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Punjab BJP’s Laxmi Chawla has advice for radical Amritpal: ‘Anyone trying to light fire will fail’

Earlier, the veteran leader had challenged the Waris Punjab De head to answer 3 questions about the state or return Dubai. Amritpal Sandhu has been in news for espousing Khalistan.

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.

From ‘Bole so Nihal’ to ‘Khalistan Zindabad’, viral video from 2020 resurfaces in new avatar

The video from the Kupwara LoC in Jammu & Kashmir was edited, making it look as if Sikh troops were sloganeering for a separate Khalistani state.

How Sikhs in Vienna blew cover of ‘pro-Khalistan’ Golden Temple ex-granthi, extradited from Austria

Bikramjit Singh had allegedly escaped to Austria in 2019, after being accused of being involved in an explosion in Amritsar’s Tarn Taran the same year. He was brought back by NIA last week.

Key accused in Ludhiana court blast arrested, NIA says he smuggled IED device from Pakistan

According to NIA officials, the accused was associated with a pro-Khalistan group & had coordinated the delivery of explosive, used in the blast, with people from across the border.

‘Pro-Khalistan terrorist’, India’s most wanted gangster: Who was Rinda?

The Indian security agencies suspect ISI role in the death of Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda. He died in a Pakistan hospital due to organ failure Saturday, according to reports.

Day after Shah decried law & order in Punjab, a statewide drive by cops ‘to make presence felt’

Not just home minister Amit Shah, other opposition parties have spoken up against the AAP govt as well. DGP says search ops carried out in crime hotspots identified via data analysis.

Canada doesn’t support or recognise Khalistan referendums & stands for united India, says envoy

Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner of Canada to India, says Canadian intelligence continues to work closely with India and is 'on same page when it comes to extremism, terrorism'.

Killing of Ripudaman Malik, acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing, brings back painful questions

Canadian businessman Ripudaman Malik was allegedly the financier of the deadly Air India bomb attack plotted by Khalistan militants. There are clues it could have been stopped.

Modi and Trudeau talk security & trade in first bilateral meeting since 2018 debacle

Modi met Canadian counterpart Trudeau on sidelines of G7 Summit in Germany. The Khalistan issue, a major irritant in ties, was discussed under the larger umbrella of counterterrorism. 

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Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.