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Abolished indefinite jail term is an ‘embarrassment’ to Britain, prison officers union chief says

Exclusive: The leader of the Prison Officers’ Association said some people trapped on ‘grossly unjust’ IPP sentences should not be in jail

The Independent UK

How poachers targeted areas outside protected zones to traffic 100 tigers to Myanmar

Poachers have, of late, been targeting tigers outside protected areas instead of the core zones. Involvement of Myanmar-origin traffickers on either side of the border has enabled seamless coordination between traders. The arrest of serving and former personnel from enforcement agencies has heightened concern among authorities. Authorities need to keep…

Newslaundry

The challenges in UP’s wetland conservation

Sanjaya Singh knew that most bureaucratic decisions last only until a transfer order is issued, or a new official takes charge. So, when it came to the conservation of Uttar Pradesh’s 1.24 million hectares of wetlands, Singh – then principal chief conservator of forest and chief wildlife warden – led with an…

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Poora Sach: The story of the journalist who exposed Gurmeet Ram Rahim & paid with his life

The story was first published on Newslaundry in 2017 after Ram Rahim was convicted of rape. It has been republished this week as he has been cleared in a 2002 journalist murder case.

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In Defence Colony’s shrinking footpaths, signs of official inaction

White potted plants glare in Delhi’s summer sun outside a white bungalow. A security guard sits in a booth. Both of these on what was once a public footpath – now absorbed into the aesthetics of elite living.

Newslaundry

Punjab: Three nabbed for cross-border drug trafficking, illegal money transactions

An FIR has been registered and further investigation in going on. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC issues notice to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, others on CBI plea in 2002 murder case

A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices, seeking the responses of those acquitted in the case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Things to do in London this weekend (August 16 – 18)

Leather? Beers? Crisps topped with mussels? Here’s everything to do in London this weekend

Evening Standard

South Asian Heritage Month 2025: where to celebrate in London

The city will celebrate South Asia’s rich culture over the course of the next few weeks

Evening Standard

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 others acquitted in Ranjit Singh murder case

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the murder case of former Dera manager Ranjit Singh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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X-ray visions, stately sculptures and swelling seas – the week in art

Tony Cragg’s cosmic forms grace a Yorkshire manor, while the Lion of the Punjab roars back to life – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King at the Wallace Collection review – a glorious show about the Lion of Punjab

Military prowess takes centre stage at this exhibition, which explores the splendor and violence of the Lion of Punjab’s reign

Evening Standard

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 50-day parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted 50-day parole, official sources said.

The Hindu

Delhi HC asks YouTube journalist to delete video on Ram Rahim over ‘defamation’

The Delhi High Court today directed journalist and YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh to delete his video on Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh – who is serving a 20-year jail sentence for rape – in a defamation case.

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The Times of India

Haryana: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of Rohtak jail on furlough

CHANDIGARH: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda and a rape convict, was released on Tuesday from Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district after being granted a 21-day furlough. This marks his third temporary release from prison this year.

The Hindu

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets three-week furlough

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Dera Sacha Sauda chief, granted 3-wk furlough from Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana. Will visit sect's Ashram in Barnawa, U.P.

The Guardian - UK

UK officials seeking to deport asylum seeker mistook him for three other men

Home Office officials rejecting Ranjit Singh’s application confused him with others of same name

The Hindu

A stitch in time: How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments

How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments

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A stitch in time

Art conservators Namita Jaspal, Nilabh Sinha, Sreekumar Menon & Sujatha Shankar bridge gap b/w art & history in India. Namita restored wall paintings at Golden Temple & Banda Singh Bahadur's angrakha. Nilabh restored 12th Century Mangyu temple complex & Flora Fountain. Sreekumar worked on Sumda Chun, awarded by UNESCO. Sujatha…

The Hindu

Cracks in the house of Devi Lal

Clan of Chaudhary Devi Lal, once a powerful political force in Haryana, now feuds over legacy. Despite split, his descendants still use his image to gain support. Abhay's 'Parivartan Padayatra' and Dushyant's 'Ek Booth, Dus Youth' echo his initial message. Both parties hope to win back core vote bank, but…

Dynamite News

Second attack on Sikh community in Pakistan, victim shot dead in Peshawar

In the second attack on the Sikh community in two consecutive days in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial capital, a victim was shot dead after unidentified armed men opened fire at him. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

205 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary congregation

The jatha Sikh pilgrims will leave for Pakistan on June 21 to attend Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary, 205 pilgrims received visas and they will return to India on June 30.

The Times of India

Manipur extends internet ban till June 15

IMPHAL: The Manipur government extended the ban on internet services till June 15. The suspension of mobile data services, including broadband, has been extended till 3 pm of June 15, an order issued by Commissioner (Home) T Ranjit Singh on Saturday night said.

The Conversation

Is a Sikh separatist movement seeing a resurgence four decades after sparking terror in India?

It is not surprising that recent acts of vandalism by suspected Sikh separatists in Australia and North America have generated a sense of déjà vu.

The Guardian - UK

India archive reveals extent of ‘colonial loot’ in royal jewellery collection

File from India Office archive details how priceless items were extracted from colony as trophies of conquest

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