Thursday, April 29, 1999
Bhai Ranjit Singh axed as Akali Takht Jathendar
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) executive has removed Bhai Ranjit Singh and confirmed the appointment of Giani Puran Singh as the new jathedar of the Akal Takht.
China has latest data on N-bomb, US spies reveal
US spy agencies have disclosed before the American Congressional intelligence committee that China had "acquired" complete modern data about the making of nuclear bombs even as media reports confirmed an unauthorised downloading of classified information from computers in a US nuclear laboratory.
NHRC takes suo-motu note of woman's stripping
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken serious note of an incident in which a woman was stripped in full public view and forced to swallow human excreta, and has issued a show-cause notice to the Bihar Chief Secretary, directing him to file a report on the incident within six weeks.
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