Patiala, Punjab: Nearly 8,000 letters and documents written in Persian are lying at Anarkali’s Tomb in Pakistan’s Lahore city and their translation could provide an insight into the undocumented administrative and personal details of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, says art historian Fakir Syed Aijazuddin from Lahore. “During course of research for my book that traces the history of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s rule ...

Bathinda, Punjab: The Supreme Court’s judgment on long-pending mercy petitions has rekindled hopes of relatives of death-row convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar. The relatives, who are based at Bhullar’s native village, Dialpura Bhai Ka, in Bathinda district, expressed their gratitude not only towards the judiciary but also towards the Punjab and central governments. Ironically, Bhullar’s kin had criticised the judicial system after ...

Nairobi, Kenya: A Sikh youth named Pavraj ‘Pablo’ Singh Ghataurhae has been reported as one of the victims killed by al Qaeda linked Somalian terrorist group al-Shabab during their attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya today. Armed gunmen faced off with Kenyan police and soldiers inside an upscale Nairobi shopping mall early Sunday, hours after brazenly gunning down shoppers, ...