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TopicSikh separatism

Topic: Sikh separatism

‘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.

After arrests over Nijjar killing, probe accuses India of trying to influence Canadian politics

India's concerns over Sikh separatists allegedly among key factors. Inquiry also cites intel briefing that interference in 2019 polls did not meet threshold for criminal investigation.

‘Will always defend you,’ Trudeau tells Sikhs amid pro-Khalistan chants. MEA summons Canadian diplomat.

Several political leaders addressed the Khalsa Day celebrations in Toronto on Sunday, including Trudeau ally Jagmeet Singh and leader of opposition Pierre Poilievre.

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Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.