Operation Bluestar
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Operation Blue Star was a 'mistake'; Indira Gandhi paid with her life: P Chidambaram
India | October 12, 2025 12:38 ISTP Chidambaram made the remarks while speaking at a discussion on 'They Will Shoot You, Madam', a book by journalist Harinder Baweja, at the Khushwant Singh Literature Festival in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli.
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Sikh youth confronts Rahul Gandhi over Operation Blue Star and 1984 riots during US event | Video
India | May 04, 2025 18:55 ISTThe heated but civil exchange has reignited political debate around the Congress’s legacy and its relationship with the Sikh community, particularly in the wake of renewed attempts by the party to present a more inclusive and accountable image.
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Pro-Khalistani slogans raised at Golden Temple on 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar
India | June 06, 2024 11:48 ISTPro-Khalistani slogans were raised inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
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Canada: Tableau depicting Indira Gandhi's assassination by Sikh bodyguards sparks outrage in India
World | June 07, 2023 23:07 ISTThe parade was purportedly organised by the Khalistani groups in Canada-- nearly two days before the anniversary of "Operation BlueStar".
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Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple | WATCH
India | June 06, 2023 11:19 ISTSupporters of the Khalistani movement raised slogans in favour of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
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Operation Blue Star anniversary: Know all about 1984 military operation at Golden Temple
India | June 06, 2022 10:56 ISTOperation Bluestar was ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the height of the Sikh militant struggle for a separate state (Khalistan) to flush out armed militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple.
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Punjab CM holds closed-door meeting with Akal Takht Jathedar
India | June 05, 2022 18:20 ISTSecurity has been beefed up in the city as a large number of Sikh devotees are expected to throng the Akal Takht on June 6. The Army had carried out Operation Bluestar in June 1984 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex.
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Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar
India | June 06, 2021 13:43 ISTSupporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the Golden Temple on the 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on Sunday.
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Security beefed up at Golden Temple on anniversary of Operation Blue Star
News | June 04, 2020 22:13 ISTThe security has been beefed up outside Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 04 in the wake of 36th anniversary of Operation Blue Star. Punjab Police have been deployed in and outside the temple to maintain law and order.
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Turbans tossed, swords brandished at Golden Temple on Operation Bluestar anniversary
India | June 06, 2019 11:45 ISTThe prayers were to mark the anniversary of Operation Bluestar that was carried out in June 1984 by the Indian Army to flush out heavily armed terrorists from inside the Golden Temple complex.
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Security tightened up in Amritsar ahead of Operation Blue Star anniversary
India | June 05, 2019 20:43 ISTAmritsar has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6, with more than 3,000 security personnel deployed and police maintaining a hawk-eyed vigil in sensitive areas.
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Delhi BJP MLA demands apology from Centre for 'Operation Blue Star', defends Bhindranwale
India | June 04, 2019 22:34 ISTDelhi BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa courted controversy on Tuesday after he defended Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers and demanded an apology from the Centre for conducting 'Operation Blue Star' in which they were killed.
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Make Operation Bluestar files public: UK judge to British govt
World | June 12, 2018 22:19 ISTIn 2014, UK government documents declassified under the 30-year rule to make such material public had revealed that British military advice was given to Indian forces prior to the Bluestar.
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Operation Bluestar anniversary: All India Sikh Students Federation raises pro-Khalistan slogans
India | June 06, 2018 10:05 ISTMeanwhile, security was tightened outside the temple in the wake of the anniversary. Several companies of paramilitary forces and Punjab police were deployed across the city to maintain law and order.
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Operation Blue Star anniversary: Security tightened outside Golden Temple
India | June 06, 2018 9:27 ISTOperation Blue Star, an Indian military operation occurred between 1 June and 8 June in 1984. It was ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Operation Bluestar was ‘mischievous blunder’, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy
India | April 30, 2018 14:51 ISTOperation Blustar was carried out inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar in 1984 to flush out militants who were hiding there.
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Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple complex
India | June 06, 2017 13:45 ISTSikh hardliners today raised provocative pro-Khalistan slogans in the premises of the Golden Temple complex.
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Security tightened in Punjab on Operation Bluestar anniversary, Amritsar turned into a fortress
India | June 06, 2016 9:06 ISTAmritsar: On the occasion of 32nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar on Monday, security has been beefed up across Punjab with Amritsar turning into a virtual fortress. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani
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Media free to enter Golden Temple on Operation Bluestar Anniversary: SGPC
India | June 05, 2016 13:44 ISTPresident of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Avtar Singh Makkar today announced that press is allowed to do its job inside the gurudwara.
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Operation Bluestar anniversary: Police detain radical leaders, SGPC bans media in Golden Temple on June 6
India | June 05, 2016 9:01 ISTAmritsar: Punjab Police on Saturday conducted raids across the state and detained several radical leaders ahead of the 32nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar, as a preventive measure to maintain law and order. Three Sikh hardliners,
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