Sukhbir Badal resigns as Punjab deputy chief ministerCHANDIGARH - Sukhbir Singh Badal resigned as Punjab deputy chief minister Wednesday, less than six months after being sworn in as second in command to his father Parkash Singh Badal. Iran’s Basij militia asks for investigation into opposition leader’s role in street protestsEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. |