Operation Blue Star
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31 years after 'Blue Star', Bhindranwale still hero for Jammu Sikhs
India | Jun 07, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTJammu: Thirty-one years after he was killed in ‘Operation Blue Star' in Amritsar, Punjab, separatist militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale is still regarded as a martyr and ‘sant' by Sikhs living in Jammu.Sant Tejwant Singh, the
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Operation Bluestar anniversary: 5 injured in clash inside Golden Temple
India | Jun 06, 2015, 07:27 PM ISTAmritsar: Five youths were injured in a clash inside Golden Temple here today when people had gathered there to mark the 31st anniversary of Operation Bluestar. According to police, the incident took place as members
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Modi on a two-day visit to Bangladesh; Other major events of the day
India | Jun 06, 2015, 10:16 AM IST1) PM Narendra Modi on a two day visit to BangladeshPrime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Bangladesh beginning June 6 with an aim to inject new momentum in the bilateral
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10 facts to know about Operation Blue Star
India | Jun 01, 2015, 02:55 PM ISTOperation Blue Star was launched exactly 31 years ago on 1 June, 1984.Operation Blue Star was the codename used for Army action against the militants who had captured Golden Temple.The operation continued from June 1
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Dal Khalsa calls for bandh in Amritsar to mark Operation Bluestar
India | May 25, 2015, 06:58 AM ISTAmritsar: Radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa has called for a bandh here on June 6 in the memory of those killed during the Operation Bluestar in June 1984 in Punjab. The outfit said to mark
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Punjab to make efforts to bring Blue Star artefacts: CM Badal
National | May 13, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTRakhra (Patiala): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that the state government was making persistent efforts with the Centre to bring back the books, rare manuscripts and other artifacts taken away by the
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Know the five Takhts of Sikhism
India | Dec 15, 2014, 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: India is known for its unity in diversity. India has always been a compilation of various religions and cultures. Various cultural architectures can be seen across the country depicting the rich cultural inheritance
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SGPC row: Badal compares Congress to Mughals
National | Jul 07, 2014, 12:57 PM ISTChandigarh: Attacking the Haryana government's decision to announce creation of a separate committee for gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal called the decision "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of
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Gandhi statue vandalised amid Sikh protests over Operation Bluestar
World | Jun 09, 2014, 09:49 AM ISTLondon: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalised in the UK city of Leicester apparently protesting the 1984 Operation Bluestar military raid on the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine.Graffiti saying “Never forget 84”
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Sikhs protest at UN on 30th anniversary of Bluestar
World | Jun 07, 2014, 09:43 PM ISTNew York: Marking the 30th anniversary of ‘Operation Bluestar', Sikh men, women and children held a demonstration outside the United Nations today and announced the holding of a referendum among the Sikh diaspora in 2020
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Operation Bluestar: AISSF demands apology from Govt
India | Jun 05, 2014, 06:28 PM ISTAmritsar: On the eve of 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the current session of Parliament, should acknowledge wrongdoing on the government's
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Know the untold story of Operation Blue Star
India | Dec 15, 2014, 10:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has witnessed many major incidents of bloodsheds ever since the independence where many lives were ruined and many houses were destroyed.One such incident is Operation Blue Star, which is known as one
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Operation Bluestar: Britain's role 'very limited'
World | Feb 05, 2014, 10:02 AM ISTLondon: The British foreign secretary William Hague on Tuesday revealed that UK had a very limited role in the Amritsar massacre of 1984.Hague informed the British MPs that Margaret Thatcher did not play any role
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Britain to lift turban ban at high-risk workplaces
World | Jan 25, 2014, 10:35 PM ISTLondon: Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a “sweetener” to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government's
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Thatcher's letter to Gandhi raises question of Britain's support after Operation Blue Star
World | Jan 16, 2014, 10:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: A report published by a UK newspaper says that the then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had written a letter to her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi after the Operation Blue Star took place.
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Operation Blue Star: Lt Gen KS Brar denies reports of UK assistance
India | Jan 15, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar who led Operation Bluestar to flush militants from the Golden Temple in 1984 has rubbished claims that UK special forces advised and assisted the Indian. Speaking exclusively
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Government should tell the truth on Operation Bluestar: Jaitley
National | Jan 15, 2014, 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Asking the government to tell the truth on Operation Bluestar, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday said British documents claiming they were onsulted lends credence to the fact that the then Indian government did
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Dal Khalsa writes to Cameron over Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar
India | Jan 14, 2014, 05:36 PM ISTAmritsar: Radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa has written a letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron, expressing its pain, concern and anguish over the “revelations” that Margaret Thatcher's government might have helped Indira Gandhi plan
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British PM orders probe into Margaret Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar
World | Jan 14, 2014, 10:33 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron has directed his cabinet secretary to establish the facts behind claims that Margaret Thatcher's government may have helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar in 1984. Labour MP Tom Watson
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Akal Takht head honours Indira Gandhi assassins
India | Jan 06, 2013, 07:19 PM ISTAmritsar,Jan 6: Two assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were on Sunday honoured by a senior Sikh clergyman to mark the 24th anniversary of their hanging.The head of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat