Month: August 2024

Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash
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Infamous actress Kangana’s movie depicts Sikhs in poor light, their ‘great martyr’ as ‘villain’; faces backlash

Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Upcoming movie (‘Emergency’) of infamous Hindutva actress Kangana Ranaut who has recently been elected as BJP MP from Hindu-populated Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh, has depicted Sikhs in poor light and tried to malign image of the community martyrs by presenting them ‘villain’. The Sikh community is enraged over this movie...

Rakhar Punia: Huge ‘Panthic gathering’ outshines events of AAP, SAD (B), warns of stir if Sikh detenues not released 
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Rakhar Punia: Huge ‘Panthic gathering’ outshines events of AAP, SAD (B), warns of stir if Sikh detenues not released 

BABA BAKALA (AMRITSAR) In a significant development, pro-freedom Sikh activists organized an impressive ‘Panthic Gathering’ at historic town Baba Bakala on Monday (August 19) to raise demand of release of Sikh political prisoners during annual Rakhar Punia festival. Gathering in this event outshone the political conferences of ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akali...

Germany captain Gundogan retires from international football
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Germany captain Gundogan retires from international football

Berlin, Germany Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing “a certain tiredness” both physically and mentally. “After a few weeks of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to end my national team career,” Gundogan wrote on social media. “I...

Mpox cases rise in DR Congo as country awaits vaccines
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Mpox cases rise in DR Congo as country awaits vaccines

Kinshasa, DR Congo Mpox cases and deaths are rising in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country awaits vaccines from the United States and Japan, the health minister said on Monday. The toll this year has risen in a few days from 16,000 cases and 548 deaths to 16,700 cases and “a little more...

Gaza protesters breach Democratic convention fence in Chicago
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Gaza protesters breach Democratic convention fence in Chicago

Chicago, United States Protesters against Israel’s war in Gaza briefly breached the outer security fence of the Democratic convention in Chicago, hours before US President Joe Biden was set to pass the torch to new nominee Kamala Harris. A small group of around 100 demonstrators broke off from a larger march involving thousands of people and...

Rajoana case: Upset over India’s attitude, SGPC to urge Akal Takht to give final call
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Rajoana case: Upset over India’s attitude, SGPC to urge Akal Takht to give final call

Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Upset over the apathetic attitude of Government of India in case of death sentence of Sikh political prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to make request to Akal Takht Sahib, highest Sikh temporal seat, to give final call on the petition filed by the gurdwara...

Hamas official dismisses US optimism over ceasefire deal
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Hamas official dismisses US optimism over ceasefire deal

A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar. “To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion,” Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. “We are not facing a...

South Africa defeat West Indies to maintain 25-year Test series grip
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South Africa defeat West Indies to maintain 25-year Test series grip

Providence, Guyana South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side. Set a challenging target of 263 after fast bowler Jayden Seales’ Test-best figures of six for 61 dismissed the Proteas for 246 in their...

Fear grips east DR Congo as displaced await mpox vaccine
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Fear grips east DR Congo as displaced await mpox vaccine

Goma, DR Congo An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a rapidly-spreading epidemic of mpox has erupted in recent months. Five to 20 people are walking each day into Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital in North Kivu to consult overburdened medical teams at an outdoor...

Sikhs had separate nation, attained slavery by deciding to join India in 1947: Akal Takht 
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Sikhs had separate nation, attained slavery by deciding to join India in 1947: Akal Takht 

AMRITSAR Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh while remembering 10 lakh innocent people killed in the violence during 1947 partition of India and Pakistan said on Friday that the Sikhs had separate nation once and they attained slavery by deciding to join India 77 years ago.  While addressing the sangat (devotees) gathered at the...