Singh, Gobind
SINGH, GOBIND (1666–1708), the last of the ten gurūs ("teachers") of Sikhism. After his death the Sikh gurū was understood to be the Ādi Granth,...
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Streets were deserted and shops closed across the northern Indian state of Punjab after Sikh leaders called a general strike Tuesday in the wake of a clashes with a quasi-religious sect that have l...
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New Delhi (dpa) - India's northern state of Punjab observed a
complete shut-down on Tuesday in response to a strike call by Sikh
groups against a sect they accuse of insulti...
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New Delhi (dpa) - The Indian government on Thursday approved the
largest ever foreign direct investment in a public sector refinery,
when it gave the go ahead to steel baron...
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India's Supreme Court suspended a government program Thursday to reserve spots for lower-caste students at the country's top medical, engineering and professional schools _ a plan that has repeated...
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New Delhi (dpa) - India's northern state of Punjab was placed on
high alert Friday as the government rushed additional security forces
to the region to quell violent Sikh pr...
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