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.

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.

British security service officials visited Golden Temple: Book

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 18:43

Dal Khalsa said a former RAW official had mentioned in his book that British Security Service officers visited the Golden Temple to assess ground situation before giving their advice to Gandhi.

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.

Operation Bluestar hero trashes talk of UK help

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:31

Amid the raging row over claims that Margaret Thatcher`s government had aided India in the Operation Bluestar to flush out militants from the Golden Temple in 1984, Lt Gen (Retd) KS Brar, who led the offensive, on Tuesday said it was planned and executed by Indian military commanders.

Congress compromised nation`s sovereignty during Operation Bluestar: SAD

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 21:07

Amid claims that the Margaret Thatcher government might have helped Indira Gandhi plan Operation Blue Star, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab on Tuesday said this had exposed a "major conspiracy" of the Congress against Sikhs.

Govt should tell truth on Operation Bluestar, says Arun Jaitley

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 19:04

Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the Government of India should come out with the truth regarding Operation Bluestar.

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.