The unity and integrity of India is non negotiable, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal tweeted today, adding that ‘attempts are being made to malign the brave community for votes’. This comes a day after he said his party would provide legal assistance to all Sikh youths being arrested in the ongoing police crackdown in Punjab. Akali Dal strongly …
Tensions that have been bubbling for weeks between parts of Melbourne's Sikh and Hindu communities culminated in a brawl in the city's CBD at the weekend. Key points: Australia has become a staging point in a campaign for an independent Sikh state in India's Punjab region Two clashes broke out at the weekend in Melbourne's CBD that led to the …
No decision could have been more painful, more fraught with tragic consequences, than the one to launch Operation Bluestar. The contingency had been long anticipated even though Operation Bluestar, the code name for the army's move into Punjab against terrorists, was put together in an incredibly short time. The army commanders realised that the roof-top positions were much too vulnerable …
Formed in 2007, Sikhs for Justice is a US-based separatist group that seeks secession of Punjab from India as Khalistan Two people, including a policeman were injured on Friday in Patiala when two groups clashed over an “anti-Khalistan” march. A Sena leader said the outfit had planned the march as a reply to the announcement by Sikhs for Justice to …
Highlights National Investigation Agency has registered a case against Jaswinder Singh Multani Multani is an alleged operative of Sikhs for Justice who has been detained in Germany on Friday Case against Multani was booked under various IPC sections including those related to waging war The National Investigation Agency has registered a case against Jaswinder Singh Multani, an alleged operative of …