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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicAmritpal Singh

Topic: Amritpal Singh

Bhindranwale aide, militants’ lawyer — who is Rajdev Singh Khalsa, ex-MP helming Amritpal’s campaign

From his association with Akali Dal to AAP & BJP, Khalsa has a complex political tapestry. His association with Amritpal began after the latter returned from Dubai in 2022.

Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s mother, uncle arrested ahead of march demanding his transfer

Calling it a preventive arrest, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alam Vijay Singh said that Balwinder Kaur, the mother of Amritpal has been sent to judicial custody.

Year after radical preacher & aides were lodged at Assam jail, Amritpal saga is far from over

Amritsar Deputy Commissioner has listed fresh grounds for seeking detention order. Amritpal Singh & his 9 associates have been lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam since March-April 2023.

Modi govt must counter Trudeau and Canada, but there are no demons in Punjab to wage war on

Just because Trudeau in his juvenility has declared war on the Modi government, it is no reason for India to launch hostilities with their own people in Punjab.

After third low-intensity blast at Golden Temple, Punjab Police arrest five ‘highly radicalised’ Sikhs

The five suspects were allegedly responsible for three blasts in five days. The explosions could have been to protest against police action against Amritpal and his men.

Amritpal drove Punjab to the brink. Farm laws, industrialisation, sports can bring it back

Punjab is a national security vulnerability. Othering of a proud and patriotic community is not in national interest.

Where was Amritpal hidden all these days, asks Congress as AAP & BJP welcome Waris Punjab De chief’s arrest

Congress’s Randeep Surjewala casts doubt on the chain of events leading to the Khalistani preacher's capture. Akal Takht jathedar had suggested Amritpal to surrender, Akali Dal asserts.

Arrest or surrender? Had the option to flee abroad, says Amritpal, but police say he was cornered

In a video message, Amritpal said he surrendered despite having several options. Police has rubbished his claims, say they had 'surrounded' the gurdwara he was in & was forced to come out.

Tracing Amritpal Singh’s steps: How self-styled Khalistani preacher turned Punjab upside down within 8 months

Arrested under National Security Act, Amritpal was an unknown Sikh living in Dubai till August 2022. He had a mercurial rise on his return to India, becoming face of Khalistani movement.

Amritpal Singh arrest LIVE updates: ‘Had option to flee, but I surrendered’ — Khalistani preacher in last message

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested from outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday, over a month since the state police launched a crackdown against him.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.