The Embassy of India in Iran has issued a statement about the missing status of the three youths, saying efforts are being made to trace them.

As per their families, a total of 21 Indians – seven from Kerala and 14 from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and other states – are missing in Russia and are all fighting the Russia-Ukraine war. Reports of Indian men who were tricked into joining the Russian Army surfaced in early 2024.

The three youths were duped, kidnapped, tortured and held for ransom by donkers, primarily Pakistani nationals, in Iran on May 1.

Golden Temple authorities, SGPC and Akal Takht have rejected the Indian Army’s statement and demanded clarification from the government.

Sukhwinder, her husband Lakhwinder Singh, and son Jaswant Singh had sustained severe burn injuries on the night of May 9, after a drone fell on their house.

News of huge missile blasts in Kapurthala, Pathankot, Amritsar, Bathinda, and Tarn Taran districts, has caused fear among villagers.

Army and air force personnel took possession of the missile in Hoshiarpur and the debris of the missile in Bathinda.

The noises were heard around 8.15 pm on May 8, around the same time when reports of an attack by Pakistan in Jammu and Rajouri began doing the rounds.

The shelling damaged one of the oldest gurdwaras at Poonch, Sri Guru Singh Sabha. Among those who died from the community were shopkeepers and those who worked at the gurudwara.

Villagers of Jethuwal and Makan Windi villages heard a loud blast in the sky at around 1 am on May 8. In the morning, they found parts of a missile.

There is no official information about the crash or the origin of the aircraft which crashed in Akalia Kalan village around 1:30 am on Wednesday.

There is no official information about the crash or the origin of the aircraft which crashed in Akalia Kalan village around 1:30 am on Wednesday.

There is no official information about the crash or the origin of the aircraft which crashed in Akalia Kalan village around 1:30 am on Wednesday.

For SAD, to make a comeback again under Sukhbir Badal might be an uphill task but the leader and his supporters know that he will face resistance and challenges.

Apart from parliamentarians, Sikh intellectuals and religious leaders from Akal Takht, the apex body known as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee, Punjab’s Shahi Imam and various Sikh and Muslim organisations have been vocal.

The Wire has spoken to one Navdeep Singh who was initially supposed to be on the military plane which landed on February 15 but now finds himself moored in Costa Rica.

“While countries like Columbia and Mexico dared to raise voice against the US, the Indian government’s silence mounted our troubles,” said a deportee, who returned on February 23, commenting on Prime Minister Modi's recent US visit.

Navdeep Singh's family have spent Rs 50 lakhs over two failed 'dunki' attempts.

Of the 112 Indians deported on the third flight, 44 from Haryana, 33 from Gujarat, 31 were from Punjab, two from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

A total of 116 Indians were deported aboard the flight that landed in Amritsar on Saturday. A third flight landed on Sunday night.