Punjab congress seeks Sushma’s intervention for release of Nine Punjabi youth in Kuwait

September 16, 2014

Chandigarh/Punjab: According to a party’s press release issued here today, Punjab Congress has urged the external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to take up on priority the case of release of nine Indian youth detained by Kuwait government in an alleged murder case.

Punjab congress seeks Sushma’s intervention for release of Nine Punjabi youth in Kuwait

September 16, 2014

Acid attack on Sikh auto-rickshaw driver in Delhi: Delhi police resister F.I.R after protests

September 16, 2014

New Delhi, India: The Delhi police have registered a case under sections 365/ 326A/ 307/ 295A/ 435/ 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against one Somnath Nayar and two other unidentified persons in relation to yesterday's attack on Ranjit Singh s/o Baldev Singh of Bhogal area.

Jharkhand: Work on Darbar Sahib like structure for Durga Puja stopped after protest by Sikhs

September 16, 2014

Ranchi, Jharkhand, India: Work on a structure akin to Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) in Ranchi (Jharkhand) was stopped after strong protests from local Sikh sangat and Sikh organizations. The structure/ pandal was meant for placing idols of Hindu goddess Durga Mata during Navratra days.

SGPC restricts entry of hand bags in Darbar Sahib following an ‘extortion’ call

September 16, 2014

Amritsar, Punjab: Following an ‘extortion’ call, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has restricted the carrying of hand bags inside the Darbar Sahib complex.

India expresses outrage over Pak High Commissioner’s clean chit to JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

September 16, 2014

New Delhi, India: India has expressed it's problems with “what's the problem” statement by Abdul Basit, High Commissioner of Pakistan for India. Pak High Commissioner yesterday said that “Hafiz Saeed is a Pakistani national, he is free to roam around. What’s the problem?”. He was responding to a media query on reports that Hafiz Saeed was roaming around freely in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Statement of City Sikhs Network on Scottish Referendum

September 16, 2014

The Sikh community has a long relationship with Scotland which dates back to 1855 when Maharaja Duleep Singh (the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the first Sikh to set foot on the British Isles) established his home in a castle in the Highlands and came to be known as the 'Black Prince of Perthshire'.

Discussing results of byelections in India with Special focus on Bihar | and AAP in Punjab

September 16, 2014

A special talkshow discussing the vote politics situation in India in wake of results of recently held byelections in various states.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urges Haryana people to show door to turncoats, corrupt politicians

September 16, 2014

Rohtak, Haryana: Despite non-participation in Haryana Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) India level executive member Naveen Jaihind on Tuesday said the party, which polled nearly 5 lakh votes in the recent Lok Sabha polls in Haryana, would encourage electorate to show door to corrupt and turncoat politicians who are eyeing Vidhan Sabha through electoral politics.

Byelection Sept. 2014: Final results & List of winning parties and candidates

September 16, 2014

New Delhi, India: The BJP suffered a major blow in the assembly byelections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat, which it had swept in the Lok Sabha polls four months ago. The saffron party lost 13 of the 23 seats held by it.