CHANDIGARH : Bhai Jagtar Singh Tara, former Babbar Khalsa activist and Chief of Bhindranwala Tiger Force, began a hunger strike in Burail Jail on February 29. Bhai Tara’s hunger strike is against the Burail Jail authorities, who have denied him the right to communicate with his family, a violation of a court order from January […]
Washington : Jeffery Pittman made his first court appearance Friday afternoon. According to new court documents, he told detectives after walking into the temple through an unlocked door, he smelled something burning. They say he then took off his clothes and soaked them in water “to prevent them from burning.” He used two fire extinguishers […]
NEW YORK : A man charged with hate crime in the US for brutally assaulting a Sikh bus driver and calling him a “terrorist” and “suicide bomber” has pleaded not guilty. KC Tard, 34, who could face up to six years in prison if convicted, entered the plea yesterday in California to a felony battery […]
KUALA LUMPUR: An Indian-origin Sikh officer has been appointed Kuala Lumpur’s commissioner of police – the highest police rank achieved by a Sikh in Malaysia, media reports said.Amar Singh will replace Tajuddin Mohamed, who will move to federal headquarters as the deputy director of commercial CID on March 14, freemalaysiatoday.com reported on Sunday.Amar Singh held […]
Chandigarh : Various political as well as human rights bodies today gathered to debate and formulate strategy to checkmate what they called, fascist agenda of Modi Sarkar. Condemning the police repression and crackdown, the meet decided to send a team comprising lawyers, students and ex-serviceman to JNU to express solidarity with students & faculty members […]