Editorial

Pakistan Must Reconcile with Bangladesh's 1971 Painful Legacy

After decades of hiatus, Bangladesh and Pakistan have made a major step toward a new era of regional cooperation in South Asia, riddled with suspicion, distrust, disrespect, and lack of neighbourliness among the eight countries.

Shiromani Akali Dal faces uncertain future due to leadership vacuum, internal conflicts, rise of radical elements

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is currently facing a significant crisis in Punjab, marked by internal conflicts, leadership challenges, and a loss of political influence.

Healing touch to spiritual and ethical vacuum in modern life in ‘Philosophia De Anand’ of Dr Jernail Singh Anaad, a pride alum of SCD Govt College Ludhiana.

As collected and compiled at one place by Professor [Dr] Ram Chandra Pradhan, a renowned scholar himself, according to him ‘Philosophia De Anand’ is a profound compendium that unites the most incisive philosophical works of Dr Jernail Singh Anand, a towering figure in contemporary thought whose writings traverse the vast terrains of human existence, spirituality, ethics, and the profound discontents of modernity.

The incident of Brampton was clash between Khalistanis and Hindu nationalists, not an attack on the Hindu temple, as being projected

BRAMPTON, Canada: Politics has finally takes over the 'unfortunate' incident of clash outside a Hindu temple here between Khalistani extremists and Hindu nationalists, as they are called here. Neither common Sikhs of Hindus were involved in the violent incident of November 3. While Khalistanis were carrying so called Khalistan flags, the Hindu nationalists (political activists) arrived at temple with the Indian flags. There was nothing religious and no Hindu devotees were targeted in the whole incident as a section of media and vested political interests in India has projected it.

Trudeau's allegations against India threaten decades-long Indo-Canadian relations: Amarinder Singh

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in a hard-hitting statement on Monday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the current India-Canada diplomatic row, while accusing him of turning a blind eye towards the issue of Sikh extremism and also patronising individuals having extremist tendencies.

Why is it necessary to come forward for the service of Shiromani Gurdwara Managing Committee chairmanship?

AMRITSAR: Restoration of independent, autonomous and sectarian status of Shiromani Gurdwara Managing Committee on the war representative of the Sikh world. History is a witness to the fact that after Shiromani Gurdwara Managing Committee Shiromani Akali Dal came into existence as its volunteer core to liberate the Gurdwara Sahiban from the clutches of Mahants. For almost half a century, the Shiromani Committee has been leading the Sikh Panth in the religious, political and social spheres. But over the past few decades, the opposite has happened that the Shiromani Committee has suffered a tremendous loss of its independent, autonomous and sectarian entity.

Sukhbir Badal commits another political blunder, openly challenged authority of Akal Takht

CHANDIGARH: Sukhbir Singh Badal president of Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) who is facing wrath of Sikh community and the five high priests understood to have committed another political blunder by putting his aide Virsa Singh Vatoha to confront Sikh clergy and questioning the authority of Akal Takht.

Remnants of Imperial Ferozepore get the largest number of private FM Radio stations in Punjab

Emperor Ranjit Singh had militarily conquered Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab in entirety. But in a treaty signed with the British rulers of the rest of India, Emperor Ranjit Singh was prohibited from making forays into the Cis-Sutlej areas of the Punjab. Two towns in this region Ferozepore and Ludhiana were the biggest bastions of the Imperial power on the border of Emperor Ranjit Singh’s Empire.