Sikh pilgrims return home today via Wagah – Pakistan
LAHORE: After the conclusion of their Baisakhi visit to Pakistan on Saturday, Sikh pilgrims from India will leave today for their homeland via the Wagah Border after a week of religious and cultural events. Around 2,238 Sikh pilgrims arrived on April 10 to participate in Baisakhi festivities. Pakistan had issued around 2,800 visas to Sikh […]
Calls for probe into Sikh singer’s killing in US – World
WASHINGTON: A Sikh musician (ragi) was shot dead outside a gurdwara in the US city of Selma on Feb 23, making it the second killing of an Indian-origin person in less than a month. Indian media reported this week that Raj Singh, also known as Goldy, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Selma, a […]
Firing on home of Sikh activist in Canada – World
OTTAWA: Shots appear to have been fired at the Canadian home of a Sikh separatist activist, police said on Monday, following recent allegations by Ottawa and Washington that Indian dissidents living abroad in both countries have been targeted for assassination. Constable Tyler Bell-Morena said Peel Regional Police were alerted by construction crews about what appeared […]
Czech court rules Indian man linked to Sikh murder plot can be extradited to US – World
A Czech appeals court has ruled that Prague can extradite to the United States an Indian man accused by the US of involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil, the Justice Ministry said on Friday. A final decision on the extradition of Nikhil Gupta, 52, will be in the […]