Sarabjit Singh Khalsa is contesting elections from Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency. He is making headlines as he is the son of Beant Singh, one of the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Speaking to ANI, he said, “I have contested elections three times. I am contesting from Faridkot constituency. I did not want to contest the polls this time, but my supporters asked me to contest. Sacrilege is one of the major issues which I will raise. Farmers’ MSP is another issue”. Watch video to know all about him. Watch video.
13 April,2024 05:53 PM IST
India on November 29 formed a high-level inquiry committee to address the security concerns highlighted by the US government. US Secretary of State also welcomed the probe panel set up by India and said “It’s good and appropriate”. India remained a strategic partner but US take alleged assassination plot ‘very seriously’, said White House spokesperson John Kirby. US Department of Justice on November 30 unsealed an indictment against an Indian national. US’ indictment was unsealed alleging murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta.
01 December,2023 01:47 PM IST | Mumbai
On June 18, 2023, Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead at a Gurdwara’s parking lot in Surrey. Since then, the diplomatic tensions between India and Canada continued. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau levelled ‘absurd’ and ‘motivated’ allegations against India. He alleged India’s involvement in killing K-Terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar without proof. 19 days passed, Canada failed to provide evidence of India’s involvement in killing Hardeep Nijjar. Now, an Independent blogger Jennifer Zeng made a blockbuster claim on Hardeep Nijjar's killing. She alleged China’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Jennifer Zeng said that the agents of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were involved in Nijjar’s death. The blogger attributed her allegations to Chinese writer Lao Deng, who according to her, lives in Canada now. She also said that China’s purpose was to frame India creating discord between India and the West. However, there has been no response to Zeng’s allegations, posted in the video on Oct 08 from Chinese foreign ministry.
09 October,2023 02:02 PM IST | Mumbai
A new book offers a startling new investigation on the political assassination of the Mahatma. The book titled The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir offers a fresh account of the events leading up to one of the most controversial political assassinations in contemporary history. In Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination story, there appears to be only one anti-hero— Nathuram Godse, but before him, a 20-year-old Pahwa, a refugee from Montgomery (today, Sahiwal) in Pakistan attempted to kill the Mahatma. He had witnessed the horrors and violence of the Partition, before he came to Bombay, and became a willing foot-soldier to kill Gandhi.
03 October,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
In a setback to the Central government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the curative petition demanding death sentence of 3 convicts- Murgan, Santhanam, Periwalan- in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
29 July,2015 01:55 PM IST
Sarlaben Mehta (86) was born near Sabarmati Ashram in 1929. The Andheri (E) resident is the granddaughter of Pranjivan Mehta, friend and benefactor to Mahatma Gandhi. Sarlaben worked in Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for 30 years after Gandhi passed away.
03 October,2015 12:20 PM IST
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi called the Centre's excise duty proposal an attempt to 'assassin' the jewellers' community.
06 April,2016 08:35 PM IST
People with magnum personality and power, not only carry a huge responsibility of impacting millions in a certain way but often also face a great risk to their own lives. Throughout history, we have witnessed several such killings of famous people which impacted not one but millions. While some change the course of history, other remain etched in our memories forever. From Indira Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi, here is a list of sensational assassinations that sent the nation in shock
31 October,2018 05:30 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
