“Development” is one of those words that sounds self-evident until you ask a roomful of citizens to define it. Then certainty dissolves into a bundle of shifting priorities—changing with time, scarcity, technology, demography, and the…
Hampshire(UK) Armed police were called to a major public order incident on Sunday afternoon after a large fight broke out near a Sikh temple. The violent brawl reportedly involved around 40 people and occurred at…
Kabaddi is one of the oldest contact sports originating from the Indian subcontinent, historically rooted in rural life, physical conditioning, and self-defence. Over generations, it evolved from a village pastime into a formally codified sport…
Punjab’s parliamentary delegation in the 18th Lok Sabha and the current Rajya Sabha term presents a familiar paradox: a mix of energetic legislators who actively use the floor, and MPs who appear more like decorative…
The recent incident in South Auckland, New Zealand, where a peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtan was temporarily stopped by protesters, has sent an uncomfortable reminder to Sikh communities around the world that religious freedom cannot be…
The recently introduced Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, which replaces India's longstanding rural employment guarantee program MGNREGA, has triggered fierce debate across political and policy…
The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) strongly expresses concern over the recent tussle reported during a Nagar Keertan in New Zealand, where a sacred community gathering was disturbed by unnecessary confrontation. NAPA believes that Nagar…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an unsolicited $1.6 million grant for vaccine research to Danish researchers whose studies have been challenged by mainstream scientists but championed by anti-vaccine activists,…
The recent Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections have, to a certain extent, reignited political interest in Punjab’s rural areas. That interest is understandable. With the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections due as early as February…
The piece is triggered by the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 put out by the Ministry of Power for public consultation, and by the immediate pushback in Punjab—from power engineers and employees’ organisations, joined by…
