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, the sacred book. Until Gobind Singh, the Sikh community, whose...

Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ) (22 December, 1666 – 7 October, 1708) was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. He became the Guru on 11 November 1675, succeeding his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur. He was a warrior, a...

Byline: John Doherty Staff writer A Palermo religious community is mourning the death of its founder. Baba Virsa Singh ji, the leader and founder of the Gobind Sadan spiritual farm movement in India and Palermo, has died. Known to his...

Byline: Janet Clerkin Contributing Writer Members of the Gobind Sadan community are leaving today for a 10-day trip to the Sikh interfaith center in New Delhi, India. Ralph Singh , a member of the Gobind Sadan USA worship center in Palermo, is...

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 left one person dead, police and religious leaders said.Thousands of police officers...

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 repeatedly prompted widespread protests.The quota system for India's prestigious state-run professional schools was to come into effect...