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New York, Sep 27 (IANS) A grand jury has filed an indictment against Umair Ahmed, a 17-year old schoolboy, for forcibly cutting a 15-year-old Sikh boy's hair in a school in Queens borough of New York. More...

Lahore, Sep 26 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf is likely to secure a two-thirds majority in the Punjab Assembly in the presidential election on October 6. The Punjab Assembly, the biggest among the provincial assemblies, has 371 seats: 270 belong to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid...

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Six members of a family, including two children, were killed Tuesday when their car rammed into a truck near Kharar town in Punjab near here. More...

Kapurthala, Sep 25 (IANS) They may not be remotely related to actor Dharmendra but what nine teachers in Punjab, including five women, did in this town Tuesday evening brought back memories of the Bollywood star's water tank scene in the 1975 blockbuster 'Sholay'. More...

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) The Punjab government Tuesday banned a controversial Hindi book 'Shri Guru Granth Sahib - Sant Panapdas-ji ki vani', saying it contained passages and inferences likely to offend Sikh religious sentiments. More...

Banking / finance **Centurion Bank of Punjab (CBoP) (BSE:532273) on Monday denied that the bank is a candidate for takeover by another private sector bank ING Vysya Bank by terming the reports in a section of media to this effect as incorrect. More...

Centurion Bank of Punjab (CBoP) (BSE:532273) on Monday denied that the bank is a candidate for takeover by another private sector bank ING Vysya Bank by terming the reports in a section of media to this effect as incorrect. More...

Prime suspect in the 1985 Air India bombing Talwinder Singh Parmar had reportedly told Punjab Police that leaders of a Sikh youth organisation might be behind the attack that claimed 329 lives, according to evidence presented to a public inquiry on Monday. He reportedly told his interrogators...

With neighbouring Haryana having given in-principle approval to 57 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) proposals, 12 notified and 5 functional, Punjab is getting its act together to set the ball rolling. With the state all set to enact the SEZ Act by this December, formal approval has been given to four...

In the wake of all the Indian Idol-frenzy we bring another perspective on singing idol competitions - that of Manish Acharya who s Shabana Azmi-starrer Loins of Punjab Presents is all about idol mania. More...

In a significant decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed the "arbitrary" rule framed by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana banning persons over the age of 45 from getting enrolled as advocates in the Bar . Quashing the order, a Division Bench of the High Court held that the...

Punjab is getting tough with builders and developers. The state government has issued instructions that ''no housing project would get government approval unless the colonizer gives clear proof of acquiring at least 50% of the land mentioned in the project''. The new instructions, issued last...

New York: The New York City will mark a Sikh Heritage Week from Saturday coinciding with an annual festival here to showcase the arts, culture and tradition of the community. More...

Islamabad, Sep 22 (IANS) Ceremonies marking the 468th death anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, ended with distribution of sweets among pilgrims from across Pakistan and Afghanistan at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hasanabdal near here Saturday. More...

Movie: Loins of Punjab Presents Rating: *** Cast: Shabana Azmi ( Rrita Kapoor ), Seema Rahmani ( Sania Rehman ), Jameel Khan , Michael Raimondi ( Josh Cohen ), Manish Acharya ( Vikram Tejwani ), Ajay Naidu ( Turbanotorious B.D.G. ), Ayesha Dharker ( Opama Menon ), Darshan Jariwala ( Sanjeev...

The Congress on Friday accused the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab of harassing its workers, forcing many of them to commit suicide and being instrumental in the death of others. Presenting a delegation of the relatives of some victims brought by Punjab CLP leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal at the AICC...

If all you re looking for is a good laugh this weekend, don t miss Loins of Punjab Presents , it s a delightful comedy about a New Jersey singing competition called Desi Idol and the motley group of contestants from New York and Jersey City who re hoping to win the 25,000-dollar cash prize. More...

If all you re looking for is a good laugh this weekend, don t miss Loins of Punjab Presents , it s a delightful comedy about a New Jersey singing competition called Desi Idol and the motley group of contestants from New York and Jersey City who re hoping to win the 25,000-dollar cash prize. More...

Former chief minister of Punjab Capt Amrinder Singh might be heading for serious trouble over the Ludhiana City Centre scam. Punjab s Vigilance Department claims it s found solid evidence to chargesheet Amrinder and his family members. The police are in custody with a few cheques that show...

Patiala (Punjab), Sep 21 (IANS) At least four persons were killed when two groups of the Nihang Sikh sect clashed outside a religious shrine here Friday evening, 90 km from Chandigarh. More...