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Punjab’s most hated—sacrilege accused live in hiding, face death, can’t use phones

Indian Penal Code prescribes a 3-year imprisonment for attempting sacrilege, but in Punjabi society, those accused of sacrilege or beadbi are exiled for life.

Lynching of Dalit man who ‘stole from Gurdwara gollak’ latest in spate of ‘mob justice’ cases in Punjab

Police have registered case of murder against six men, but no arrests made yet. A video of the incident, which took place in state's Moga district on 15 October, has gone viral.

‘We vow to protect you,’ New York mayor tells Sikhs after elderly man is attacked, dies

Jasmer Singh, 66, died of head injuries after allegedly being punched by a 30-yr-old man following car accident Thursday. Accused has been arrested, charged with manslaughter and assault.

SubscriberWrites: Punjab before 2014 – A state free of separatists’ thoughts

After 2014, there has been a systematic destruction of Sikh goodwill and framing them as villians by the media and government.

Sikhs in Punjab concerned about safety at home, abroad amid continuing India-Canada row

Canada PM Justin Trudeau said last week Ottawa had 'credible allegations' that Indian government agents may be linked to the killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

‘Sikh issue has influence’ on ties with India, didn’t get ‘policy attention’ — Trudeau ex-advisor

Omer Aziz highlights how domestic concerns & Eurocentric views of Canada’s political establishment have led to deterioration of ties with India, China, Latin America and Africa.

US ‘deeply concerned’, says India should cooperate with Canada’s probe into Nijjar’s killing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder.

Canada expels Indian diplomat, looks into ‘Indian involvement’ in Sikh extremist leader killing

Reacting sharply to Prime Minister Trudeau's allegations, India on Tuesday described them as 'absurd' and 'motivated'.

Row over ‘kirpan’ in Yaariyan 2 song: Punjab cops ask actor & filmmakers to join probe

Two separate FIRs have been lodged in Jalandhar and Amritsar against actor, directors & producer for hurting Sikh sentiments through alleged use of kirpan in film song.

Creating a unified Sikh identity— why women have unisex names and the ‘Kaur’ surname

In ‘The Sikh Next Door’, Manpreet J Singh reframes the Sikhs, bending a few existing narratives and offering an impetus for a more nuanced understanding of the community.

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My first meeting with Modi ji in 1996 gave me a living model of leadership: ML Khattar

As Modi enters his seventy-sixth year of service to the nation, I join millions in wishing him strength and success.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.