Kartar Singh Sarabha: The student leader who changed the course of history
By Gurnam Singh | OPINION | INTRODUCTION Can I begin by thanking the Asian, History and Politics Societies for both organising this evening’s historic Inaugural Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Memorial...
View ArticleDubai gurdwara to install thermal scanners to battle coronavirus
By Asia Samachar | DUBAI | The Dubai gurdwara will install four airport-style temperature scanners in light of the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus. Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, the only Sikh...
View ArticleBhag Singh (1958-2020), Retired Senior Assistant (Student Affairs) at...
PATH DA BHOG: 15 March 2020 (Sunday), 5 – 8 p.m., at Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Dharmic Jatha, Penang | Malaysia ਘਲੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਦੇ ਉਠੀ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ SARDAR BHAG SINGH Son of the late Ralla Singh (Pind: Abhipur)...
View ArticleWhy Delhi Police Did Nothing to Stop Attacks on Muslims
By Hartosh Singh Bal | NEW YORK TIMES | INDIA | NEW DELHI — Forty-six people have been killed, more than 250 injured and four mosques set on fire in the sectarian violence in Delhi that coincided with...
View ArticleTara Singh (1945-2020), Sungai Siput
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 2.00pm, 5 March 2020 (Thursday), at 9, Jalan Gurdwara, Ipoh, Perak. Cortège leaves from residence No. 31, Jalan Lintang, 31100, Sungai Siput (U), Perak Darul Ridzuan at 1pm. PATH...
View ArticleA Sikh tops greatest leaders in world history poll. Guess who?
The statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh on the evening of its inauguration at Lahore Fort on 27 June 2019.—Photo via Press Information Department on Twitter By Asia Samachar | BRITAIN | Maharaja Ranjit...
View ArticleSikh activist talks with US students on faith, bullying
Kavneet Singh taking questions from the school children – Photo: ASC By Asia Samachar | UNITED STATES | The American Sikh Council (ASC) representative S.Kavneet Singh participated in an event teaching...
View ArticleCoronavirus derails Sikh games in Malaysia
Team spirit ran high for some at the SNSM Holla Mahalla Games 2016 – PHOTO / SNSM By Asia Samachar | MALAYSIA | The annual Holla Mahalla Games, a signature event of a Malaysian Sikh youth with games...
View ArticleDelhi 2020: This is organised genocidal violence
1. Kristallnacht,1938: Germans pass by the smashed windows of a Jewish-owned shop in the aftermath of Kristallnacht, the German anti-Semitic pogrom (Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images). 2....
View ArticleBhupinder Singh Rai releases bhangra single track ‘Bachke’
By Asia Samachar | MALAYSIA | Bhangra artist Bhupinder Singh Rai has released his second single track ‘Bachke’. This follows his first single track “Glassi” released in October 2015 with Bollywood...
View ArticleSikh ladies hail Singapore frontliners battling Covid-19
TTSH executive director for central health Loh Su Ching (left) with Gurmail Kaur (2nd from right) and the CST Istri Satsang team that visited Covid-19 battle frontliners – Photo: Supplied By Asia...
View ArticleYogi Bhajan’s sexual exploits under investigation
Yogi Bhajan By Asia Samachar | UNITED STATES | The sexual exploits of Yogi Bhajan are being investigated by his followers, 16 years after the death of the Los Angeles-based yoga guru famous within the...
View ArticleTainted by sexual abuse, Yogi Bhajan’s legacy in jeopardy
Yogi Bhajan By Gurnam Singh | OPINION | Very honest and courageous words from Santam Kaur on the revelations of sexual abuse by the former head of the 3HO organisation, Yogi Harbhajan Singh. This is...
View ArticleHarjinder Kaur (1943-2020), Kuala Lumpur
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 4pm, 8 March 2020 ( Sunday), at CHERAS CREMATORIUM (JALAN KUARI) Cortège leaves from NO 8, MESRA TERRACE, 7 JALAN DUTAMAS RAYA at 3pm. PATH DA BHOG / BARSI: 10 March 2020...
View ArticleWhy I don’t play Holi?
Celebrity couple Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra sharing photos of their first Holi festival – Photo: Jonas Twitter By Sachi Nelli | EDITOR’S PICK | INDIA | I don’t play Holi for the simple reason that...
View ArticleBaldev Raj (1957-2020), KPL RF 71147 (Retired)
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 1pm, 9 March 2020 (Monday) at Sikh Crematorium, Jalan Gurdwara, 30100 Ipoh. Cortege will leave from residence: No 27, Persiaran Desa Jaya 5, Taman Sri Tanjung, Tanjung Rambutan,...
View ArticleDelhi Violence and the Future of Indian Democracy
RSS – Photo: Unofficial RSS Facebook page By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | * Can Indian democracy survive when it allows a quasi-military organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), with at least...
View ArticleWomen, let’s be true to ourselves and not always seek to please others
By Manjit Kaur (UK) | OPINION | International women’s day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year and today around the world it has become an important focal point for women as they continue...
View ArticleWe need families more than families need us
By Jagdesh Singh | OPINION | A cursory scan of the news these days can definitely be cause for distress for any sane person. There is a pandemic threatening sections of our society with complications...
View ArticleSikh GP peers into future role of doctors
By Asia Samachar | BRITAIN | A prominent Sikh general practitioner (GP) and clinical researcher is playing a lead role in Britain’s efforts to reimagine the future world of doctors and nurses. Meet...
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