SIKHS
- India
Instagram influencer booked for performing yoga inside Golden Temple
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) filed a police complaint against an Instagram influencer, Archana Makwana, for performing yoga inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The action was taken after some visuals…
- Pakistan
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif felicitates Sikhs on Baisakhii
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday felicitated the Sikhs on the occasion of the Baisakhi festival as about 3,000 Indian Sikhs arrived in Punjab province to participate in the celebrations.…
- Pakistan
Pakistan High Commission grants 2,843 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission has issued a total of 2,843 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Baisakhi festivities. Scheduled to be celebrated on April 13,…
- World
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora becomes Pak Punjab’s 1st Sikh minister
Lahore: Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, a three-term legislator, was on Thursday sworn in as a provincial minister, making him the first Sikh to occupy such a position in post-partition Punjab. Arora has…
- World
UK varsity’s online post confuses Sikhs with Muslims, issues apology
London: The University of Birmingham has apologised after it removed a social media post that seemed to confuse Sikh students with Muslims. According to a report in The Birmingham Mail’, the university…
- Offbeat
Watch: Sikh man holds umbrella in hailstorm for praying Muslim in Jammu
At a time when disheartening incidents indicating communal disharmony, cultural biases, caste-oriented practices, and the socio-political inequalities occur every day, a heartwarming visual came from Jammu where a Sikh man stands holding…
- India
Delhi Police on alert after Sikhs for Justice chief threatens to attack Parliament
New Delhi: The Delhi Police are on alert after the US-based Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannu released a video message threatening to “shake the very foundation of Parliament” on December 13 —…
- News
Indian agencies discuss threats to Sikhs, Hindus in Canada
New Delhi: A meeting of Indian intelligence agencies discussed how Canada-based Khalistani terrorists are now openly threatening local Hindus and pro-India Sikhs and defacing temples there, sources said. Pro-India Sikh leader Ripudaman…
- World
Sikh student ‘kicked, punched, pepper-sprayed’ in Canada
Toronto: The Canadian police are investigating an incident in which a 17-year-old Sikh student was “kicked, punched and pepper-sprayed” after an “altercation” on a public transit bus in British Columbia province. The…
- Pakistan
Pak making efforts to woo more Sikh, Hindu pilgrims from India: Minister
Lahore: Pakistan’s caretaker Religious Affairs Minister Aneeq Ahmed on Thursday said the country has initiated efforts to increase the number of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India as their numbers have dwindled…
- World
Aus court overturns law banning Sikhs from carrying kirpans in schools
Melbourne: A court in Australia’s Queensland state has overturned a law that banned Sikh students to wear a kirpan on campus, a religious article in Sikhism, calling it “unconstitutional”, according to media…
- India
Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong hails Sikhs’ contribution
Singapore: Sikhs in Singapore have distinguished themselves in their chosen professions and made significant contributions in diverse fields while retaining their culture, faith and unique identity, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said.…