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Topic: Sikh extremism

Bhindranwale aide, militants’ lawyer — who is Rajdev Singh Khalsa, ex-MP helming Amritpal’s campaign

From his association with Akali Dal to AAP & BJP, Khalsa has a complex political tapestry. His association with Amritpal began after the latter returned from Dubai in 2022.

Canadian police to arrest Nijjar shooters ‘in a matter of weeks’, says newspaper report

Citing anonymous sources, The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday, that two men who are believed to have shot Nijjar never left Canada.

‘Fake news’ — MEA slams US news report on India’s ‘secret memo’ targeting Sikh groups abroad

Report says India issued memo in April to launch a crackdown on Sikh dissidents in US, Canada. MEA says 'news outlet known for propagating fake narratives peddled by Pakistani intelligence'.

‘Mastermind of tiffin bombs’ who wanted to revive terrorism in Punjab — who was Lakhbir Singh Rode

Nephew of Sikh separatist militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Lakhbir was listed as 'individual terrorist' under UAPA. He died of a heart attack in Lahore Monday, aged 71.

Canada’s probe into Nijjar killing ‘tainted’, ‘show evidence’, says Indian envoy in Ottawa

High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma in interview to Canadian publication says 'conversations between diplomats secure by all international law', dismisses reports of intelligence recording.

NIA raids gangs in 6 states operated by ‘jailed criminals & pro-Khalistan terrorists’ abroad

On Wednesday, probe teams swooped down on associates of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Canada-based Sikh separatist Arsh Dalla and Davinder Bambiha, who was killed in an encounter in 2016.

‘Overwhelmingly proud Indians’ — What a 2021 Pew study shows about Sikh sentiments in India

Amid India-Canada row over Sikh extremist Hardeep Nijjar's killing, a look back at the study which showed 95% of Indian Sikhs were 'overwhelmingly proud of their Indian identity'.

‘Isolated’ life of parents of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Lakhbir ‘Landa’, whose name terrifies Punjab’s Harike

Lakhbir Singh 'Landa' is on NIA radar. Cut off from society for years, his parents now expect similar action after seizure of properties of Gurpatwant Pannun & Hardeep Nijjar.

Trudeau visited NYT newsroom this week. Here’s what he said on Sikh extremist Nijjar’s killing

Canadian PM reportedly held 'hour-long' discussion with NYT newsroom Thursday on Sikh extremist Hardeep Nijjar's killing and 'potential link' of Indian agents to the death.

India expels Canadian diplomat amid escalating row over Trudeau’s Sikh separatist murder charge

The Canadian PM claimed Monday that Indian agents were involved in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder, an accusation India has rejected as ‘absurd and motivated’.

On Camera

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.