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Monday, June 24, 2024
TopicTalwinder Singh Parmar

Topic: Talwinder Singh Parmar

No signs of a looming pro-Khalistan insurgency. India needn’t fear the ghost of BKI’s Parmar

In 1984, Parmar succeeded in turning his low-grade marketing campaign into a movement due to political missteps in Punjab, which empowered Bhindranwale.

‘Air India ki flight mat lo’ — how Canadian neglect led up to Kanishka bombing 38 yrs ago

An explosives test conducted by the Babbar Khalsa was mistaken to be a 'gunshot'. Surveillance was called off, X-ray screen broke down & an anonymous bag was checked in.

‘Grotesque twist’ — Purported poster of Canadian event ‘honouring’ Kanishka bombing ‘mastermind’ criticised

Purported poster of car rally addresses late Khalistani militant Talwinder Singh Parmar as 'martyr' & calls for investigating 'India’s role' in the Air India Flight 182 bombing, which killed 329.

Kanishka Bombing: On this day in 1985, world saw deadliest pre-9/11 aircraft terror attack

Sikh extremism in Canada has been in the news lately, but the Kanishka bombing particularly loomed over Justin Trudeau's visit to India

On Camera

Justice Abhay Oka floated filtering Article 32 cases to tackle backlog. It’s tricky

Article 32 of the Constitution guarantees the right to directly approach the Supreme Court for fundamental rights, but a massive backlog is threatening its effectiveness.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.