1984 Operation Bluestar

From ‘Maachis’ to ‘Satluj’: The films that traced Punjab’s 1984 scars

July 14, 2026 6:22 pm

Amid the raging debate on the ban on ‘Satluj’, a look at a few Hindi and Punjabi films that explored the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the aftermath.

Military Digest | 'Sledgehammer to crack a nut’: How secret UK advice differed from India’s final plan in Operation Blue Star

June 07, 2026 3:43 pm

Details from declassified UK files shed light on British involvement before Operation Blue Star and how the final military strategy diverged from early recommendations.

Canadian MLA moves motion to recognise 1984 Sikh genocide in provincial legislature

May 21, 2026 10:39 am

Surrey North MLA Mandeep Dhaliwal says the move is aimed at remembrance, education, and standing against anti-Sikh hate.

Plea says material 'seized' during Op Blue Star 'missing', HC seeks Army, CBI reply

March 31, 2026 5:41 am

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Ramesh Kumari, passed the direction, while a hearing of a petition filed in public interest in 2019.

Punjab BJP deletes Facebook post paying tribute to victims of 1984 Operation Blue Star

June 01, 2025 2:10 pm

On the occasion of the Operation Blue Star anniversary, BJP paid 'tribute to all the martyrs who lost their lives on the first day of the attack carried out by the Congress government on the Darbar Sahib', in the Facebook post that has now been deleted.

Knowledge Nugget of the day: Khalistan movement

October 25, 2024 5:01 pm

The Khalistan issue has created tension between India and Canada on multiple occasions. Here's everything about the Khalistan movement that you must know.

Operation Blue Star, theft of holy book: Why June 1 is an important date in Punjab politics

May 31, 2024 8:27 pm

Punjab will vote in the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. It will be the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Blue Star. And then in 2015 on June 1, a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib (saroop), considered the living Guru of the Sikhs, was stolen from a gurdwara in Faridkot.

SGPC opens 1984 'Shaheedi Gallery' in Golden Temple

March 11, 2024 8:52 am

Operation Blue Star was an Indian Army operation carried out in June 1984 (Congress regime) in the Golden Temple (Amritsar) to flush out militants who were led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

1,500 manuscripts of Sikh Reference Library not returned after Op Blue Star: SGPC tells High Court

June 11, 2023 2:58 pm

In a related RTI reply on August 3, 2018, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had said, "About 4000 documents/books/files gold/gold ornaments, silver/silver ornaments, precious stone currency at sector were recovered by a central agency during Operation Blue Star in 1984. The articles and documents handed over either to SGPC or to the Government of Punjab."

From Meta launching paid verified accounts, to UGC's new innovative course: 5 stories you may have missed today

June 08, 2023 2:20 pm

As the Kolhapur violence and Jaishankar’s visit to Brampton event dominate the news cycle today, here’s a rundown of the 5 top stories you may have missed today.

Operation Blue Star's 33rd anniversary: Rare pictures from Express Archives

June 06, 2017 2:33 pm