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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicKanishka tragedy

Topic: Kanishka tragedy

Kanishka attack ‘terrible moment in Canadian history’, violent extremism still a concern—Canada spy chief

Dan Rogers also spoke of 'transnational repression', which Canada has accused India of being involved in, including Hardeep Nijjar's killing. He didn’t name Nijjar though.

India-Canada ties are having a summer thaw. Now we need answers on Kanishka bombing

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Kanishka bombing. And India-Canada relations seem to be witnessing an Indian summer, undergoing a thaw after the...

40 years after Kanishka bombing, Canadian police have solved the ‘Mr X’ riddle

One of the men behind a bomb test in Vancouver Island weeks before the AI 182 tragedy couldn't be identified & never faced charges. Now, he is dead.

Hitman gets life for killing Kanishka bombing suspect Ripudaman Malik, family questions who hired him

A Canadian Supreme Court judge held Tanner Fox guilty of second-degree murder. The sentencing of other accused, Jose Lopez, will take place Friday.

Pro-Sikh separatist group to host Canadian ex-intel officer for talk on ‘Indian transnational repression’

WSO in Canada says ex-intel officer Daniel Stanton will take part in 'fireside chat' organised by non-profit, which has in the past denied role of Sikh extremists in Kanishka bombing.

Was Nijjar’s killing retaliation? Canada has Ripudaman’s killers, but not who ordered hit

As duo who has pleaded guilty to shooting Ripudaman Singh Malik awaits sentencing, one key question is whether Sikh separatist Nijjar’s murder was retaliation for Malik’s killing.

Global media on China and Russia’s ‘profound friendship’ & Ripudaman Singh’s killers coming to blows

International media kept up its close coverage of diplomatic spat between India & Canada, reporting on how Canadian officials allegedly fed intelligence about India to the Washington Post.

2 men tell Canadian court they were paid to kill Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in Kanishka bombing

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez plead guilty to 2022 shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik, but don't reveal who hired them. Malik's family demand that those responsible be brought to justice.

India mustn’t give Canada’s conscience an easy pass. Build a Kanishka memorial

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Dr Sankurathri lost his family in Kanishka bombing. An ‘India-Canada peace garden’ will be his legacy

Silent on India-Canada row, the Padma Shri awardee runs a foundation in memory of wife, son & daughter that works towards education & equitable access to eye care in rural Andhra.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.