British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday visited the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, the site of a massacre of innocent people during independence struggle. Cameron expressed regret at the carnage, calling it a deeply "shameful act in British history". ...
11:16 AM, Feb 20, 2013
After visiting Mumbai and Delhi, visiting UK Prime Minister David Cameron is set to go to Amritsar later on Wednesday. Cameron, who is in India with a high level business delegation for three days, will be in Punjab and is expected to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar. ...
10:11 AM, Feb 20, 2013
A 38-year-old Sikh woman has been charged in connection with the attack on the 1984 Operation Blue Star hero KS Brar in London in September, 2012, taking to four the number of people accused in the case. ...
11:21 PM, Feb 09, 2013
Newspapers have carried extensive coverage of the news of the honouring of the killers of Congress MP Lalit Makhen and General AS Vaidya by the ...
11:59 AM, Oct 12, 2012
In a controversial move the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday honoured the killers of former Army Chief General AS Vaidya in the Golden Temple, calling the Khalistani terrorists Sikh martyrs. ...
09:52 PM, Oct 11, 2012
New Delhi: Alarmed by the attack on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar in London and the widespread condemnation of it, the Centre on Thursday decided to provide security to all the veterans of Operation Blue Star. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after a security review meeting on Thursday also took the decision of continuing category Z security to Lt Gen Brar. Brigadier (retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who led the assault...
04:26 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Amritsar: In a controversial move the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday honoured the killers of former Army Chief General AS Vaidya in the Golden Temple, calling the Khalistani terrorists Sikh martyrs. Even as a debate is raging over the raising of a Blue Star memorial in Amritsar and the attack on Operation Blue Star commander Lieutenant General (retired) KS Brar in London, the commemorative ceremony held inside the...
03:35 PM, Oct 10, 2012
The man who flushed out terrorists from the Golden Temple in 1984, Lt General KS Brar, survived a bid on his life in London on Monday. Lt General KS Brar told CNN-IBN that he would've died had he not fought off his assailants. Lt Gen KS Brar was the victim of a savage attack in distant London on Sunday. While returning to his hotel with his wife after dinner, he ...
09:04 AM, Oct 02, 2012
London: Scotland Yard has appealed for information from members of the public on the Sunday night assault on Lt General KS Brar, and described the four assailants as wearing dark clothing, long black jackets and having "long beards". Stating that detectives were keeping an open mind on the motivation behind the attack, the police said in a statement on Monday that they were particularly keen to speak to people who...
04:32 AM, Oct 02, 2012
London: Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar, who was attacked in London on Sunday night, has claimed that it was an assassination attempt on him. "There were lot of hate messages on net, there were online threats against me. There were pledges to kill me," said Brar, who is known for leading Operation Blue Star against Sikh terrorists in 1984. The former Army officer praised the London police for the urgency...
11:17 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar, who led the Operation Blue Star against Sikh terrorists in 1984, was attacked and injured with a sharp-edged weapon outside a hotel in London on Sunday. ...
10:10 PM, Oct 01, 2012
London: Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar, who led the Operation Blue Star against Sikh terrorists in 1984, was attacked and injured with a sharp-edged weapon outside a hotel in London at around 10 pm on Sunday night. He is reported to be out of danger now. The incident took place at Old Quebec Street near Hyde Park when Brar was out with his wife. The couple are in London on...
08:14 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the Centre was keeping a close watch on the situation in Punjab in the wake of a move to set up a memorial in Golden Temple for those killed during Operation Blue Star. The Home Minister said that the Centre was also keeping a tab on the incidents that took place across Punjab against the death sentence to Balwant Singh Rajoana,...
06:10 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Chandigarh: The Akalis have sparked off a controversy on the 28th anniversary of Operation Blue Star by raising a memorial for militants killed in the operation and honouring former chief minister Beant Singh's assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana. The memorial inside the Golden Temple complex glorifies militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Maj Gen Shabeg Singh, among others, killed in the operation. The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) dominated by the...
11:50 PM, Jun 06, 2012
The Akalis have sparked off a controversy on the 28th anniversary of Operation Blue star by raising a memorial for the militants killed in the operation and honouring former chief minister Beant Singh's killer. ...
10:54 PM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: Akalis on Wednesday courted controversy in Punjab after glorifying slain militants on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of Operation Blue Star. The military operation, under orders from the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, had killed separatist Jarnail Singh Bhindernwale and many others while trying to wrest back control of the Golden Temple. Earlier, the Dal Khalsa, a radical Sikh outfit, on Tuesday released a directory containing profiles...
01:52 PM, Jun 06, 2012
New York: US talk show host Jay Leno has been sued by an Indian-American in California for his 'racist' comments on the Golden Temple and ridiculing the entire Sikh community by portraying the holy shrine as a vacation home. According to court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Randeep Dhillon claims that Leno "hurt the sentiments of all Sikh people in addition to those of the plaintiff" with his...
11:42 AM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: India has strongly objected to popular US television host Jay Leno's Golden Temple remarks. But the US government has defended him saying he has the right to free speech. The Indian government has complained about Jay Leno to his employer, the NBC network, and to the US government. The government was reacting to online protests by Sikh groups over Leno's joke describing the Golden Temple as politician Mitt...
08:35 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Washington: Amid controversy over popular TV host Jay Leno's remarks on the Golden Temple, the US has defended his right to free speech terming his comments as "satirical" while applauding contributions of Sikh-Americans. "I think that Leno would be appreciative if we make the point that his comments are constitutionally protected in the United States under free speech, and frankly, they appeared to be satirical in nature," State Department spokesperson...
01:24 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: India has strongly objected to the remark on the Golden Temple by popular US television host Jay Leno, terming it quite unfortunate. India said that Leno's comments had offended Sikh sentiments. Robert Blake, the US diplomat handling South Asia affairs, was also summoned by India. Leno, the host of the popular 'The Tonight Show' on NBC channel, flashed a picture of the Golden Temple, the Sikh shrine on...
01:09 PM, Jan 24, 2012
