UK: Sikhs are demanding the amendment of the Article 25 of the Indian Constitution as it currently states “reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the reference to Hindu religious institutions shall be construed accordingly” For some time now, the Sikh community have been demanding the change of this article... 

Mandeep Singh Khattra and his family received Michelle Obama with an embrace Thursday as the first lady consoled relatives of worshippers gunned down earlier this month at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee. “She gave us a hug and said, ‘I’m sorry for what happened,’” said Khattra, 26, whose grandfather, Suveg Singh Khattra, was one of six people killed Aug. 5. “She... 

Amid reports of a possible change at the head the state Congress, Captain Amarinder Singh has been more visible than ever as the aggressive leader taking up public causes. Recently, he asked people to protest against the hike in electricity tariff by not paying the arrears on their bills. The Congress has lost three consecutive elections under his leadership — Assembly, municipal and then an Assembly... 

The People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) may see more desertions with its official spokesman and former legislator Bir Devinder Singh today calling party chief Manpreet Singh Badal ‘individualistic and autocratic’. Bir Devinder’s statement comes at a time when the PPP president was getting ready to take on SAD’s Harsimrat Badal in the Bathinda parliamentary constituency. Bir Devinder complained... 

First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to travel to Wisconsin Thursday to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a Sikh temple shooting earlier this month, White House officials announced Sunday. The shooting – which left six people dead and four others injured – occurred Aug. 5 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The shooter, identified by police as 40-year-old Army veteran Wade Michael... 

Other than the “outstanding” annual confidential reports (ACRs) of Sumedh Singh Saini, it was the “emerging volatile” situation in Punjab — owing to orders being issued to execute the death warrant against Beant Singh’s assassin Balwant Singh Rajoana in March — which compelled the state government to immediately appoint Saini as the DGP. So much so that the government showed scant faith... 

A senior lawyer has issued a legal notice to actor and producer Ajay Devgan for showing Sikhs in bad light in his upcoming movie ‘Son of Sardar’. Navkiran Singh, who practises in Punjab and Haryana high court, has sought deletion of what he alleged to be derogatory comments on Sikhs in the movie. The comments have been circulated through YouTube, the notice says. The lawyer threatened legal... 

TALWANDI (KAPURTHALA): Harbans Kaur had gone through the anxious moments on the night of August 5 after she was told that a shootout at Oak Creek Gurudwara in Wisconsin has taken a few lives. She was relieved and thanked God after she could talk to her son Dalbir Singh (56) who had gone to the Gurudwara but had returned before the shootout. However Dalbir was killed in the same town in the night of... 

UK 12-08-2012- International Panthic Dal were invited speakers at Singh Sabha Gurdwara Bradford. Spokesman for I.P.D Bhai Raghbir Singh informed the Sangat of updates surrounding the June 1984 Memorial after receiving latest information from Punjab via Sant Samaj who are leading the Kar Sewa and from Former Akal Takht Jathedar Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh. Bhai Raghbir Singh also touched upon the... 

AMRITSAR: After evoking sharp criticism from various Sikh organizations, state governments’ Casino plan has met another roadblock after Sant Samaj assembly. Shiromani Gurdwara Parabandhak Committee (SGPC) elections warned the state leadership to review its decision and not go ahead with its plan of making Punjab a den of gambling. Various constituents of Sant Samaj including Damdami Taksal, Nirmalayae,...