Chandigarh : Waryam Singh, one of the 49 Sikh detainees for whom Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa had launched a struggle for over two years now, was set free today after spending almost 26 years in a jail. He is the first among the listed detainees to be walk free. Earlier, two life convicts, Devinder […]
Chandigarh : Taking strong view of the police crackdown of JNU students, Modi government silencing voices of those who do not subscribe to Hindutva brand of patriotism and misuse of sedition charges from Punjab to Delhi, the Punjab based NGO ‘Sikhs for Human Rights’ (SFHR) has called a meeting of human rights and socio-political bodies […]
DELHI : Acting on a petition filed by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, the Supreme Court bench led by Justice T.S Thakur has stated that the Court will dig into the possibilities of making guidelines to prevent the airing of racist jokes against Sikhs.It is notable that currently many websites and other media portals […]
BAREILLY : Sikh political prisoner Bhai Waryam Singh was yesterday released permanently from the Bareilly Jail of Uttar Pradesh. It is notable that Bhai Waryam Singh had been held in the jail for over than 25 years under charges of TADA (Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act). The UP government had recommended his name to […]
LONDON : Earlier this week, Fabian Hamilton, the Leeds North East MP and former Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs and now Shadow Foreign Minister responsible for relations with India, signaled a new era of challenge against India. After being approached by the Sikh Federation (UK) he has tabled a Parliamentary […]