36 Years of Blue Star: ‘Jodhpur Detainees’ Have Moved On, but...
In June 1984, the Indira Gandhi government in India ordered a military assault on the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, codenamed ‘Operation Blue...
36 Years Later, the Trauma of Operation Blue Star Lingers On
By Tridivesh Singh Maini | OPINION |
In June 1984, the Indira Gandhi government in India ordered a military assault on the Darbar Sahib (Golden...
India disrupts Akaal Channel
By Asia Samachar Team | BRITAIN |
A UK-based Sikh channel carrying independent news and views of the community is facing disruption in India.
Akaal Channel has not...
1984: My Firsthand Account
By Sawinder Singh | OPINION |
I was in school in Amritsar, Punjab, on June 1, 1984. It was 12:30 pm when we heard the unmistakable, chilling...
Understanding 1984
By Asia Samachar Team | OPINION |
DO you have a clear grasp of #1984? This is a major landmark in Sikh history that Sikhs themselves...
How ex-Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini used fear psychosis
By Jatinder Kaur | PUNJAB, INDIA |
On 6 May 2020, in the midst of the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, Sumedh...
Colour strokes to honour India’s hockey legend
By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA |
A Punjab-based artist pain has put his strokes to work in the honour of India’s legendary hockey player and...
India hockey icon Balbir Singh Sr passes away
By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA |
India's three-time Olympic gold medal-winning hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr died in Chandigarh today (25 May) after battling multiple...
Sikhs sanitise Delhi’s Masjid Jama ahead of Aidilfitri
By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA |
A Sikh outfit came forward to sanitise the Masjid Jama in New Delhi just as Muslims prepared for Aidiltifti...
Joginder Paul’s iconic Urdu novel now in English
By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA |
Joginder Paul's iconic Urdu novel "Ek Boond Lahoo Ki" has been translated into English.
A Drop of Blood, as translated...












































