Amritsar, Punjab: As someone who witnessed the turmoil Punjab underwent in the 1980s from close quarters, veteran journalist Mark Tully said Operation Bluestar was the outcome of panic, fear and mismanagement by the Central government, led by Prime Minister Indira ...

Chandigarh, Punjab: The Punjab government on Monday banned the sale, storage, manufacture and distribution of tobacco products ‘gutkha’ and ‘pan masala’ in the state. A spokesperson of the CMO said chief minister Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file on Monday ...

Florida, US: An American Sikh is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., the first time the party has invited a Sikh to speak at a national convention. Ishwar Singh, head of the Sikh Society ...

Moga, Punjab: The inhuman incident of an ‘exorcist’ Sarpanch of a Punjab village killing a teenage girl by hitting with hot tongs in the name of getting her rid of ‘evil spirits’ has got the religious and rationalist organizations to ...