Britain to lift turban ban at high-risk workplaces

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 20:42

Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a "sweetener" to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government`s alleged role in Operation Bluestar in 1984.

Indira Gandhi asked Thatcher to stop helping Lanka militarily

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 18:11

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had asked her British counterpart Margaret Thatcher to stop helping Sri Lanka with military advice to crush the separatist Tamil Eelam movement in the 1980s, according to newly declassified documents.

1984 docs throw light on interesting nuggets in Indo-UK ties

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:15

Declassification of confidential documents has thrown light on interesting nuggets in Indo-British relations 30 years ago besides triggering controversy over purported British help in Operation Bluestar.

No evidence of British role in Operation Bluestar yet: David Cameron

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 23:37

David Cameron on Wednesday said there was no evidence so far to suggest that elite British special forces played a role in the 1984 Operation Bluestar.

Operation Blue Star architect Lt Gen KS Brar rubbishes reports of UK help

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 11:15

Rubbishing the reports hinting at British help to India in planning the Operation Bluestar, former Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar has said that the anti-Sikh raid was planned and executed entirely by the Indian Army.

India seeks information from UK govt on claims about Operation Bluestar

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 22:43

India on Tuesday said it has sought information from the UK on the claims that Margaret Thatcher`s government may have helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar in 1984.

Sikhs demand probe into British SAS-Operation Bluestar link

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 14:49

Outraged Sikh organisations and leaders on Tuesday demanded a thorough probe into reports that the British government colluded with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi over Operation Blue Star

Did Thatcher help Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar? British PM orders probe

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 06:29

British PM David Cameron has directed his Cabinet Secretary to establish the facts behind claims that Margaret Thatcher`s government may have helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Bluestar in 1984.

Thatcher colluded with Indira for Op Bluestar: Labour MP

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 23:22

A British MP on Monday claimed that top secret documents suggested Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher`s government helped Indira Gandhi plan the storming of the Golden Temple in 1984 to flush out militants from the shrine, an operation that left more than 1,000 people dead.

Thatcher refused to call publicly for Mandela release: Archives

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 22:46

Nelson Mandela`s name was not raised once in an official meeting between Margaret Thatcher and South Africa`s prime minister in 1984, records showed Friday, re-opening the debate into how much she pushed for his release from prison.

Thatcher visited hairdresser 120 times in 1984: Diary

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 17:48

She might be known as the iron lady but former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was particular about her looks as her appointments diary for 1984 shows she visited a hairdresser 120 times.