Author Archives: Daily Sikh Updates

A youngster at the railway station in Sangrur single handedly stopped a cargo train allegedly belonging to Adani. The young boy went live on his Phone on Facebook and said he would not let the train pass until Sikh groups arrived on the scene. Here is the full video:

A Sikh leader from Calcutta was invited to a Durga Puja event where he fed an Idol on stage. The leader was called by Akaal Channel where he issued an apology over the matter. He stated that in order to keep harmony among the communities he attended the event but should have used better judgement.

A Sikh man protested outside of Patel Nagar, Delhi Domino’s pizza due to the international chain restaurant not paying rent for 3 years. The man stood outside with a sign taped to him and a large sign on his car. The man made an appeal on social media: He peacefully protested outside in an effort […]

Members of the Satkar Committee and other groups have alleged that they were beaten by the SGPC task force after being kept in the Teja Singh Samundari Hall. Satkar Committee representatives told the media that they were attacked inside the hall and kept captive. They alleged the members were sitting peacefully inside but the task […]

A violent clash occurred between the Satkar Committee and the SGPC Task Force outside the SGPC HQ offices. The Satkar Committee has continuously protested outside of the SGPC office over the missing 200 plus Guru Granth Sahib Ji Saroops. The protest took a violent turn after the lock of the gate was broken. Several media […]

The Punjabi community along with local Councilwoman Adrianne Adams inaugurated Punjab Avenue as the intersection of 101st Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill, NY. The avenue comes as a celebration to the success of the local Punjabi community in the area. Local Sikh leader Harpreet Singh Toor wrote on social media thanking the local […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three projects in Gujarat — one each related to farmers’ welfare, healthcare and tourism development — via video link from New Delhi on Saturday. Mr. Modi launched Kisan Suryodaya Yojana aimed at providing day-time electricity to the farmers in the state for irrigation and farming purposes. He also inaugurated Paediatric Heart Hospital […]

The DSGMC Head Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that he would be providing Rajinder Singh, the disabled man who sells incenses for a living on a road in Amritsar. Photos of him selling incenses went viral which initiated the DSGMC to provide the man with an electric tricyle for his well being. The man is a […]

Subhas Chandra`s call to Indian prisoners of war was well received and 1,200 men, mostly Sikhs, were recruited during the first six months for a training camp set up at Frankenburg.This camp was the precursor of the Azad Hind Fauj. It was initially named Lashkar-iHind or Indian Legion and its strength in the West rose […]

Sikh businessperson Vikramjit Singh Sahney gave a heartwarming gesture to a 3rd year MBBS student named Gursimran Kaur. Manjinder Singh Sirsa broke the news on social media, he wrote: “Vikramjit Singh Sahney Chairman, World Punjabi Organization once again set an example of compassion and care. He gave an amount of Rs 6 Lakhs to Ms […]

An Akaal Channel investigation into a viral picture led to the discovery of many shops in Delhi selling a snack item under the name of ‘Khalsa Ji Ke Vrat Laddoo.’ It was found that several companies made the item and titled the product the same. Vrat or fasting isn’t a Sikh religious practice and using […]

We greatly lack nuance in our discourse. The current two-party system is limiting and frustrating. Supporting a Biden-Harris ticket does not make them saints, and it does not mean that we stop being critical of their past, present and future policy choices and transgressions as politicians. And saying “Sikhs are Not For Trump” does not […]