Sikh Leader Attacked

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

The brutal attack on Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar by Nihang Sikhs in Ludhiana has become a political flashpoint.

Even a policeman accompanying him for security did not deter a group of men from attacking a Punjab Shiv Sena leader with swords in the middle of a busy street in Ludhiana on Friday, allegedly over his controversial remarks against Sikhs.

Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Indian-American attorney who is running for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman, has alleged that she is facing bigoted attacks from her fellow party leaders because of her Sikh faith.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to the "horrific" assault of an elderly British Sikh community leader walking home in Manchester.

The National Commission for Minorities has taken note of a complaint filed by a Delhi BJP leader who has sought action into an incident where a Sikh man was attacked and his turban allegedly removed by the police during a rally in West Bengal's Howrah.

Congress leader Alka Lamba on Saturday attacked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community after a mob threw stones at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.

Workers and leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in central Delhi today in protest against a mob attack on a gurdwara in the neighbouring country. Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee that oversees gurdwara affairs also participated in the protest. Group of Congress and BJP workers that...

A Sikh woman from India was among 16 terror suspects arrested by the Malaysian Police for allegedly planning to attack leaders of local political parties, a media report said on Thursday.

Narender Singh Khalsa, son of Avtar Singh who was killed in Afghan terror attack, has secured a seat on behalf of the Sikh and Hindu community.

A sheriff's office in Illinois is investigating an assault on an Uber driver that appears to have been based on the driver's ethnicity or religion.

The BJP filed a complaint with the police today demanding the arrest of senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, after a Sikh organisation released a video, claiming it shows him saying "I killed a 100 Sikhs". The BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD launched a scathing attack against Mr Tytler on basis of the video.

Sikhs are one of the top targets of hate crimes and sectarian violence in the US, the community leaders have said as they remembered victims of the 2012 mass shooting by a white supremacist that claimed the lives of six Sikhs at a Gurudwara in the Wisconsin city.

Condemning the shoe attack on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur said that trouble-makers who want to "destroy the peaceful fabric" of the state will never succeed in their endeavour. Mr Badal was addressing a rally at Lambi village yesterday when a 40-year-old Gurbachan Singh threw a shoe towards the Chief Min...

In the wake of increase in hate-crimes directed against Sikhs and Muslims after a deadly shooting in California, senior White House officials will hold meetings the leaders of these communities to discuss ways to address their concerns and challenges.

Having clarified his remarks on reservation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday broke his silence on the other statement - on religious freedom - he had made during his recent US visit that made him the target of attacks from BJP leaders.

The brutal attack on Shiv Sena (Punjab) leader Sandeep Thapar by Nihang Sikhs in Ludhiana has become a political flashpoint.

Even a policeman accompanying him for security did not deter a group of men from attacking a Punjab Shiv Sena leader with swords in the middle of a busy street in Ludhiana on Friday, allegedly over his controversial remarks against Sikhs.

Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Indian-American attorney who is running for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman, has alleged that she is facing bigoted attacks from her fellow party leaders because of her Sikh faith.

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to the "horrific" assault of an elderly British Sikh community leader walking home in Manchester.

The National Commission for Minorities has taken note of a complaint filed by a Delhi BJP leader who has sought action into an incident where a Sikh man was attacked and his turban allegedly removed by the police during a rally in West Bengal's Howrah.

Congress leader Alka Lamba on Saturday attacked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community after a mob threw stones at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.

Workers and leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in central Delhi today in protest against a mob attack on a gurdwara in the neighbouring country. Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee that oversees gurdwara affairs also participated in the protest. Group of Congress and BJP workers that...

A Sikh woman from India was among 16 terror suspects arrested by the Malaysian Police for allegedly planning to attack leaders of local political parties, a media report said on Thursday.

Narender Singh Khalsa, son of Avtar Singh who was killed in Afghan terror attack, has secured a seat on behalf of the Sikh and Hindu community.

A sheriff's office in Illinois is investigating an assault on an Uber driver that appears to have been based on the driver's ethnicity or religion.

The BJP filed a complaint with the police today demanding the arrest of senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, after a Sikh organisation released a video, claiming it shows him saying "I killed a 100 Sikhs". The BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD launched a scathing attack against Mr Tytler on basis of the video.

Sikhs are one of the top targets of hate crimes and sectarian violence in the US, the community leaders have said as they remembered victims of the 2012 mass shooting by a white supremacist that claimed the lives of six Sikhs at a Gurudwara in the Wisconsin city.

Condemning the shoe attack on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur said that trouble-makers who want to "destroy the peaceful fabric" of the state will never succeed in their endeavour. Mr Badal was addressing a rally at Lambi village yesterday when a 40-year-old Gurbachan Singh threw a shoe towards the Chief Min...

In the wake of increase in hate-crimes directed against Sikhs and Muslims after a deadly shooting in California, senior White House officials will hold meetings the leaders of these communities to discuss ways to address their concerns and challenges.