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Finding the extraordinary in light, landscape and silence

Artist Harmandeep Keerti's painting, Begumpura
Updated on Jul 09, 2026 06:24 pm IST

'Deplorable': India condemns demolition of 125-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan

In a statement, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal urged Islamabad to investigate the incident, restore the damaged portions of the gurdwara, and ensure the safety and well-being of religious minorities.
Updated on Jul 02, 2026 08:59 am IST

Guru Granth Sahib's rare manuscript open to public in Scotland: How it got there

The scripture is believed to have been taken in Punjab in 1848.
Updated on Jul 01, 2026 06:25 am IST

Nihangs take Sikh devotee hostage in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag gurdwara

Nihangs atop a gurdwara in Rudraprayag demand release of four sect members arrested after the Chamoli clash.
Updated on Jun 21, 2026 09:52 pm IST

Sikh man jailed for life for stabbing teen in UK: ‘Brought shame upon religion’

Vickrum Digwa, aged 23, stabed 18-year-old Henry Nowak using a 21 cm blade that he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith.
Updated on Jun 02, 2026 07:42 pm IST

Two Indian men shot dead outside Italy gurdwara, around 10 shots fired

Two Indian shot dead in Italy's Bergamo province
Published on Apr 19, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Nearly 3,000 Indian Sikhs to visit Pakistan for Baisakhi festivities

Sikh pilgrims take part in a religious ritual at Nankana Sahib, about 80 km from the eastern city of Lahore.
Published on Mar 30, 2026 10:41 pm IST

Sikh student in Canada dies after assault in a clash between group of students

File photo of Gurkirat Manocha.
Updated on Mar 18, 2026 12:53 pm IST

World Bank's Indian-origin chief Ajay Banga is in Pakistan, and it's personal

World Bank President Ajay Banga, in blue turban, with his wife and others during a visit to his ancestral home in Khushab district of Punjab province of Pakistan on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Updated on Feb 03, 2026 07:13 pm IST

PM Modi flew to a village in Punjab barely 4 hours after the budget. Here's why

PM Narendra Modi at Dera Sachkhand, Ballan, in Jalandhar with sect head Sant Niranjan Dass on Sunday.
Updated on Feb 01, 2026 11:59 pm IST

Indian Sikh woman arrested in Pakistan after marrying local Muslim

Sarabjeet Kaur, 48, was among 2,000 Sikh pilgrims who had entered Pakistan via Wagah border from India in November last year to attend the festivities related to the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
Published on Jan 14, 2026 07:22 pm IST

Sikh woman missing in Pak: First a nikahnama emerges, now crime record, a video

Sikh pilgrim goes missing in Pakistan, resurfaces after converting and remarrying
Updated on Nov 16, 2025 12:13 am IST

'Amritdhari, doesn't do drugs': Kin of Punjabi trucker held in US for 3 deaths

The Gurdaspur-based parents of 21-year-old truck driver Jashanpreet Singh, who has been arrested in the US for causing a crash that left three people dead on a highway in California on October 21.
Updated on Oct 26, 2025 09:01 pm IST

Indian illegal immigrant, who killed 3 in California crash, was high on drugs

Punjab-origin truck driver Jashanpreet Singh, 21, from Yuba City has been arrested for causing a crash on California’s 10 Freeway in Ontario.
Updated on Oct 23, 2025 11:59 pm IST

New Zealand to deport 18-year-old over parents' visa overstay: Don't know Hindi

The government said that Singh does not have any legal status in the country although he was born and raised there.
Published on Oct 21, 2025 10:06 pm IST

Anand Marriage Act explained as SC asks states to frame rules on Sikh unions

Several states and union territories have yet to notify the rules for registering a marriage under the Anand Marriage Act 1909, even after the 2012 amendment.
Updated on Sept 19, 2025 06:24 pm IST

Sikh leaders urge India to lift ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan shrine

The Kartarpur Corridor, inaugurated in 2019, created a visa-free border crossing for Sikh pilgrims from India, allowing thousands to visit the shrine daily.
Published on Sept 17, 2025 03:06 pm IST

Bodycam footage shows Sikh man ‘charging at’ cops with machete before being shot

The police added that the 36-year-old had aggressively charged at officers with a machete (sharp bladed long knife) in his hand, as per the LAPD.
Published on Aug 29, 2025 07:24 pm IST

Elderly Sikh men attacked in UK, turban ‘removed forcibly’; 3 arrested

One of the victims can be seen in the video laying on the floor without his turban, while another can be seen getting kicked and punched.
Updated on Aug 19, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Sikh man, 70, brutally attacked with golf club in LA; police make one arrest

Harpal Singh, 70, was left beaten and bloodied outside a gurdwara in North Hollywood
Updated on Aug 13, 2025 11:59 am IST

Sikh man ‘bludgeoned’ in North Hollywood, now in coma; graphic videos emerge

According to investigators cited in reports, the attack took place in the 7500 block of Lankershim Boulevard.
Published on Aug 12, 2025 11:31 am IST

Why is Sikh clergy angry? Song-dance at event on Guru's martyrdom ignites row

Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and other Sikh high priests at the Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
Updated on Jul 26, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Adityanath warns of stern action against those involved in conversion

Adityanath was speaking at an event organised at his official residence to flag off the Guru Tegh Bahadur Sandesh Yatra
Published on Jul 13, 2025 10:00 am IST

1984 anti-Sikh riots: key witness threatened in Tytler case, says ex-DSGMC chief

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler (ANI File)
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 09:01 am IST

Hola Mohalla 2025: When will it be celebrated? Know all about the 3-day festival

This year, Hola Mohalla will be observed from March 14, 2025 to March 16, 2025.
Updated on Mar 06, 2025 10:04 am IST

Timeline of Sajjan Kumar case: Life imprisonment for father-son duo's murder

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was convicted and awarded a life imprisonment sentence for the murder of 2 people in the anti-Sikh riots case
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 06:49 pm IST

1984 anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi Court to announce Sajjan Kumar's sentence on Feb 25

In a murder case involving the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court on Friday postponed the decision on Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's punishment till February 25.
Published on Feb 21, 2025 06:11 pm IST

Republic Day 2025: Glimpses of guts and glory from Delhi's Kartavya Path

The Republic Day Full Dress Rehearsal, on January 23, left the spectators in awe of India's culture and military prowess.
Published on Jan 25, 2025 05:19 pm IST

Delhi court defers judgment on case linked to 1984 riots killings

The verdict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar is anticipated to be delivered by a Delhi court on January 21.
Published on Jan 08, 2025 12:11 pm IST

Sikh body serves free Thanksgiving meals to thousands across US

Migrants deported from the US celebrate the traditional Thanksgiving with a meal offered by deported migrant Esther Morales at her restaurant.
Published on Nov 30, 2024 07:48 am IST