Sikhism

Radical Hindu leader shot dead in India's Sikh holy city of Amritsar

Sudhir Suri was shot while protesting against what he claimed was the discovery of desecrated Hindu idols on a rubbish dump in the city, according to Indian media.

Deadly attack hits Sikh temple in Afghan capital Kabul

The police department said one Sikh person was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack, while a Taliban security official died during the rescue operation.

Farm Laws fiasco: How much does Modi stand to lose?

Modi’s yielding to farmers' demands is a major victory for the protesters, but it’s also a calculated manoeuvre before crucial state elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and elsewhere.

No, saying ‘Paki’ is never ‘banter’

The indifference towards racial slurs - and the violence they entail - attests to how deeply ingrained racism is in modern Britain.

In pictures: World's largest community kitchen serves food, no matter what

The Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism, has been providing 50,000-75,000 individuals with a fresh vegetarian meal everyday during the pandemic.

Vilifying India’s protesting farmers is central to the BJP’s playbook

Hindu nationalists’ attempt to brand dissent as “anti-national” is a well-worn diversionary tactic, and has been deployed against religious minorities of every stripe to devastating effect.

Hundreds of Indian Sikhs make historic pilgrimage to Pakistan

At least 700 pilgrims and more in the coming days are expected to pass through the border into Pakistan without a visa to pray at the shrine of the founder of their religion, Guru Nanak.

India, Pakistan sign pact on cross-border temple visits

The two countries plan to give special permits to pilgrims to access the shrine of Guru Nanak through a corridor built on both sides of the border every day beginning next month.

Despite border tensions, Indian Sikhs celebrate festival in Pakistan

Many Indian Sikhs believe that peace between India and Pakistan is possible because people from both the countries share common history and culture, and they get along very well.

How Indian media took a positive India-Pakistan moment and flipped it

Could the opening of the Kartarpur Crossing, to facilitate the Sikh community on both sides of the Pakistan-India border, be a step towards talks or initiating a peace process? The Indian media and the Indian government are not interested.

Grenade attack on prayer hall in northern India kills three

Security alert triggered across Punjab state after two masked men lob a grenade toward the hall belonging to the Nirankari spiritual group at a village on the outskirts of Amritsar, killing three people and wounding between 15-20 others, police say.

With killings on the rise, Sikhs in Pakistan’s Peshawar weigh exit

The Sikh minority in the country has been living on the edge ever since extremists began to target them.