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Topic: Amritsar

38 Delhi-Amritsar trains cancelled as farmers protest on railway tracks

PTI -
Farmers in Punjab have been protesting on rail tracks to demand loan waivers and payment for sugarcane crop with 15% interest among other issues.

Nine airports in northern India shut as tensions between India and Pakistan rise

PTI -
Operations at airports of Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali and Pithoragarh have been suspended.

UK’s House of Lords is considering an apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Aditi Khanna -
Baroness Annabel Goldie also confirmed plans to mark 100 years since the tragedy 'in the most appropriate and respectful way'.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: ‘Amidst hundreds of corpses, I passed my night, crying and watching’

Kim A. Wagner -
As the bodies and crowds blocked the exits, bullets would ricochet off the surrounding walls, or fragment, and injure more people.

It’s 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh, not that you would know if you were at the memorial

Chitleen K Sethi -
The memorial is a picture of apathy and its most popular attraction — a 52-minute sound and light show — was last conducted in 2014.

BJP leader takes a train from Amritsar to Ayodhya, says no ‘achhe din’ in railways

Chitleen K Sethi -
BJP’s Laxmi Kanta Chawla, travelling on Saryu-Yamuna Express, has a message for Modi & Piyush Goyal — stop thinking of bullet trains, Indian Railways.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu given ‘clean chit’ in probe into Amritsar train tragedy

PTI -
Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu was the chief guest at a Dussehra event in Amritsar where a train tragedy claimed 60 lives. 

Khalistan Liberation Force operative held for Sunday’s grenade attack in Amritsar

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh says the arrested man helped identify the second perpetrator who is absconding, grenade given by Pakistan-based handler.

Rivalry between Sikhs & Nirankaris is almost a century old

Chitleen K Sethi -
The Nirankaris and the Sikhs have shared a deeply troubled relationship since before Independence.

CM Amarinder Singh suspects Pakistan hand in Amritsar grenade attack

Chitleen K Sethi -
The Punjab CM calls it an act of terror, says grenade used was similar to ones manufactured in Pakistan army ordnance factory.
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Opinion

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Sagrika Kissu -
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

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Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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