Amarinder for separate SGPC for Haryana

Kharar, Punjab: Supporting the demand for a separate SGPC body for Haryana, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said on the pattern of Delhi and Maharashtra, the Sikhs of Haryana have every right to form their separate body. He ...

Clubs in Ram Bagh Gardens want areas de-notified

Amritsar, Punjab: Three clubs, Amritsar, Services and Lumsden Clubs, of the British era situated in the Ram Bagh Gardens, have urged Minister of Tourism Kumari Selja to get the area under their jurisdiction de-notified on the lines of Maharaja Ranjit ...

Queen wanted to end Sikh Rule in Punjab at any cost

London, UK: Queen Victoria instructed the wife of the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh not to have children in a bid to maintain the hold of the British Raj over the Sikh kingdom in Punjab, a new book has claimed. ...

U.S. puts India Under Scanner for 'Religious Violence'

Washington DC, USA: An independent U.S. agency on Wednesday criticized the Indian government’s “inadequate” response to growing religious hatred, saying attacks and violent riots are on the rise. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a harsh assessment ...