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A Sikh policeman of Canada s Vancouver Police Department, Sukhwinder Singh Sunger, also known as Suki, has become an internet sensation after participating in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026 festival in Scotland in late August as a drum major. He tells The

Akal Takht acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday said that the community to identify those who, under the influence of power , are challenging the highest Sikh temporal seat to hide their misdeeds and immoral acts. Addressing a function marking

Sikh leaders protested outside Rahul Gandhi's residence on Saturday. They demanded an apology for Congress leaders' remarks about Sajjan Kumar

Two men were injured after a 27-year-old armed man allegedly stabbed them inside a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, during morning prayers, authorities said. Police are investigating whether the incident was hate-motivated

The seven-hour Punjab bandh call by the Qoumi Insaaf Morcha from 7 am, demanding the release of Sikh prisoners, received a mixed response across the state on Friday morning, with comparatively scant traffic on roads and markets remaining closed in several part

The seven-hour Punjab Bandh call given by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha for the release of Sikh prisoners is likely to cause disruptions in the state on Friday. The morcha, which has gathered support from several religious, social, farmer, employees organisations an

The Government of Odisha has launched 'Bidesh Sikhya Bruti' under the existing Mukhyamantri Medhabi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana (MMCPY) to help aspiring students from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) get enrolled in post-graduation and doctoral c

The attack on Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal in Nanded is reprehensible. The investigation will shine more light on this disturbing episode, but in Punjab, it can be said to be the latest in a recent series of developments that have deepened

With his roots in Punjab, Indian-origin Flight Lieutenant Arshdeep Singh Dang, 28, has become the first Sikh to graduate as a fighter pilot in Britain s Royal Air Force (RAF). He is the first Sikh to attain wings from a Fighter Squadron of the RAF since World

Tension escalated at the Chandigarh-Mohali border on Saturday as Chandigarh Police used water cannons and tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha from entering the Union Territory to press for the release of Sikh prisoners and 10-day

Chandigarh Police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse protesters of the Quami Insaaf Morcha who were marching from Mohali towards the Governor House in Chandigarh to demand the release of long-incarcerated Sikh prisoners. Several photos and

Three developments in Punjab this week have brought the politics of religion, militancy-era legacies and the Sikh prisoner issue back into the political conversation. The second development was more clearly electoral

Civil Judge (Junior Division) Kaushal Kumar Yadav was hearing Khaira s application seeking an ad-interim injunction in his suit seeking removal of the allegedly AI-generated content, protection of his reputation, dignity and personality rights, and damages. Th

Guru Randhawa, the popular singer, has stepped up by donating seven lakh rupees to assist the flood victims in Assam. His generous contribution will help construct thirty-five durable flood-proof homes within the devastated areas

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday wrote to governor Gulab Chand Kataria, seeking 10-day parole for Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara to enable him to meet his ailing mother. In his letter, Mann urged the governor, who is also

Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday welcomed the Maharashtra government s decision to constitute a committee for wider consultations with religious bodies, Sikh scholars and other stakeholders before introducing the proposed law on Takht Sri Haz

The caretakers of Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, have issued a gurmata a binding collective edict rejecting the Maharashtra government s proposal to replace the Nanded Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1956, with a new law. Formally read out by Singh Sahib Giani Ram Singh in

A week after eight endangered golden Langurs were rescued from alleged wildlife traffickers in Assam, all except one have been released back into the wild. The one left died during the rescue and rehabilitation process

Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Archana Gupta on Wednesday demanded resignation of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing him of insulting Sikh Gurus and attempting to cover up the controversy through an allegedly fabricated forensic repo

Washington: Chirag Veer Singh Sarao has become the first Keshdhari Sikh American to join the US Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, the American Sikh Council said. A keshdhari Sikh maintains unshorn hair (kesh) and beard as articles of faith

Ahead of an Ardas at Harike Pattan on Tuesday called by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Paramjit Kaur Khalra, widow of the late human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, on Monday appealed for the constitution of a people s commission to establish the

They say politics has a strange way of writing scripts overnight and changing fortunes. The Akal Takht s censure of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and its decision to summon AAP legislators over the anti-sacrilege law have had an unexpected beneficiary in the fo

Sources said that Indian agencies, through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), also shared a list of gangsters based in the US and other foreign countries, along with evidence. The meetings gained pace over the last one-and-a-half months, before the coordi

Akal Takht acting jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday condemned the decision to block the screening of the film, Satluj, in India, calling the move a direct assault on freedom of expression and an attempt to suppress historical truth. At a time when the w

Various Sikh bodies convened a Panthic gathering to support the Sikh clergy s decision to declare Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann as a Guru-dokhi and anti-Panth, at the Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall in Darbar Sahib Complex, Amritsar, on Sunday. The Shir

Days after several Nihang Sikh pilgrims returning from the Hemkund Sahib shrine in Uttarakhand were arrested for allegedly attacking residents with weapons in the Karnaprayag market area, the state government said on Monday that it has transferred the investig

Health and other staff members of the Miri Piri Hospital in Shahbad of Kurukshetra on Friday began an indefinite strike, demanding their pending salaries for the last three months. The employees gathered at the main gate of the hospital and raised slogans unde

Following a violent clash over a parking dispute in Chamoli district s Karnaprayag town that left five people injured on Tuesday, the Hemkund Sahib Management Trust has underlined that the kirpans or swords carried by pilgrims are not meant for offensive purpo

A day after the Akal Takht directed the Sikh community to ostracise him, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday rejected the video that formed the basis of the decree, calling it false and misleading propaganda . In a video statement posted on X, Mann

In a significant breakthrough, a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) jatha will leave for Pakistan on June 10, ending a 14-year absence from the martyrdom anniversary observances of Guru...

In a significant political development, Maharashtra Minister for Water Resources Girish Mahajan on Friday became the first representative of any state government to attend the Operation Blue Star...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday hit out at those calling cow an animal, saying it is revered as a mother in Indian tradition and that Muslim clerics should caution their followers against showing any disrespect towards it. Addressing a g...