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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicBandi Singhs

Topic: Bandi Singhs

SGPC rues PMO rebuff to release of ‘Bandi Singhs’, reiterates cause amid declining electorate

Sikh body regrets govt's 'negative attitude' towards Akal Takht panel, which is seeking release of 'Bandi Singhs' jailed during militancy in 1980s-1990s & incarcerated for decades.

Nearly 2 dozen Chandigarh cops hurt in clash with protesters demanding release of Sikh prisoners

The Quami Insaaf Morcha started on Mohali-Chandigarh border on 7 Jan to demand the release of Sikh prisoners who were convicted of various crimes during the period of militancy.

SGPC calls imprisonment of Bandi Singhs ‘major violation of human rights’, set to move ICJ, UN

SGPC chief Harjinder Dhami has said the battle for ‘release of Sikh prisoners will be fought at all levels and governments will have to back down to voice of Sikh community’.

SGPC & Quami Insaaf Morcha fight for common cause of ‘Bandi Singhs’ in Punjab. Who are they?

The movement for ‘Bandi Singhs’ started in the state in 2013, when the demand was first raised to release Sikh militants who had been languishing in jail for years.

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.