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For more than two years, India-Canada relations have been dominated by one deeply contentious issue: Khalistan. What started in September 2023 as a diplomatic standoff over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada soon escalated into one of the most serious diplomatic crises the two countries have faced in decades.Now, the issue…
NEW DELHI: A man was fatally shot in the lobby of a busy office building in Surrey’s Newton neighborhood on Monday afternoon, an incident that authorities believe was a targeted execution. Sources said that the role of pro-Khalistan shooters with Indian links was being investigated. The deceased was identified by his alias — Sam Canada…
Canada’s intelligence agency on Friday recognised the threat posed by Khalistani elements in the country. The report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), tabled in Parliament, said activities of Canada-based Khalistani elements continue to promote a violent extremist agenda.It also highlighted the anniversary of 1985 Air India Flight 182 Kanishka bombing, stating, “This past…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi and several other cities across country, have been placed on alert amid warnings of possible threats from Khalistani and Bangladesh-based terror outfits.As per Intelligence sources quoted by news agency ANI, “Ahead of January 26, intelligence agencies have issued an alert warning that Khalistani terrorist organisations and Bangladesh-based terror…
NEW DELHII: Pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced plans to “shut down” Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Australia on November 1 — the same day the Akal Takht Sahib observes as Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day. The organization’s move comes days after Dosanjh was seen touching the feet of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan,…
A police man collects evidence after a ‘blast’ took place outside the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Jalandhar NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four people, including Khalistani operatives, for their alleged involvement in carrying out a grenade attack at former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia’s house in Jalandhar, officials said…
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based Khalistani group, has threatened to “siege” the Indian Consulate in Vancouver, Canada, after New Delhi and Ottawa have resumed diplomatic ties. The separatist outfit announced it would take over the consulate on Thursday, September 18, and urged Indians and Indo-Canadians to stay away from the premises.The group also released…
