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Satluj row: Khalra's wife urges Akal Takht to form 'People's Commission'

Directed by Honey Trehan, 'Satluj' depicts the life of Khalra, who investigated the "illegal" cremation of thousands of "unidentified" bodies in Punjab between 1984 and 1994.

india news

Published on Jul 14, 2026 06:02 am IST

Op Blue Star a ‘black day’: Maha minister Girish Mahajan's remark triggers row

Girish Mahajan, minister of Water Resources and Disaster Management, Maharashtra

india news

Updated on Jun 09, 2026 05:19 pm IST

Security tightened in Amritsar ahead of Bluestar anniversary

Punjab Police personnel outside the Golden Temple ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary in Amritsar on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Published on Jun 04, 2026 05:28 pm IST

Security amped up in Amritsar ahead of Op Bluestar anniversary

Paramilitary troops taking part in a flag march ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary in Amritsar on Monday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Published on Jun 02, 2026 08:34 am IST

Punjab needs a hero, not a leader

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Akali Dal president Harcharan Singh Longowal in New Delhi. (KK Chawla/HT)

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Published on Jul 23, 2025 10:31 pm IST

Week on, Giani Gargaj addresses two events without disruption

After skipping address at the Akal Takht during the event organised to observe the 41st anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6 amid opposition from Harnam Singh Dhumma-led Damdami Taksal, acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has delivered his speeches at the highest Sikh temporal seats twice without any disruption during the key events. (HT File)

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Published on Jun 17, 2025 08:20 am IST

BJP leader Jagmohan Singh Raju writes to PM Narendra Modi for release of Sikh prisoners

BJP’s Punjab general secretary and former IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the Sikh prisoners have served the adequate punishment for their offences and time has come now to show compassion for them. (HT File)

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Published on Jun 07, 2025 10:24 pm IST

Op Bluestar anniversary: To avert clash, jathedar delivers ‘sandesh during ardas

Acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj performs ‘ardas’ on the 41st anniversary of Operation Bluestar at the Akal Takht on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 07, 2025 07:36 am IST

Op Bluestar anniversary: Jathedar skips ‘sandesh’ amid opposition

Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj performing’ ardas’ on the 41st anniversary of Operation Bluestar at Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on Friday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2025 03:49 pm IST

Operation Bluestar anniversary: Radical outfits raise pro-Khalistan slogans

india news

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:19 pm IST

British Sikh MPs call for independent probe into UK role in Op Bluestar

British Sikh members of parliament reiterated their demand in the UK Parliament for an independent investigation into the involvement of the then Margaret Thatcher-led Conservative government in India’s Operation Bluestar in June 1984.

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Published on Jun 06, 2025 09:46 am IST

Op Bluestar anniv: Jathedar to deliver ‘sandesh’ amid opposition by Taksal

Punjab Police personnel stand guard ahead of the 41st Operation Bluestar anniversary outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Published on Jun 06, 2025 09:44 am IST

Security tightened ahead of Op Bluestar anniversary, 4,000 cops to guard Amritsar city

Police personnel during a flag march ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary in Amritsar on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Published on Jun 05, 2025 08:12 am IST

Punjab: Amritsar resident arrested for sacrilege bid at Golden Temple

An Amritsar resident, Gurpreet Singh, was arrested after he tore pages of the holy gutka (collection of prayers from the Gurbani) outside the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs, on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT file)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jun 03, 2025 01:09 pm IST

Punjab BJP deletes post paying tributes to ‘martyrs’ of Operation Bluestar

The post, which was shared on Facebook as well, was deleted a few hours later.

india news

Published on Jun 02, 2025 12:43 pm IST

Guest Column| Op Black Thunder-1: Power of persistent persuasion

The persistent persuasion finally paid off. As many as 135 people came out of Golden Temple in a single-line formation, without anyone firing a shot. It was a peaceful end to a perilous situation. (File photo)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2025 02:25 pm IST

Dhesi renews UK House call for Operation Bluestar inquiry

British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 14, 2025 07:08 am IST

Canadian MP blasts petition seeking fresh inquiry into 1985 Kanishka bombing

Chandra Arya, a member of Parliament from Nepean in the House of Commons, noted that two Canadian public inquiries found Khalistan extremists responsible for the bombing of Air India flight. (HT File)

chandigarh news

Updated on Sept 28, 2024 05:42 am IST

India demands action over controversial Indira Gandhi assassination float in Canada

The “punishment” posters displayed during a parade in Brampton on Sunday

world news

Published on Jun 10, 2024 02:27 pm IST

Guest Column| Punjab mandate: Find way to engage, don’t alienate

Voters queue up to exercise their franchise at a polling booth in Bathinda district of Punjab on June 1. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Published on Jun 07, 2024 04:59 pm IST

India to complain to Canada over a float displaying an effigy of late PM Indira Gandhi

A float featuring the assassination of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in front of the Indian consulate in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday. (Supplied photo)

world news

Published on Jun 07, 2024 10:59 am IST

Operation Bluestar anniversary: Need to promote Sikh politics instead of pleading for ‘justice’, says jathedar

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh addressing a gathering in the Golden Temple, Amritsar, on Thursday. (HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 05:40 am IST

Bluestar anniversary: Akal Takht jathedar asks two MP-elects to get Bandi Singhs released

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh (fourth from left), SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami (centre) and others at the Akal Takht during the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 06, 2024 02:41 pm IST

Operation Bluestar anniversary: 2,300 personnel to guard Amritsar city

Security personnel keep vigil in Ghee Mandi of Amritsar on Wednesday. (Sameer Sehgal /HT)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2024 06:00 am IST

₹1,000-cr damages: Fight for justice drags on, SGPC awaits Centre’s proposal

The military action in 1984 had not only damaged the Akal Takht building but also other buildings in the Golden Temple complex, including the Teja Singh Samundri Hall, which houses the SGPC headquarters.

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Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:28 am IST

Revisiting Golden Temple 40 years after Op Bluestar

The Akal Takht after the army’s Operation Bluestar in 1984. (HT photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:20 am IST

Operation Bluestar: SFJ calls for ‘lockdown’ of India’s Canadian missions on June 6

Gurpatwant Pannun, general counsel, Sikhs for Justice, has called for the “lockdown” of India’s High Commission in Ottawa and its consulates in Vancouver and Toronto on June 6.

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Updated on Jun 03, 2024 06:56 am IST