The 'Sadbhavna Rally' organised by the Akali Dal, with alliance partner BJP leaders also attending, was an attempt by the party to re-assert itself politically after nearly two months of turmoil in Punjab
Noted filmmaker-lyricist Gulzar has been appointed as 'Tagore Professor of Indian Literature' at Panjab University here.
Nearly 200 buyers from SAARC nations will converge in Amritsar, 250 km from here, for the RBSM, where Indian manufacturers and traders are expecting trade linkages.
"What is the connection of Rahul Gandhi and Amarinder Singh with Sarbat Khalsa?" he asked.
Hitting out at allegations over his nationality, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest him if he has done any wrong, and accused him of using cronies to throw "muck" at him and his family.
VHP leader Ashok Singhal, who was one of the key architects of the mass campaign that led to the razing of the Babri mosque in 1992, died here on Tuesday. He was 89.