Bathinda, Punjab: Fearing showdown, police ‘force’ villagers to hasten bhog ceremony The police today forced residents of Kot Shamir village here to hold the “bhog” ceremony of a “path’’ at Jandalisar Gurdwara before its scheduled time. Sources said the police wanted to limit the gathering at the Gurdwara in the wake of ongoing tension over its possession between followers of Baba ...

Peshawar, Pak: Police on Friday arrested eight accused allegedly involved in assisting assailants who attacked shops of small Sikh community in Hashtnagri area in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on August 6. Jagmohan Singh – a trader belonging to the Sikh community – was killed and two others – Pram Singh and Manmit Singh – were injured in the attack ...

New York, USA:  In the wake of two alleged hate crimes against Sikhs here, a civil rights group has appealed to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to urgently address the issue of discrimination against the minority community. The Sikh Coalition has written to de Blasio seeking to meet him “to address hate crimes and discrimination against Sikhs” in the ...

London, UK: In a case that has shaken up the UK, an Indian-origin mother has been charged with the death of her three-year-old son, who mysteriously disappeared from his home in Scotland last week. Rosdeep Kular, 33, is due to appear at the Edinburgh Sheriff’s Court tomorrow over the death of Mikaeel Kular, who was reported missing on Wednesday evening, prompting ...

Oak Creek, Wis. Hundreds of people gathered Monday night to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh temple with a candlelight vigil in a field next to the very parking lot where two of the six victims died. Amardeep Kaleka, the son of one of the victims, said the turnout was greater than organizers anticipated. ...