Operation Bluestar: News

08 Jun 2023

Indira Gandhi

Canadian diplomat 'appalled' over Indira Gandhi's assassination celebration in Brampton

Cameron MacKay, the Canadian High Commissioner in India, has condemned the reported celebration of the assassination of late PM Indira Gandhi in Canada's Brampton City.

Operation Bluestar Anniversary: Pro-Khalistan sloganeering at Golden Temple despite security

Supporters of extremist Sikh organizations raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar amid strict security arrangements, ANI reported.

26 Jun 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Sidhu Moose Wala's posthumous song 'SYL' removed from YouTube

Late Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala's song SYL, released posthumously after his murder, has been taken off YouTube.

06 Jun 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Operation Blue Star anniversary: Pro-Khalistan sloganeering at Golden Temple

Followers of the extremist Sikh organizations raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, PTI reported.

02 Jun 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Post Moose Wala murder, Punjab government to reinstate VVIPs' security

The Punjab government on Thursday decided to reinstate the security of over 420 VVIPs from June 7, after the murder of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, whose security cover was downsized earlier.

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh apologizes for glorifying Jarnail Singh

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has issued a public apology for paying tribute to Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

07 Nov 2019

India

Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan takes U-turn, says Sikhs will need passports

Days after Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said Sikh pilgrims will not require passports for visiting Kartarpur Gurudwara, the "top brass" of the country "undid" his order.

06 Nov 2019

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Did Modi commit a big mistake by green-lighting Kartarpur's inauguration?

Days before the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor, which connects two shrines in India and Pakistan, Islamabad released a video aimed at welcoming the pilgrims.

19 Jul 2019

Amarinder Singh

After sedition charges, rapper Hard Kaur supports pro-Khalistan campaign

A month after she was booked for sedition, rapper Taran Kaur Dhillon, professionally known as Hard Kaur, has joined the secessionist "Referendum 2020" campaign, run by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), demanding a separate homeland for Sikhs, Khalistan.

Kashmir: NSG commandos to be deployed to deal with terrorists

The Ministry of Home Affairs is examining a proposal to deploy a contingent of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the Kashmir Valley so that they can join the Indian Army, the CRPF and the state police when a high-risk militancy related incident takes place.

28 Feb 2018

Manmohan Singh

Radical Sikhs put forth their demands before Indian government

Radical Sikh elements have allegedly found a politically-conducive environment to revive the Khalistan movement in Canada, North American and European countries.

02 Feb 2018

India

Remembering Khushwant Singh on his 103rd birth anniversary

How does one eulogize a writer who penned his own obituary and epitaph in his prime?

10 Jan 2018

Canada

After Canada, US Sikh body bans Indian officials from Gurdwaras

Last week, several gurdwaras in Canada's Ontario banned Indian officials. They were apparently irritated with officials' constant interference.

06 Jun 2017

Punjab

Sikhs commemorate 33rd anniversary of Operation Blue Star

Sikhs around the world convened at the Golden Temple on Tuesday to mark the 33rd anniversary of Operation Blue Star.

11 May 2017

Golden Temple

India upset as Canadian PM attends event with Bhindranwale's photo

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has ruffled the Indian government's feathers by attending a felicitation event where Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's photos were on display.