India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has said. File photo | Photo Credit: AP India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI The Assam Police have strengthened the security of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma following a threat from a banned Khalistani outfit. A caller claiming to be the supporter of pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh, lodged in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail, alleged that the latter … Read more
Designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice threatens to blow up Air India flight. File | Photo Credit: AFP Designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has released a new video asking Sikhs not to fly in Air India aircraft after November … Read more
Chairman of National Commission for Minorities Iqbal Singh Lalpura addressing media. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chairman wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, asking him to conduct a fair investigation into the case of an attack on a Sikh man in the State. According to … Read more
The allegation of India’s involvement in the killing of a Sikh Canadian is based on surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, including intelligence provided by a major ally, a Canadian official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on September 21. The official said the communications involved Indian officials and Indian diplomats in Canada … Read more
Farmers take rest during the ongoing wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday announced its support to the wrestlers protesting against alleged molestation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan, at Jantar Mantar … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu at Neh-Pema Shelpu Drupkhang on April 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Rahul Karmakar GUWAHATI A Colonel in the Indian Army apparently sowed the seeds of a Buddhism-Sikhism dispute near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh 36 years ago. On April 24, the National Commission for Minorities sought a … Read more
Soon after Sunil Jakhar joined the BJP, the Congress had called the move political and ideological opportunism and accused him of having helped the saffron party during the assembly elections. Yet, many in the Congress also say it is a case of the Congress leadership reaping what it sowed – committing ideological digression by foisting … Read more
Ahead of the Congress disciplinary committee meet to decide on action to be taken against him, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said those who still have a conscience will be punished. The Congress disciplinary committee had on April 11 given a show-cause notice to Jakhar for alleged anti-party activities and sought a … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the supreme sacrifice of Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur at the 400 th Parkash Parv, saying the wave of religious fanaticism of a cruel ruler like Aurangzeb had posed a threat to the identity of Hindustan but he stood like a rock against it and protected the country. Recalling the Mughal … Read more