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UGC Want Varsities to Celebrate Surgical Strike Day; Tells Students to Pledge Support for Army

The University Grants Commission (UGC) seems more concerned about propagating pseudo nationalism than the high education itself.

UK: Two 1984 Related Sikh Websites Turn Inaccessible After Police Raids

As per media reports emanating from England West Midlands police conducted raids on certain properties as part of their investigation into allegations of "extremist activities" in India.

Anurag Kashyap’s Statement on Manmarziyaan Controversy: Justifications, Ifs and Buts, Technology Plea and Attitude

Bollywood film director Anurag Kashyap today issued a statement on Manmarziyaan film controversy.

Simranjit Singh Mann Accuses Sitting High Court Judge for Adopting Double Standards of Law

Former Member Parliament and president of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann), S. Simranjit Singh Mann has accused Justice R. K. Jain of Punjab Haryana High Court for adopting double standards of law.

Anurag Kashyap’s “Manmarziyaan” is a Wilful Attempt to Hurt Sikh Feelings: SADA (Mann)

The Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) has criticised director Anurag Kashyap to wilfully hurt Sikh feelings in his controversial film Manmarziyaan.

Hoshiarpur Cinema’s Drop Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan As Sikh Youth Group Objects

Cinema halls in Hoshiarpur have reportedly decided to drop screening of Anurag Kashyap's "Manmarziyaan" movie from Wednesday (Sept. 19).

Sikh Federation UK Reiterates Demand for Public Inquiry into British Role in Sikh Genocide 1984

The Sikh Federation UK reiterated its demand for public inquiry into British role in June 1984 Indian Army attack on Darbar Sahib Amritsar, which marks the biggening of third Ghallughara of Sikh History.

Sikh Sangat Prevents Demolition of Historic Darshani Deodi of Tarn Taran Sahib

Alertness on the parts of local Sikh sangat prevented the demolition of historic Darshani Deodi of Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib.

Why India Hesitates from Alleging CIA Hand Behind Sikhs For Justice: Gurpatwant Singh Pannu

Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannu asked in a recent TV interview that why India does not claim that CIA of the Untied States was backing Sikhs For Justice (SFJ)?

SAD (Sarna) Writes to US Commission on International Religious Freedom Over Arrests in GK Attack Case

Parmjeet Singh Sarna chief of Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) and former president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has written a letter to US Commission on International Religious Freedom seeking its intervention against arrest of five Sikhs in California in a case related to attack on DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK.

Punjab Govt. and SAD (Badal) Engages in Legal Battle Over Faridkot Rally

Punjab government and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) are engaged in legal battle over SAD (B)'s political rally in Faridkot.

WSO (Canada) Concerned By Use of Notwithstanding Clause by Ontario Government

World Sikh Organization of Canada is concerned by the invoking of the notwithstanding clause by the Ontario government to uphold Bill 31, The Efficient Local Government Act.

Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG) Raises Nov. 1984 Massacres Issue as Sikh Genocide in UN

Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG) raised the issue of November 1984 massacre of Sikhs as 'genocide' at a UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva.

Punjab Govt. Denies Permission for SAD (Badal) Phol Khol Rally in Faridkot

Punjab government today denied permission to Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) to hold its' "pol khol" rally in Faridkot on September 16.

Impunity to Police, Justice is the Causality: says Dal Khalsa

Dal Khalsa today castigated the Punjab government for giving ample opportunity to cops guilty of Behbal Kalan firing to get judicial relief.

Bhim Army Chief Chandarshekhar Azad Release from Jail After U.P. Govt. Withdraws NSA

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was release from a jail in Uttar Pradesh today at 2:40 am. The Uttar Pradesh government had announced to withdraw National Security Act (NSA) against him yesterday.

UN Report Slams India, 37 Countries for Reprisals Against Activists

People globally face harsh reprisals and intimidation for cooperating with the United Nations on human rights, a “shameful practice,” a major UN report warned. This trend deters others from engaging with the UN and results in “self-censorship.”

Genocide Remains A Threat and Reality in the Twenty-First Century: UN Human Rights Commissioner

The Human Rights Council on Thursday (Sept. 13) held a high-level panel on the seventieth anniversary on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Behbal Kalan Firing Accused Ex-SSP Charanjit Sharma Files Challenges Report of Justice Ranjit Singh Commission in High Court

Former SSP Charanjit Sharma and two others have filed a petition in Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging Justice Ranjit Singh Commission’s report.

Dalit Leader’s Head Skin Peeled Off in Madhya Pradesh for Wearing Turban

Atrocities on the Dalits are on the rise in the Indian sub-continent. In a heinous incident of caste motivated hate crimes, the skin of the head of a Dalit leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party was peeled off allegedly by some villagers in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, police said Tuesday (Sept. 12).

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