Sikhs originate from the Punjab region of India and follow the religion of Sikhism. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Indian government suppressed a movement for a separate Sikh state, called Khalistan.

He organized unofficial referendums around the world about Punjabi independence. The separatist leader was called a human ...

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Four Nihang Sikh warriors are accused of using swords to attack and critically injure two brothers who lead a house church in India’s Punjab state, telling them “We will not let you practice church ...

Mayawati urges Kheri voters, especially farmers, to punish BJP candidate Ajay Mishra, whose son allegedly killed protesters, by forfeiting his deposit. She also appeals to Sikhs to never forgive ...

He had allegedly torn some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, after entering the premises of the gurdwara in Bandala village here. Jarnail was leading the angry mob that thrashed ...

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Intergang rivalries among gangsters from Punjab are common in Canada now. Pro-India Sikh leader Ripudaman Singh Malik was killed in 2022 in Surrey, Canada, a murder that Nijjar reportedly orchestrated ...

Sikhs adhere to distinctive practices known as the "Five Ks," including uncut hair (kesh) covered by a specific type of turban. (Photo from pixabay.com) In early April, Belgium's Justice Minister ...

But in this jugaad, director Shashank Walia has found a way to tell Punjab’s untold stories.Walia’s Hanere De Panchi or Birds ...

Nijjar, 45, was shot to death in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, Canada, last June. Police ...

India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry ...