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Topic1984 anti-Sikh riots

Topic: 1984 anti-Sikh riots

HS Phoolka: Advocate who devoted life to justice for 1984 riot victims joins BJP, trains guns at AAP

After wandering through AAP and flirting with Akalis, the Padma Shri lawyer says returning to BJP felt less like a new chapter and more like closing a circle.

‘Crimes against humanity’ override delay—Allahabad HC refuses to close 1984 Kanpur anti-Sikh riot cases

10 applicants, many elderly, had argued that fair trial was impossible without original records and amid delay, but judge said prima facie case was made out via surviving witnesses.

‘Suspicion, however strong, cannot take place of proof’—Sajjan Kumar acquitted in anti-Sikh riots case

Ex-Congress MP Kumar was named as accused in the Janakpuri case more than 3 decades after the riots, following a 2015 SIT re-investigation. The chargesheet was filed in 2022.

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.

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.

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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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.