April 21, 2015

US citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured in India, says family in California

Sikh massacre case convict granted interim bail by Delhi High Court

Withdrawal of Nanak Shah Fakir movie is a victory for Sikh Panth; Jathedar should take firm stand now: Sikh Youth of Punjab

Amnesty to launch briefing on human rights violations in the Maldives following fact-finding mission

Sikka tries to save face and skin by withdrawing Nanak Shah Fakir movie: Dal Khalsa

Harinder Sikka withdraws Nanak Shah Fakir Movie

MPP Jagmeet Singh is new deputy leader of Ontario NDP

Indian state want to gain control of Darbar Sahib through UNESCO World Heritage status: Dal Khalsa UK

Walk to Feed: United Sikhs seeks support the Good Will Walk in Malaysia

Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan, Anand Kumar & Ajit Jha expelled from Aam Aadmi Party

Sikh bodies honor the US Attorney General Eric Holder with a Sewa (Service) Award

April 21, 2015

US citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured in India, says family in California

April 21, 2015

U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi remains indefinitely detained in India after spending two months behinds bars without seeing a judge, but just two days after seven U.S. Congressional representatives wrote to the State Department on his behalf, officials from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi finally visited the American citizen imprisoned in Ludhiana, a major city in India’s Punjab state.

Sikh massacre case convict granted interim bail by Delhi High Court

April 21, 2015

The Delhi High Court today granted 10 days' interim bail to Balwan Khokhar, a convict in a November 1984 Sikh carnage related case who is serving life imprisonment.

Withdrawal of Nanak Shah Fakir movie is a victory for Sikh Panth; Jathedar should take firm stand now: Sikh Youth of Punjab

April 21, 2015

Hoshairpur: Sikh Youth of Punjab, a Sikh youth organisation which actively campaigned against the Nanak Shah Fakir movie, today released a written statement saying that withdrawal of controversial film Nanak Shah Fakir by Harinder Sikka (maker of the movie) was a victory of the Sikh panth. ‘We took no time to oppose the movie when […]

Amnesty to launch briefing on human rights violations in the Maldives following fact-finding mission

April 21, 2015

Amnesty International is going to launch a briefing on a fact-finding mission on serious human rights concerns in the Republic of Maldives.

Sikka tries to save face and skin by withdrawing Nanak Shah Fakir movie: Dal Khalsa

April 21, 2015

Giving out it’s initial reaction to withdrawal of controversial film Nanak Shah Fakir, a Dal Khalsa spokesperson said that by announcing the withdrawal of the movie and surrendering before the Sikh Nation, the producer Harinder Singh Sikka has tried to save face and skin.

Harinder Sikka withdraws Nanak Shah Fakir Movie

April 21, 2015

Makers of the controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir have reportedly withdrawn their movie. Harinder Sikka, who arrogantly released his movie on April 17 ignoring all appeals and warnings to withdraw the movie, said that the the film was withdrawn for the time being after directions from Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh.

MPP Jagmeet Singh is new deputy leader of Ontario NDP

April 21, 2015

MPP Jagmeet Singh is appointed as new deputy leader of Ontario NDP. It’s the first time in more than a decade Ontario’s NDP Caucus has had a deputy leader.

Indian state want to gain control of Darbar Sahib through UNESCO World Heritage status: Dal Khalsa UK

April 21, 2015

Dal Khalsa UK firmly opposes the proposal for UNESCO World Heritage Status/Site (WHS) for the Sri Harmandar Sahib Complex & Sri Akal Takht Sahib our supreme authority.The Sri Harmandar Sahib Complex being granted WHS would mean that the Central Government of Hindutva India would own the site & have full control over all aspects of the complex,including who comes in & what the conditions would be.

Walk to Feed: United Sikhs seeks support the Good Will Walk in Malaysia

April 21, 2015

United Sikhs (Malaysia) recently (on April 17) a media launch of its Good Will Walk to create awareness about food poverty and to collect food and funds for the first Malaysian Food Bank. A team of ten committed walkers will be joined by celebrities, the general public, members of the Malaysian Armed Forces and other NGOs in the 750 km Good Will Walk from Kampung Wang Kerian, Perlis to Melaka.

Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan, Anand Kumar & Ajit Jha expelled from Aam Aadmi Party

April 21, 2015

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) last night (April 20) expelled it’s founding leaders Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha for alleged anti-party activities and “gross indiscipline”. They were served a show-cause notice two days back, to which three leaders, except Ajit Jha, had replied in writing.

Sikh bodies honor the US Attorney General Eric Holder with a Sewa (Service) Award

April 21, 2015

The Sikh community represented by the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation (GGSF) of Rockville, Maryland and National Sikh Center (NSC) of Washington, D.C. honored the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, with a Siropa (a robe of honor) and a Sewa Service Award. Seven members of the Guru Gobind Singh Foundation were present during this ceremony at the headquarters of the Department of Justice in the nation’s capital.