Ottawa, June 26 (IANS) The 1985 Kanishka bombing, also known as the Air India Flight 182 bombing, serves as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of ignoring or underestimating the threat of extremism, while also underscoring the need for Canada — and all nations — to strike a careful balance between tolerance and national security to prevent such attacks from recurring, according to a report.The tragedy remains one of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of civil aviation. On…
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Ottawa, June 18 (IANS) Khalistani extremism has tarnished the reputation of the overwhelmingly law-abiding Sikh diaspora, whose contributions through hard work, entrepreneurship and public service have enriched societies across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and beyond, even as the vast majority of Sikhs reject terrorism. According to a report in ‘Khalsa Vox’, the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing, which claimed the lives of 329 innocent people, most of them Canadians, remains…
Amritsar, June 6 (IANS) Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Saturday once again warned the Punjab government against ignoring their directions to withdraw “objectionable” clauses from the state anti-sacrilege law, even as the anniversary of ‘Operation Blue Star’ was observed amid pro-Khalistan slogans and waving of posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.Delivering a customary address to mark the 42nd anniversary of Indian military’s ‘Operation Blue Star’ from the Akal Takht podium, …
London, April 28 (IANS) A recent court ruling in the United Kingdom’s West Midlands sentencing the accused to life imprisonment for “religiously aggravated assault” on a young Sikh woman has sent shockwaves through Sikh communities both in the UK and overseas, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in Khalsa Vox, the Birmingham Crown Court handed John Ashby life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years for attacking the woman in her 20s at her residence in Walsall, West Midlands, …
Ottawa, Jan 28 (IANS) Police in Canada’s Burnaby have said that the recent fatal shooting of an Indian-origin man could be linked to the ongoing gang conflict in the British Columbia (BC) province. The victim, identified as 28-year-old Dilraj Singh Gill, a Vancouver resident of Indian origin, was reportedly known to law enforcement.According to the statement by the Canadian Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), on January 22, just before 5:30 p.m., frontline officers from the Burnaby …
Ottawa, Jan 23 (IANS) Authorities in Canada have escalated their crackdown on a series of extortion cases that have been reported across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, with investigators now analysing the involvement of over hundred foreign nationals, a report has stated. The British Columbia Extortion Task Force, established by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 2025, has identified 111 foreign nationals whose involvement in these incidents is being investigated.Among those, seve…