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Topic1984 anti-Sikh riots

Topic: 1984 anti-Sikh riots

SC seeks CBI reply on parole plea by 1984 riot convict Balwan Khokhar

The former Congress leader, serving a life sentence in Tihar jail, has sought interim bail, citing various ailments that make him vulnerable to Covid-19.

Don’t question Sikhs helping Muslims. We know what hate is and does

Sikhs were helping out Muslims affected in Delhi riots and in Shaheen Bagh because if history has taught us anything, it is to never repeat it.

Why Jungle Raj Bihar kept out communal riots for 3 decades but Delhi and Gujarat couldn’t

Bihar is widely panned for an inefficient administration and lack of development. But the conundrum is that the same administration has ensured a peaceful era.

SC rejects SIT plea seeking early hearing against Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 5 Sikhs and burning a gurudwara in Delhi's 1984 riots

Kejriwal is wrong. Delhi to Gujarat, outsiders blamed in riots, but most victims know attackers

Kejriwal, like any Indian politician, blamed the Delhi riots on faceless mobs. But from 1984 to Naroda Patiya, mob frontrunners have always known the area.

Delhi violence a riot or a clash? Only liberal intellectuals care, not the dead

To concentrate on academic jargon at a time like this in Delhi shows how removed privileged Indians are.

Gujarat 2002 was independent India’s first full-blooded pogrom. Delhi 1984 was a semi-pogrom

Hindu-Muslim riots are not uncommon in India, but Gujarat violence plumbed new depths of horror and was undoubtedly a pogrom, wrote Ashtutosh Varshney.

Police showed ‘lack of interest’: What SN Dhingra committee report says on 1984 riots probe

ThePrint explains how the S.N. Dhingra committee was formed after ten such panels, and what its report says.

Anti-Sikh riots case convict Sajjan Kumar seeks bail, Supreme court orders medical exam

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who is serving a life sentence in an anti-Sikh riots case, sought an urgent listing of his bail plea on health grounds.

Kamal Nath’s ‘role’ in 1984 riots: Has politics helped or hurt victims’ families?

The Home Ministry has ordered the reopening of seven 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, including one against Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.