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In December 2025, the SGPC-appointed acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, along with other Singh Sahiban, issued a directive banning the portrayal of Sikh Gurus, Shaheeds, and Gursikhs in films—whether through human actors or animation, cartoons, or similar media.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper are facing mounting cross-party pressure to intensify diplomatic efforts with India to secure the release and return of British national Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been held in an Indian jail for more than eight years.
January 3, 2026
An important meeting of the five Sikh High Priests was held yesterday at Sri Akal Takht Sahib under the leadership of the Acting Jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, appointed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). After the meeting, the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib addressed a press conference and shared information regarding the Panthic decisions taken.
December 29, 2025
Late yesterday, the Sikh Coalition, along with co-counsel at Asian Law Caucus and Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles (CA-DMV).
December 25, 2025
This is full video recording of speech of Bhai Narien Singh Chaura on International Human Rights Day Conference held by the Dal Khalsa at Gurdwara Sahib, B-Block, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar on 10 December 2025.
December 22, 2025
The Sikh Federation Canada has released its 2026 Sikh Advocacy Mandate, a comprehensive policy document outlining the Sikh community’s key priorities for elected officials and policymakers across Canada. The Mandate was made public on 20 December 2025 and is grounded in one of the most extensive community-led consultative exercises undertaken by Sikhs in Canada.
December 21, 2025
In this speech he discussed the Sikh experience of their interaction with the United Nations and the Indian state, the components of the Indian state, and what Sikhs need to do in order to get the human rights issued properly addressed at the UN level and within the Indian system.
December 20, 2025
Marking 78th International Human Rights Day, the Dal Khalsa held a Panthik Conference at Gurdwara Sahib, B-Block, Randhir Avenue, Amritsar (Punjab).
December 19, 2025
Politics
he Punjab Police on Sunday (7 December 2025) registered an FIR against 16 persons, including the then Chief Secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the former Secretary of its Dharam Parchar Committee (DPC), in connection with the case of 328 missing saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
- December 9, 2025
A meeting of the “Five Singhs Sahibaan” was held today at the Secretariat of Sri Akal Takht Sahib under the leadership of SGPC-appointed Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj.
- December 8, 2025
The demand for temporary release of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh has triggered a sharp legal confrontation and interesting political angles.
- December 3, 2025
The crucial assembly elections 2025 have just been concluded. The exceptionally high poll percentage is being dissected to understand which of the two alliances, NDA or Mahagathbandhan, may benefit from this substantial jump in poll percentage.
- November 13, 2025
In a significant development, the Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education), Government of India has revoked its Notification No. 5023 dated November 4, 2025, through a fresh order (S.O. 5063(E)) issued on November 7, 2025.
- November 8, 2025
Sikhs in the Modern World: Faith, Identity Challenges & Solutions: Interview with Bhai Malkeet Singh
In December 2025, the SGPC-appointed acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, along with other Singh Sahiban, issued a directive banning the portrayal of Sikh Gurus, Shaheeds, and Gursikhs in films—whether through human actors or animation, cartoons, or similar media.
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This week, we are drawn into the voice of Sheikh Farid, the 12th-century Sufi mystic whose words carry the ache of longing and the sweetness of surrender. Known as Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar—Treasure of Sweetness—his verses, preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, cross every boundary, inviting us
It is the month of Poh (mid-December to mid-January), the month of shahadat (martyrdom). We return to the year 1705. We return to Panjab, cold and shrouded in the stillness of winter.
The month of Poh (mid-December to mid-January) carries a weight unlike any other. It is a month steeped in shahadat—martyrdom. Time itself seems to pause, as though urging us to turn inward, to listen, to remember.
