Rafah, Palestinian Territories Israel on Tuesday mourned four captives reported dead in Gaza by the army amid growing doubts and international pressure over a plan for a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. In the besieged Palestinian territory, Israeli strikes continued early Tuesday, particularly in Bureij in central Gaza where local...
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Doomed Rebels seek Hurricanes upset to stay alive a bit longer
Wellington, New Zealand Melbourne Rebels head coach Kevin Foote said Tuesday his doomed Super Rugby team can do “something special” by delaying their demise with an upset quarter-final win at the Wellington Hurricanes. The debt-laden Rebels will cease to exist beyond this season after Rugby Australia opted last week to shut down the club, which went...
Biden set for Mexican border curbs with eye on Trump
Author Danny Kemp Washington, United States US President Joe Biden is expected to announce steps Tuesday to close the Mexican border to asylum seekers when numbers surge, in a bid to tackle a key weak spot in his election battle with Donald Trump. Biden, 81, is set to sign a long-awaited executive order that would allow officials...
40th anniversary of ’84 Ghallughara will be marked on large scale: SGPC chief
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Every Sikh should observe the Martyrdom Week from June 1 to June 6 on the occasion of 40th annual commemoration of the June 1984 Ghallughara (holocaust) following the direction of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and to protest against not punishing the perpetrators of the Sikh genocide by the State, the Sikh...
Another Sikh procession for the cause of Sikh Detenues banned by India, leaders arrested
Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH April 8, 2024 Once again government of India-administered Punjab debarred Sikhs from taking out ‘Khalsa Chetna March’ (Sikh awakening procession) from Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda to Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, for seeking shifting of Sikh detenues from Dibrugarh jail of Assam to Punjab and release of other Sikh political...
Bhai Amritpal Singh’s candidature getting overwhelming response from masses
Sizeable gatherings of the people are being witnessed during the poll meetings being held in the villages and addressed by Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh and mother Balwinder Kaur. Hardeep SINGH KHADOOR SAHIB: Poll scenario on Khadoor Sahib seat has become hot topic in Punjab as candidature of Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief and pro-freedom...
Man killed for sacrilege in Ferozepur, Takht terms it reaction to failure of justice system
Hardeep SINGH Ferozepur, PUNJAB (May 5, 2024 Sunday) A man was beaten to death for committing grave sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Gurdwara Baba Bir Singh in Bandala village of Ferozepur district on Saturday. The man tore holy pages of Guru Granth Sahib. After committing the crime, he attempted to flee but the devotees...
Parents of Bhai Amritpal Singh lifts stir in Amritsar to focus on poll campaign in Khadoor Sahib
Bibi Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra who raised the issue of human rights violation in Punjab on global level and was killed in the Police custody, also joined the ardas and extended support to the candidature of Amritpal.
Khadoor Sahib seat: Badals field Valtoha against Amritpal Singh in LS polls, faces backlash
Khadoor Sahib is a predominantly Panthic seat where the Sikh sentiments are very strong, which were delighted by the candidature of Amritpal Singh who is lodged to Dibruarh jail of Assam under the contentious law National Security Act (NSA) along with his nine aides.
Issue of Dibrugarh NSA Sikh detenues echoed in Punjab assembly, Ayali urges govt to release them
By Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH March 6, 2024 Once again dissenting Akali MLA from Dakha segment Manpreet Singh Ayali took stand in interests of the Sikhs. He raised the issue of release or shifting of Waris Punjab De chief Bhai Amritpal Singh and his nine aides lodged to Dibrugarh jail of Assam under the black law National...