5-year-old Tegbir Singh reached the pinnacle of glory through grit, discipline, and sheer hard work when he became the first youngest Sikh to scale the Mount Everest Base Camp this week, dreaming of conquering Mount Everest and other peaks around the world, under the care and guidance of his polite, humble and disciplined father Sukhinderdeep Singh. WSN special correspondent Ishwinder Singh Dakha catches up with the father-son duo on the phone while they are returning home to Punjab. HOISTING THE […] The post Young Tegbir Singh’s Ascent to Everest Base Camp Ignites Sikh Pride and Global Wonder ..read more

Harjinder Singh Kukreja does it again. Known for his flamboyant style in making unique efforts to uphold Sikh identity, he, along with his wife Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has set a trend in pushing for the registration of their marriage under the Anand Marriage Act. Navigating through the process which was made easier by the Punjab government, the media-savvy travel influencer couple has obtained their certificate under the Anand Marriage Act and are now on a mission to make this happen […] The post Harjinder Singh Kukreja and Harkirat Kaur Kukreja Re-register marriage from Hindu to Anand Marriage ..read more

Elections to the Takht Hazur Sahib Board are pending since March 2022. In a glaring display of defiance against the judiciary, the Maharashtra government once again cheated the Sikhs and resorted to subterfuge to delay elections to the Takht Hazur Sahib Board. Despite explicit directives from the Bombay High Court, the state has shown a persistent reluctance to initiate the electoral process, drawing sharp reprimands from the judiciary. WSN editor Jagmohan Singh examines the fault-lines of the Maharashtra government and […] The post Maharashtra defies Bombay High Court on Hazur Sahib Elections ..read more

In a significant development from the Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan -which has in the past witnessed anti-Sikh sentiments and even killings, Gurpal Singh has become a Member of the Provincial Assembly. WSN reports. GURPAL SINGH son of Baba Sujan Singh and a resident of the Dabgari neighborhood’s Jogan Shah locality, has been appointed as a provincial assembly member by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan (JUI) party, led by Maulana Fazl ur Rehman. His election was declared by […] The post Gurpal Singh Elected to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Pakistan appeared first on T ..read more

Forty years ago today, Harbans Singh Manchanda, the President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), was fatally shot at the ITO roundabout in New Delhi. Alongside him, four individuals, including his driver, DSGMC Vice President Jagdish Singh Lamba, Assistant Sub-Inspector Pritam Singh, and security guard Gurcharan Singh, sustained serious injuries during the incident. Reminded today by the Indian Express in its column, ‘Forty Years Ago’, The World Sikh News revisits the case. HARBANS SINGH MANCHANDA, recognized for his […] The post 40 years ago, DSGMC President Manchanda wa ..read more

Unmindful of the international opprobrium against India as it slipped to Rank 161 in 2023 on the World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Sans Frontiers, the Narendra Modi-led right-wing Bhartiya Janata Party government continues to play Orwellian Big Brother through arm-twisting social media platforms into blocking truthful documentaries about Punjab and India. The latest to be blocked is the Foreign Correspondent -Australian Broadcasting Corporation -ABC documentary entitled Sikhs, Spies, and Murder, which investigates India’s extrajudicial killing plans on foreign soil. […] The post India blo ..read more

Dal Khalsa, a prominent pro-freedom Sikh organization, has vehemently criticized the Indian government’s attempt to absolve itself from a conspiracy aimed at assassinating US-based Sikh sovereignty champion Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Calling the US to intervene, Dal Khalsa urges it to push India hard. This condemnation comes after the Union Government’s probe, which attempted to exonerate India from any involvement in the thwarted plot on grounds that it was carried out by rogue elements. WSN Reports At a press conference held […] The post Dal Khalsa Trashes India’s Denial in Plot Against Sikh L ..read more

After the well-attended demonstration of unity and resistance of Sikh political and human rights representatives in Amritsar, the fasting by the detainees in the Dibrugarh prison has been withdrawn following the resolutions adopted at the meet, but Punjab has extended the draconian and undemocratic National Security Act on Amritpal Singh and his associates for another year. Amritpal Singh’s mother’s words – ‘the struggle is far from over’ resonates the sentiment of anger at the role of the Punjab government, as […] The post Punjab extends NSA on Amritpal Singh and group, agitation continues ap ..read more

मागील  दोन वर्षांपेक्षा अधिक काळापासून सामाजिक कार्यकर्ते आणि उदयोन्मुख  अधिवक्ता जगदीप सिंह यांनी नांदेडमध्ये तख्त हजूर साहिबच्या शासन आणि  व्यवस्थापना संबंधित महाराष्ट्र सरकारच्या  गैरकायदेशीर  कृत्यांविरुद्ध  इतर कोणाच्याही  आधार न घेता स्वतः न्यायालयात लढा दिला आहे.  वर्ल्ड सिख न्यूजच्या नोंदीनुसार, त्यांच्या  याचिकेमुळे राज्य सरकारने  १९५६ च्या कायद्यातील तरतुदींवर कृती करण्याऐवजी नवीन कायदा  अमलात आणण्यासाठी कपटीपणाचा आणि  बेकायदेशीर कृत्यांचा आधार  ..read more

Across the Sikh world, there is a sense of satisfaction that the Government of Maharashtra has passed on the matter of new legislation for Takht Hazur Saheb to a Cabinet Sub-Committee, the Sikhs of Nanded over the last 15 days have been fasting in front of the District Collector’s Office as they fear that the government is insincere in its move of withdrawal of the new Act. WSN reports from Nanded. Since the last two weeks, there has been total […] The post BJP leaders disregard protests in Nanded over New Takht Hazur Sahib Act appeared first on The World Sikh News ..read more