In the early 1980s, one of Punjab's most turbulent periods, then Congress MP Captain Amarinder Singh was tasked by Rajiv Gandhi with a critical mission — arranging a meeting with Jarnail Singh ...

As the Maharashtrian-north Indian row escalates with threats of resignations by Bihar MPs, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shahnawaz Hussain has dubbed Raj Thackeray the "Bhindranwale of Maharashtra".

It upset Bhindranwale but Singh somehow defused the situation by telling the Sikh separatist leader that there was a "technical glitch" with the aircraft. Three weeks later, Gandhi again urged Singh ...