CHANDIGARH At the time, when people of Punjab are waiting for release of pro-freedom Sikh leader Amritpal Singh after his landslide victory in the recently held parliamentary elections in Khadoor Sahib constituency, the Indian government has extended his detention under the contentious National Security Act (NSA). Same decision has been taken for his nine aides. ...
AMRITSAR In memory of Sikh freedom fighters Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Bhai Avtar Singh Khanda who were allegedly killed by Indian intelligence agencies on the soil of Canada and UK respectively, a function was organised on Saturday at Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib, situated in Sri Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar. The function was...
Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Hindu extremist party BJP on Sunday invited harsh criticism in Punjab and Sikhs by inducting controversial politician and defeated party nominee from Ludhiana Ravneet Bittu in Narendra Modi cabinet 3.0. Modi swore in as Prime Minister of India for third consecutive term. From Punjab, he chose Bittu who is grandson of the...
Seoul, South Korea Workers at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first strike at the company on Friday, the head of a major union representing tens of thousands of people told AFP. Samsung Electronics is one of the world’s largest smartphone makers and also one of the only companies globally to produce high-end...
Washington, United States For years, Donald Trump has denigrated mail-in voting as a source of massive election fraud — yet in a jaw-dropping turnaround the Republican presidential candidate has now become a proponent. The 77-year-old former president announced the launch this week of “Swamp The Vote USA,” a drive to encourage postal ballots, despite blaming them for his...
Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Thousands of Sikh youths on Thursday gathered at Akal Takht Sahib to mark 40th anniversary of 1984 army attack carried out by India on Central Sikh shrine Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple). They reiterated demand for Khalistan, sovereign Sikh nation, on the occasion, while remembering their martyrs including Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who...
Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Complete shutdown was observed on Thursday in Amritsar city on 40th anniversary of 1984 Indian army attack on Sri Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht to express pain of the wounds caused by the attack. Call of the shutdown was given by Sikh organization Dal Khalsa to pay tributes to martyrs and protest against...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the attack on the Darbar Sahib by the Indian Army in June 1984, a ‘Holocaust remembrance march’ was held by the Sikh organization Dal Khalsa in the city of Amritsar. Thousands of Sikhs participated in the march. Starting from Burz Akali Phula Singh...
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...
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...