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A new Homeland Security Department policy singles out Sikh men for rigorous airport security searches at the discretion of screeners, a national civil rights organization says. More...

"Unless everyone gets sufficient food to eat, there will be no peace in the world," said Punjab Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Dr Manjit Singh Kang at a panel discussion on 'Punjab's lost pride: what should be done?' organised by NGO Kadam today. He stressed that the investing in...

With an all time high cropping intensity of 189 per cent and the highest per hectare use of fertilisers (192.5 kg) and pesticides (923 grams) in the country, Punjab is not only overdrawing its water and soil resources but is also producing crops laced with poison. The state with a yen for the...

Sombre friends and family gathered in the dining hall of a Mission Sikh temple to quietly mark a wedding shattered by the deaths of six revellers less than two days ago. More...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Private sector lender Centurion Bank of Punjab said on Monday HSBC Financial Services has acquired 20.5 million shares, or a 1.31 percent stake, to raise its holding to 5 percent. More...

MUMBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Private sector lender Centurion Bank of Punjab said on Monday HSBC Financial Services has acquired 20.5 million shares, or a 1.31 percent stake, to raise its holding to 5 percent. More...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd. said on Monday it has agreed to acquire 100 percent stake in Pegevo Beheer BV for an enterprise value of 39.5 million euros. More...

MUMBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd. said on Monday it has agreed to acquire 100 percent stake in Pegevo Beheer BV for an enterprise value of 39.5 million euros. More...

THE PUNJAB Cricket Association on Saturday announced it would offer retainerships to 20 players each in all age groups and Ranji Trophy. 'The PCA is the first unit in the country to offer retainerships to its players,' said PCA president I.S. Bindra. More...

By Karan Kapoor Ludhiana, Aug 26 (ANI): After making a mark in the metros, multiplexes are all set to boom in cities like Ludhiana. Ludhiana has just got its first multiplex, and another hundred are in the pipeline. PVR Cinemas, Inox, Fame, IMAX and many more are keeping a close watch on cash...

Fortis Healthcare, a Ranbaxy group firm, will set up two 'health cities' - integrated townships with hospitals and medical colleges - in Punjab with an investment of Rs.10 billion. More...

Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare, a Ranbaxy group firm, will set up two 'health cities' - integrated townships with hospitals and medical colleges - in Punjab with an investment of Rs.10 billion. More...

London, Aug 26 (IANS) A Sikh organisation in Ireland is planning to challenge a ban on Sikhs in a volunteer reserve police force from wearing the turban while on duty. More...

New York, Aug 26 (IANS) A Sikh youth has approached the US justice department after he was allegedly denied entry into two nightclubs in California because he was wearing a turban. More...

The Indian Cricket League should have been a natural choice for someone like Punjab's Pankaj Dharmani. The 33-year-old played his only One-Day International in 1996 against South Africa in Jaipur. And the wicketkeeper batsman is not even in contention for a comeback to the national team. So he...

The Sikh Coalition, the nation's largest Sikh civil rights organization, strongly opposes new headwear screening procedures put in place by the Transportation Security Administration on August 4, 2007. TSA officials told the Sikh Coalition that the new Standard Operating Procedure includes a...

Chandigarh, Aug 25 (ANI): Police in Punjab have tightened the personal security of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal after intelligence reports of a threat to his life. Police also released the sketches of seven women who are intent on harming the Chief Minister and his family. The women are...

A paralyzed Indian refugee claimant is heading back to the Sikh temple that gave him sanctuary when he initially faced the prospect of being removed from Canada in July. More...

THE ALL India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday announced the draw for this year's Federation Cup, to be held in Ludhiana on September 4-15. It will be after a gap of 33 years that a national-level football tournament will be held in Punjab - the Santosh Trophy in Jalandhar in 1974 was the...

Actress Shabana Azmi will sing for her forthcoming English film, Loins of Punjab Presents. This film is directed by debutant filmmaker Manish Acharya More...