Akal Takht declares Bhindranwale 'martyr'

The Akal Takht, Sikh community's highest religious body, on Friday declared militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale a 'martyr'. The decision coincided with the anniversary of Operation Blue......

SGPC to appeal against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

Expressing 'shock and disbelief' over the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others in the anti-Sikh riots case by a Delhi court, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee president Kirpal......

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple on Bluestar anniversary

Amid apprehensions that Sikh hardliners might object to the customary address by the Akal Takht jathedar at the Golden Temple, Amritsar city was turned into a fortress with about 5,000......

Sikhs mark Op Bluestar anniversary

On June 6, 1984, the army launched Operation Bluestar to flush out terrorists from Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine.On Sunday, the twentieth anniversary of the event, Jaspal Singh Manjpura,......