The images of tear gas and water cannons being used to disperse protesters belonging to the Quami Insaaf Morcha in Chandigarh should force Punjab to ask a difficult question: Why has the use of force…
India calls itself the world’s largest democracy, built on the principles of equality, justice and constitutional rights. Yet, for many Sikhs, a troubling question is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: Why do Sikhs so often…
[caption id="attachment_25961" align="alignleft" width="500"] Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah[/caption] NEWARK, New Jersey — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Newark have taken Indian national Monishkumar Kirankumar Doshi Shah into immigration custody following his release…
New Delhi(Sandeep Singh Chahal) Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day message, describing it as a renewed call to place the aspirations of India’s youth, women and children…
Chandigarh (Sandeep Singh Chahal)-Congress MLA and former Punjab minister Pargat Singh has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing the Punjab government of failing to deliver on its high-profile promise to eliminate…
Maisa Lopes Eliaser is home after five weeks in immigration detention. She and her husband, Army Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo, told their story this morning at a virtual press conference with Danitza James of Repatriate…
Punjab has a long and proud tradition of protest. From farmers and workers to students, employees, religious organisations and political parties, people have historically taken to the streets, highways and government offices to make their…
Milpitas(California)Chandigarh/Jalandhar-North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) Executive Director Satnam Singh Chahal has once again urged young people in Punjab and their families to exercise extreme caution before deciding to travel abroad, particularly through illegal or unverified…
Punjab has one of the richest and most continuous traditions of mass protest in India, deeply rooted in agrarian resistance, anti-colonial struggles, Sikh identity politics, and later democratic mobilisations. These movements have frequently blended economic…
CHANDIGARH, August 14: Punjab Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today condemned the brutality by Haryana Police on peaceful Sikh protestors in Ambala last night who were demanding the release of two Sikh youths…
