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TopicSikh Radicals

Topic: Sikh Radicals

Fear grips Punjab influencers after extremists kill Kamal Kaur. ‘Dark days of 1984’

Across Punjab, social media influencers are panicking about being next on the hit list of Amritpal Singh Mehron, accused of orchestrating Kamal Kaur’s murder over ‘indecent’ content.

New claimant to Panth vote enters fray as radical Sikh preacher Amritpal floats political outfit

Amritpal's supporters resolve that in his absence & till presidential elections are held, a five-member working committee including his father Tarsem Singh will lead outfit.

Goldy Brar declared terrorist by MHA — ‘associated with Babbar Khalsa, involved in multiple killings’

Announcement comes two days after Canada-based Lakhbir Singh Landa, a gangster associated with Babbar Khalsa International, was declared an individual terrorist.

‘Pannun plot’: Gujarat Police scour records for Nikhil Gupta, indicted in US. DGP says ‘none found yet’

Indictment filed in US court says Gupta ‘involved in international narcotics and weapons trafficking and has a criminal past in Gujarat’. DGP says search into records still under way.

US indicts Indian in ‘plot to kill’ Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — ‘on directions of Indian govt employee’

According to US Justice Dept statement, ‘Indian govt employee… referenced previously serving in India’s Central Reserve Police Force’ and receiving ‘officer training’ in ‘weapons’.

Amritpal changed cars twice before fleeing on bike to escape arrest, say Punjab Police

From Mercedes car, he hopped on to Isuzu & then to Brezza before taking bike. Amritpal along with three associates was last seen in gurdwara in a village in Shahkot, says senior cop.

Self-styled preacher Amritpal on the run, Punjab Police launches manhunt

Police impose Section 144 of CrPC in several districts to stop people from gathering. Though his accomplices were held, Amritpal managed to evade cops who chased his cavalcade.

‘Cowardice’: Punjab oppn united in ire over Amritpal carrying Guru Granth Sahib to police station

Cops were told that demonstration outside police station would be peaceful, says DGP. Amritpal's associate aide Lovepreet Singh Toofan was released from Amritsar Jail on Friday.

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The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.