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Topic: Amritpal Singh

Self-styled preacher Amritpal on the run, Punjab Police launches manhunt

Police impose Section 144 of CrPC in several districts to stop people from gathering. Though his accomplices were held, Amritpal managed to evade cops who chased his cavalcade.

‘Stagnated secularists exhibiting their Hindu hatred’ — Hindu Right press blasts Raghuram Rajan

New Delhi: While the world sees India as a bright spot, “stagnated secular socialists” like former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan...

Hindu Rashtra doesn’t sanctify Amritpal’s Sikh separatism. Breaking India won’t fix problems

It’s odd that in a country where students have been detained for months under UAPA, Singh, with his men wielding heavy weapons, is propagating his pernicious messages.

Hazards of being ‘Mann of the moment’ & Himanta IPS and the case of the slippery tongue

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India’s edtech ship is struggling to stay afloat as students flag litany of grievances

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s aide Lovepreet Toofan released from Amritsar jail

The development came a day after supporters of preacher and Khalistani sympathiser Amritpal Singh had stormed the Ajnala police station demanding the release of Toofan.

Why radical activist Amritpal has ticked off Sikh preachers, politicians & ordinary folk

With Sandhu openly advocating cause of Khalistan & vandalising gurdwaras, central govt, opposition & the people have expressed concerns over Punjab's 'deteriorating' law and order.

Khalistan ideologue Amritpal’s onward march in Punjab, guns & all, aims to ‘spread Sikhism’

Amritpal Singh Sandhu is on a month-long Khalsa march. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, meanwhile, has questioned his previous 'track record' & said this 'shouldn't be encouraged'.

Amritsar shop owner held for killing Sena (Taksali) leader a ‘radicalised lone wolf’, suspect cops

Sandeep Singh opened his shop Friday and went about business as usual before he shot Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri, said sources in Punjab Police.

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Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.