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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Topic: Sikhs

Punjab assembly breaks glass ceiling, calls for women to perform kirtan at Golden Temple

Punjab assembly passes resolution urging Sikh bodies, the Akal Takht and SGPC, to allow women to perform kirtans.

How are Sikhs so powerful in Canada? It’s not about their numbers

The community’s clout can be gauged from the fact that Canada’s House of Commons has 18 Sikh MPs. The Lok Sabha has 13.

Diwali everywhere, but in Punjab it is ‘Bandi Chhor’ Diwas too

The day marks the release of Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth Sikh Guru, who was held captive by the Mughals. 

For India’s Sikh community, collapse of PMC Bank is like a second Partition

PMC Bank’s 16 lakh account holders are waiting for a roadmap for the future even as RBI enhances withdrawal limit for depositors to Rs 40,000.

Amarinder Singh welcomes Centre’s decision to remove Sikh foreign nationals from black list

The govt removed 312 Indian-origin Sikhs from the black list, giving them access to Indian visa services.

First large tourist group touches down in Kashmir — 60 elderly Sikhs with message of peace

The gurdwara ‘sevaks’ from Delhi say they are in Kashmir to see the 'heaven on earth' & spread peace. Their tour operator is a bit concerned, though.

‘Palace of Guru Nanak’ in Pakistan partially demolished by locals

A local resident said that a number of Sikhs from across the world, including India, used to visit this building.

No, 21 Sikh regiment did not refuse to fight for India, and Republic TV never reported it

A doctored viral image on Twitter showed a purported Republic TV screenshot announcing this fake headline: '21 Sikh regiment refused to fight for India'.

‘Khalistani’ Gopal Singh Chawla is a terrorist only on Indian TV channels

Intel sources say Chawla, the Pakistan gurudwara committee member whose photograph with Sidhu created an uproar, has never been a suspect in any terror case.

In a first for 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Delhi court sentences convict Yashpal Singh to death

The court granted life term to co-convict Naresh Sherawat in the case.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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.