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TopicSikh separatism

Topic: Sikh separatism

Indian diplomats to get security cover on return from Canada, agencies doing threat assessment

Diplomats have faced grave threats by Sikh separatists in Canada, including Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), it is learnt. Home ministry had extended ban on SFJ for another 5 years in July.

India withdraws envoy to Canada, expels Ottawa’s top diplomats in Delhi over Nijjar row

The move came hours after the MEA said Ottawa told New Delhi that the high commissioner and other Indian diplomats were ‘persons of interest’ in a Canadian investigation.

‘Planned Punjab RPG attack, provided funds’ — who is Tarsem Singh, member of banned BKI, extradited from UAE

Tarsem, said to be a key aide to both Landa and another designated terrorist, Harwinder Singh alias Rinda, was extradited from UAE to India Friday and arrested by NIA.

Akal Takht jathedar asks SGPC to install portraits of Sikh separatists in Golden Temple museum

Amritsar: Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikh community, Giani Raghbir Singh has asked the SGPC to put up...

Amritpal to be flown to Delhi, will take oath as MP along with Engineer Rashid in LS Speaker’s chamber

Amritpal, who is lodged in Dibrugarh jail, will be brought to Delhi in special aircraft arranged by Punjab govt, while Rashid is coming from Tihar. Both will return to jail same day.

‘Promoting violence never acceptable’ — Canadian envoy on Indira Gandhi assassination float at parade

Tableau appeared at a protest parade by Sikh separatists in Brampton. India-Canada ties remain strained in the wake of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.

Canadian police warn son of slain Sikh businessman who praised Modi of ‘murder plot’

Alleged target Hardeep Malik is based in British Columbia and is the son of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was gunned down in Surrey in July 2022. 

Fact Check: Video of anti-Modi protest in Canada not related to Kejriwal’s interim bail

The video, which shows a float depicting Modi behind bars, is from a rally held on 5 May, organised by supporters of Sikh separatist movement. Kejriwal was granted interim bail on 10 May.

No ‘evidence shared yet’ on Nijjar killing, extremists given ‘political space’ in Canada, says MEA

MEA spokesperson says India has pointed out afresh to Canada that ‘figures associated with organised crime with links with India’ have been allowed entry and residency in Canada.

Canada minister denies report of India delaying permission for Trudeau’s plane to land in Amritsar

The Globe and Mail reported India had refused to allow PM Trudeau’s plane to land in Amritsar unless he & Sajjan, then defence minister, agreed to a meeting with Capt Amarinder Singh.

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What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.