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Topic1984 anti-Sikh riots

Topic: 1984 anti-Sikh riots

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC accepts MP Sajjan Kumar’s appeal on suspension of his sentence

He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a case linked to the killing of two persons in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984.

Doctors failed to embalm Indira Gandhi’s corpse. Only face was saved, says ex-AIIMS director

In 'The Woman Who Ran AIIMS', Sneh Bhargava offers a frank and candid memoir, which is also the story of the medical profession in post-Independence India.

Delhi court closes dark chapter with life sentence for Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Congress ex-MP Sajjan Kumar has been convicted for leading mob that murdered two Sikh men in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar, and has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.

Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case, Delhi court notes his role in mob violence

The ex-Congress MP was found guilty for murder of 2 Sikh men. Kumar has been behind bars for 6 yrs, serving life term in another 1984 case for burning a gurdwara & killing 5 Sikhs.

Ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, faces 2 more

He was found guilty over murders of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh during the violence in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar on 1 November, 1984.

India’s amnesia on women survivors of 1984 Sikh riots isn’t natural. It’s a privilege

In 'The Kaurs of 1984', Sanam Sutirath Wazir shares the stories of survival that have been carried quietly for decades by the Sikh community in Delhi and other parts of North India.

‘Those who massacred Sikhs,’ BJP hits back at Rahul on comment, Congress defends

Currently on a trip to the US, Rahul said the ‘fight in India’ today was whether a Sikh would be able to wear his turban, kada or visit a gurdwara.

How the ‘Kaurs of 1984’ are surviving through pain, stigma. Audience tears up

Author Sanam Sutirath Wazir shared heart-wrenching stories from his book ‘The Kaurs of 1984’ at an event at Delhi’s Theatre Kunzum last week. For many, memorials and money are no panacea.

‘My helpless mother stood watching me being raped’—A Kaur recalls 1984 anti-Sikh violence

In ‘The Kaurs of 1984’, Sanam Sutirath Wazir explores the events of 1984, including Operation Blue Star and the anti-Sikh violence.

A new documentary restarts the old debate on 1984 violence. Genocide, riots, pogrom?

The Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia hosted about 50 people, many of them from the Sikh community, in Delhi. The audience members not only related to the documentary but also recalled the events as they happened.

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Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.