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TopicShiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee

Topic: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee

As Majithia rebels by slamming SGPC over Jathedars’ removal, simmering fault lines emerge within SAD

Reacting to Majithia’s remarks, the party’s parliamentary board met in Chandigarh Sunday and warned "indisciplined" party leaders of "strict action".

Why SGPC president’s resignation has plunged the religious body & Akal Takht into a crisis

Dhami's resignation came 3 days after Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh had condemned SGPC for dismissal of Giani Harpreet Singh as jathedar of Damdama Sahib

With SAD in decline, a ‘radical’ Akali Dal emerges. What this means for Punjab politics

The new party is being launched by jailed MP Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh. Analysts, however, say radical politics hasn’t always resonated with state's voters.

After SGPC censure, Haryana counterpart forms panel to look into CM Saini’s gurdwara visit

SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami termed security personnel checking area around Sri Guru Granth Sahib an affront; he also asked Haryana CM to take moral responsibility & apologise.

Punjab governor writes to Mann, questions legality of assembly session in which Gurbani bill was passed

Governor Banwarilal Purohit's letter was in response to one sent by the CM asking the governor to give his assent to a bill regarding the telecast of Gurbani from Golden Temple.

SGPC history to 1925 Gurdwara Act, why there’s more to Golden Temple Gurbani telecast

Freeing Gurbani broadcast from the Badals was long overdue. It should have been done before 1984

SGPC says attempt to malign Sikhs as video of staffer arguing with visitor over Tricolour goes viral

Video shows young woman, accompanied by a man, trying to enter the Golden Temple with the Tricolour painted on her face, and SPGC staffer Sarabdeep Singh stopping her.

How top Sikh bodies SGPC & Akal Takht are taking a radical road to stay relevant in Punjab

Akali Dal and SGPC have adopted a strident tone on Sikh issues and seem to be warming up to radicals. Experts see it as attempt regain lost religious and political ground.

Why SGPC is objecting to Modi govt’s ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ tribute to Guru Gobind Singh’s sons

While welcoming govt's move to honour four Sahibzadas, SGPC maintains that 26 Dec must be observed as 'Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas' since 10th Sikh guru's sons are hailed as warriors.

‘No one above sentiments of sangat’ — why SGPC wants ban on Punjabi film depicting Sikh Guru’s sons

SGPC has argued that the film Dastaan-E-Sirhind violates strictures against Sikh Gurus or their families being depicted in any film or song, whether by actors or in animated form.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.