At least nine separatist organisations supporting terror groups have their bases in Canada and despite multiple deportation requests Ottawa has taken no action against those involved in heinous crimes, including the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials in New Delhi said on Tuesday.
Days after an offensive video from a pro-Khalistan group threatening Hindus in Canada to leave the country went viral, top federal public safety officials and politicians have denounced the 'online hate video' and asserted that Hindus are 'safe and welcome'.
Given a threat issued by Khalistani separatists, about 3,500 police personnel will be deployed at Narendra Modi stadium in Motera area and other parts of Ahmedabad during the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on October 5.
Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said, "The news coming out of the United States further underscores what we've been talking about from the very beginning: which is India needs to take this seriously."
A federal court in Washington DC had issued summons to Dr Singh in 2013 during his visit to Washington. Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) filed a motion in the court, requesting extension of time to serve the summons to Singh in India.
India has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to probe allegations relating to a conspiracy to kill a Sikh extremist on American soil.
Delhi Police is ensuring that no wrong activities take place ahead of Republic Day.
The government has decided to give Rs five lakh each to the next of kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots triggered after assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
Protesting acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, around 150 riot victims today staged a march from Rajghat to Supreme Court but was prevented mid-way.
A federal grand jury in Seattle indicted a Washington man on charges of hate crime against a 50-year-old Sikh man.
United States Congressman Joe Crowley, who is the co-chair of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, has launched a major effort among lawmakers asking the department of justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track the hate crimes committed against Sikhs, Hindus and Arab Americans.
Police have registered an FIR against six people under blasphemy law on the complaint of Mahinder Paal Singh, a resident of Multan district of Punjab.
Sardar Sooran Singh, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was assassinated in Pir Baba area of Buner district.
JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state sponsored violence."
An American man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on charges of hate crime for brutally hitting an 82-year-old Sikh with a steel rod outside a gurdwara in California two years ago.
A Seattle man has been sentenced to over three years in prison and ordered to pay damages for brutally assaulting a Sikh taxi driver last year in a racially-motivated hate crime during which he used "the most disgusting and ugly" racist language against the victim.
'We have unfortunately created that kind of ecosystem in Canada where these people are very vocal, very violent, very aggressive, and they don't let anybody.... come out against them. They will bully, they will threaten, they will use every possible illegal means... to counter any sanity'
'The BJP has the opportunity to undo a lot of the damage that we have suffered as a society which looks away from mass violence.'
"Insofar as the US is concerned, certain inputs were given to us as part of our security cooperation with the United States. Those inputs were of concern to us because they (were) related to the nexus of organised crime, trafficking and other matters.
Assam's Director-General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said the threat to Sarma by the pro-Khalistan group was being taken very seriously.
A delegation of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to further increase the amount of compensation given to them.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 under which a separate committee was formed to manage the affairs of the Gurdwaras in the state.
According to the Press Trust of India, Pannun, who has been designated as a terrorist by the Home Ministry, has also appealed to the banned CPI (Maoist) through a video uploaded on social media to disrupt the match, officials said.
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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh continues to enjoy immunity in an alleged human rights violation case filed against him in a United States court even though he is no longer the head of the State, the US department of justice has said.
The Delhi high court on wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to reply to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's petition against a trial court's order which had dismissed his plea to let him use a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim's statements to the judicial commissions in past to defend himself.
An iconic statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the UK has been vandalised in the city of Leicester apparently in protest against the 1984 Operation Bluestar military raid on the Golden Temple.
Singh said the Centre will provide whatever assistance required but the state governments should take stringent steps to curb such incidents.
The bench said the petitioner must know that the high court has already passed certain directions on the issue.
Justice G T Nanavati on Monday said: "Local Congress leaders had a role in the riots. It (riots) was organised. It would not have been possible without the help of the Congress leaders."
The Delhi high court on Wednesday referred to Delhi Legal Services Authority the Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to provide protection to the witnesses in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases involving senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.
The fresh plea, filed through lawyer Ashwani Dubey, seeks dismissal of the pending PILs of various petitioners including the Indian Union Muslim League on various grounds.
This appears to be a common refrain in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri Lok Sabha constituency where farmers want better prices for their produce and respite from the stray cattle menace and others want political leaders to talk about job creation instead of issues like the Ram temple and Article 370.
In a section entitled 'Sikh Extremism' the review goes into detail of how members of the British Sikh community expressed their growing concern over a small but extremely vocal group "hijacking" the Sikh faith to push a subversive pro-Khalistan narrative.
The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to four persons for burning two men to death during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is the national central bureau of India to liaison with the Interpol, had sent the request of National Investigation Agency seeking Red Notice against Pannun but it was returned with further queries, they said.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment, which said that Sikhs are not a minority community in Punjab.
The City of Newark Police Department in Newark, Newark, California told PTI in an emailed statement that on Friday at approximately 8.35 am, they received a report of graffiti at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple.
A source close to the Censor Board says the issue of cinema on Punjab is no more a censorial concern. 'It is now seen as a matter of national security.'
