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A cartoon that appeared in the Greater Kashmir newspaper.

Wave of gratitude towards Sikhs sweeps over Valley

A cartoon in Greater Kashmir newspaper showing a Sikh man in a boat holding out a hand to a drowning Kashmiri has gone...

22 Feb 2019 6:43 AM IST

As part of the commemoration of Guru Nanaks 550th birth anniversary as well as to mark Baisakhi, this year the Consulate associated with The Sikhs of NY on Turban Day. (Photo:AP)

Times Square overloads with Sikh culture as thousands tie turban on...

'The Sikhs of New York' organised the annual Turban Day on Saturday in association with the Consulate General of India...

14 April 2019 2:31 PM IST

Bhai Mani Singh, a great warrior, was an efficient leader who guided the panth whenever any crisis arose. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

312 Sikhs off govt blacklist, will be able to travel to India

The blacklist, or adverse list of Sikh foreign nationals was started during the peak of militancy in Punjab.

14 Sept 2019 12:37 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Show endurance in adversity

Guru Nanak gave Bhai Lehna a new name, Angad , which means a part of one's body.

14 March 2018 1:50 AM IST

A plaque outside the Ministry of Home Affairs. (Photo: PTI)

Sikh youth being trained at Pak ISI camps to carry out terrorism in...

The MHA said that radicalisation of youth by terrorist groups via internet has emerged as a big challenge.

21 March 2018 4:08 PM IST

Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of the country have been camping at several Delhi border points since November 28, demanding repeal of the farm laws, a legal guarantee on minimum support price for their crops and other two issues. (Photo:PTI)

Sriram Karri | How PM can win hearts, keep bills, end protests

In the next many days, on any day of his choosing, Mr Modi should just walk into a protest site and spend several hours

16 Feb 2021 7:08 AM IST

In this Aug. 12, 2017, workers stand around a giant saw installation that is cutting through a brick wall at the Partition Museum that is set to open later this week in Amritsar, India, 32 kilometres from border with Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

India opens first Partition museum 70 years after bloody event

A new museum on the Partition of the Indian subcontinent will soon open its doors.

15 Aug 2017 2:17 PM IST

The UK is home to over 432,000 Sikhs, according to the 2011 census, making up 0.7 per cent of the population. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Many Sikhs in UK reject being described as Indian

The Sikhs would prefer a separate ethnic category created for a Sikh identity, according to UK Sikh Survey 2016.

25 Nov 2016 6:10 PM IST

Some members of the Sikh community have come to the common mans rescue by distributing tea and biscuits to the public queuing outside banks and ATM kiosks. (Credit: YouTube)

Sikh community members serve tea to people in line outside banks

In such difficult times, kind-hearted individuals are leaving no stone unturned to help out their fellow citizens.

15 Nov 2016 9:09 PM IST

Sikhs have been campaigning for quite some time to get the restrictions removed and were pressing the White House to push the changes. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

More Sikhs plan to join US Army after new rule

The US Army last week issued new regulations on religious liberty to accommodate people who wear beards, turbans or...

12 Jan 2017 1:16 PM IST

There are about 160 Sikhs serving in the police department. (Photo: Representational Image)

NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans, beards

Before, Sikh officers had to fit their turbans under the police cap. Beards were forbidden because they interfered with...

29 Dec 2016 11:37 AM IST

The 10-day festival, which is also called Shaheedi Jor Mela, will be held at Panja Sahib and Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Pak claims India stopped Sikh pilgrims from visiting country

The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had issued visas to 80 Sikh pilgrims but 66 of them couldn't reach Lahore,...

9 Jun 2017 2:13 PM IST