984, following decades of ethnic tension between Sikhs in the Punjab province and the central Indian Government, he said. As so often in such cases, the official estimates likely do not tell the .

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant relief to a woman who sought employment for families of the 1984 riots, saying the scheme only envisages that preference should be given during recruitment

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea for interim bail of convict and former MLA Mahender Yadav, serving 10 years jail term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

If Manmohan Singh felt uncomfortable that the Sikh riots happened in 1984, he should have protested and should not have joined the PV Narasimha Rao cabinet as the Finance Minister, he said

Javadekar questioned Singh why he went on to become a Finance Minister in a Cabinet headed by Narsimha Rao, if he had such adverse feelings about him

Gujral was the 12th Prime Minister of India between April 1997 and March 1998

Thakur is in the midst of a row over her remark about Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, during a discussion in the Lok Sabha on November 27 which left the BJP red-faced

The SIT was set up by the apex court on January 11 last year to supervise further investigation into 186 riots cases, in which closure reports were filed earlier

The riot creeps in like a mishap that ruins a thoroughly enjoyable trip, and disorients everyone who is a part of it, says Radhika Oberoi

If the grisly events of 1984 can be re-examined, so can the Gujarat bloodbath of 2002

The member Prem Singh Chandumajra made the remarks during the Zero Hour, soon after the Delhi High Court sentenced Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Prem Singh Chandumajra claimed that Tytler is allegedly responsible for killing of one Badal Singh, a Granthi of Pul Bangash Gurdwara during the 1984 genocide

The enhanced relief was in compliance with the recommendations of the Justice T P Garg Commission

It also remarked 'justice delayed is justice denied and it is a fact,' apparently indicating the delay in the probe

A total of 3,325 people were killed in Delhi, UP, Haryana, MP, Maharashtra and other states in the riots

Over 30 years after the anti-Sikh riots shook Delhi and neighboring states, the SIT, formed by the Centre last year, has decided to reopen 75 cases