Montevideo, Uruguay James Rodriguez struck a winner from the penalty spot as Colombia avenged their Copa America final defeat with a 2-1 victory over Argentina in South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday. Colombia skipper Rodriguez buried a nerveless 60th minute spot-kick to seal a pulsating win over reigning world champions Argentina, who...
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami on Tuesday took strong notice of statement of Iqbal Lalpura, BJP leader and Chairman of National Commission for Minorities (NCM), of trying to assimilate the Sikh existence with Sanatan and appealed to Jathedar of Akal Takht to take strict action against...
Washington, United States Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of three former police officers who are accused of violating the civil rights of a Black man who died after being brutally beaten during a traffic stop in the US city of Memphis. Five police officers were charged in connection with the January 2023 death...
Paris, France Italy kept up their perfect start to the UEFA Nations League on Monday, while France got the better of Belgium and Erling Haaland struck a late winner for Norway against Austria. The Italians built on an impressive win away in France at the weekend as they beat Israel 2-1 in a game played on neutral...
Santiago, Chile Chilean police on Monday arrested a former fireman for allegedly contributing to a massive blaze that killed 137 people and destroyed thousands of homes in February because he wanted to be a “hero” by helping put it out. The arrest of Elias Salazar, 39, adds to those of another volunteer firefighter and a forestry official...
AMRITSAR Members of the Sikh community on August 31 remembered sacrifice of Bhai Dilawar Singh at Sri Akal Takht Sahib on his 29th Shahidi Dihara (martyrdom day). Bhai Dilawar Singh became human bomb to end the tyrannical rule in Punjab in 1995 by assassinating the then Chief Minister Beant Singh who massacred thousands of Sikh youths...
AMRITSAR Setting up of a pandal replicating Central Sikh shrine, Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar, for Ganpati Utsav, a Hindu festival, in the camp area of Pune, Maharashtra (India) has hurt the Sikh sentiments. Ironically, the management committee of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Camp Area of the city played a leading role in this work, which is...
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Central and Punjab governments have submitted its reply to Punjab and Haryana High Court in response to the petition filed by pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and tried to justify extension of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA), but failed. Under the NSA, Amritpal Singh...
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Hindu extremist controversial actress Kangana Ranaut-starrer movie ‘Emergency’ is facing backlash in Punjab and various states of India over its highly objectionable scenes which present Sikhs in poor light and spread hate against them, and the recent hateful remarks made by the newly elected BJP MP from Hindu populated Mandi constituency...
Washington, United States Meet “Eva,” “Sophia,” and “Samantha” — fake accounts which pose as chic American women who support Donald Trump on the platform X, disguising themselves by using stolen photographs of European fashion and beauty influencers, according to a study published Wednesday. The report by the nonprofit Center for Information Resilience (CIR) comes as researchers...