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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.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

Asim Munir set to take charge as overall commander of Pakistan military, most powerful Army chief ever

In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.