Chandra Arya, an Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Canada, has emerged as a highly controversial figure for his repeated targeting of Sikh activism and his alignment with narratives that closely mirror those propagated by the Indian state. While Arya positions himself as a champion of Hindus in Canada, his rhetoric and actions reveal a deeper...
Donald Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sparked significant controversy. As a staunch Trump loyalist with deep connections to India’s right-wing Hindu nationalist regime, Patel’s potential appointment represents a convergence of authoritarian ambitions and foreign influence. The implications for American democracy, minority communities, and...
AMRITSAR December 2 is all set to be a big day for Sikh politics in Punjab as Akal Takht Sahib jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has called meeting of Panj Singh Sahiban (highest Sikh presidium) on this day to decide about fate of Sukhbir Badal who has been controlling over Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal) and the...
Icelanders vote in a legislative election Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the economy is a top concern. Battling inflation and high interest rates, the economy, housing and healthcare have dominated the campaign for the 268,000 people eligible to vote. Most voting stations will be open between 9:00...
CHANDIGARH Despite fielding Sikh faces in the recently held bypolls in four assembly segments—Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal, Giddarbaha and Barnala—ruling fascist Hindutva political party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to evoke response of people of India-administered Punjab, especially Sikhs. In these elections, this party fielded turncoats of other parties including Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal)...
Tehran, Iran Iran said on Sunday that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three European countries that initiated a censure resolution against it adopted by the UN’s atomic watchdog. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom would...
Panama City, Panama The number of US-bound migrants passing through the Darien jungle has fallen by 39 percent so far this year, with a total of 294,000 attempting the dangerous journey since January, Panama’s president said Thursday. In the same period last year, the number was 482,000 people crossing the jungle that separates Colombia and Panama, according...
“US Embassy officials met with Indian law enforcement partners to discuss this case, and the Embassy remains in close contact with Indian officials.” confirms US Embassy rep in New Delhi. Members of the United States’ FBI in New Delhi have met with their counterparts at the US Embassy to discuss the arrest and extradition of...
Geneva, Switzerland Kizza Besigye, a major Ugandan opposition figure, was “kidnapped” in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, his wife, a top UN official, said Tuesday. Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS, demanded on X that the government of Uganda “release my husband Dr. Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately”....
Dhaka, Bangladesh Thirteen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after the revolution in August appeared in court Monday accused of “enabling massacres”, with prosecutors repeating extradition demands for exiled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. Dozens of Hasina’s allies have been taken into custody since her regime collapsed, accused of involvement in a police crackdown that killed more than 700...