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Punjab welcomes Canada's statement of not recognising `Referendum 2020'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 25 (ANI): People in Punjab have welcomed the step taken by the Canadian government for not recognising the so-called 'Punjab 2020 Referendum' by a US-based secessionist group that seeks a separate homeland of Khalistan for Sikhs in India.
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First Hong Kong citizen arrested under China's new security law
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 4 (ANI): Days after China passed the national security law, Tong Ying-kit has become the first person to have been arrested for inciting secession and 'terrorism' under the new law, Al Jazeera reported.
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Haryana Police books SFJ's Gurpatwant Pannun for sedition
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], July 3 (ANI): Taking cognisance of the anti-national tele-calling campaign during the last couple of days, police have registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of banned outfit "Sikhs for Justice" on charges of sedition and secessionism at Bhondsi Police S
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Activists believe Beijing's proposed national security law will snatch awa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): Beijing's endorsement of a national security law tailoring Hong Kong from acts of secession, subversion, terrorism or conspiring with foreign influences, activists believe, will soon lead to an imposition of arbitrary detentions and crackdowns on free speech and diss
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Khalistanis a marginal minority with no political support, says counter-te
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 5 (ANI): Labelling slain Khalistani terrorist Harmeet Singh alias Happy PhD as a martyr is an exercise conducted at the behest of Khalistani secessionists in the Sikh diaspora, according to a counter-terrorism expert.
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On Punjab CM's request, Google takes down '2020 Sikh Referendum' app from
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Acceding to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's demand, technology giant Google has removed the secessionist, anti-India mobile application '2020 Sikh Referendum' from its Play Store with immediate effect.
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Punjab will not tolerate any pro-Khalistan sloganeering
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Jul 14 (ANI): Various organisations in Punjab have raised concerns over Pakistan's ill-fated designs to create disturbance in Punjab by giving a push to pro-Khalistan secessionist movement by a handful of people sitting offshore.
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Punjab CM hails Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association, describing it as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist de
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Centre bans Pak backed 'Sikhs for Justice' for its secessionist activities
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday declared "Sikhs for Justice (SFJ)" as an unlawful association under provision 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967, sources in Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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Pak seeks to mobilise terrorists through Kartarpur Corridor, say experts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan will use the proposed Kartarpur corridor to revive its nefarious designs of subverting peace and harmony in India by promoting Khalistan secessionist movement, experts have said.
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Khalistan movement getting support from ISI-backed Muslim community in UK,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK]/ New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): An Indian Army veteran has claimed that Khalistanis, the secessionists demanding a separate homeland in the sovereign territory of India, are getting support from Pakistani Muslims in Britain and Canada.
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Sedition law needed to combat anti-national elements, no proposal to scrap
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday said there is no proposal to scrap the sedition law and asserted that it is needed "to effectively combat anti-national, secessionist and terrorist elements".
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