because the truth needs to be told
The public sphere is being transformed by partisan power politics. At a time when politicians in Punjab are challenging each other for public debates, but are clearly indulging in hyperbole, self-aggrandizement and gladiator-style bloody talking games, we brin... More »
How does one even begin to understand a verdict as massive as 92 seats in a house of 117 legislators? As the two traditional parties, both more than a century old, fell by the wayside, and a rank outsider rode to power riding a wave of anger, alienation and ve... More »
“THINGS fall apart; the centre cannot hold,” Yeats could have said this about Punjab’s politics. As the fulcrums of power, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress, both more than century-old parties, fell by the wayside, the country actually wants to understand... More »
It’s difficult to match the magic that electoral partisan politics can play upon the people. Without grappling with the question about crisis in peasantry, without even touching the hot-button issue of unemployment, without talking about the issue of Punjab’s ... More »
ਕੇਂਦਰ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਭਾਈ ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਦੇ ਮਤੇ ਨੂੰ 4 ਵਾਰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਜ ਜਾਗੋ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਨੇ ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਹੈਡਕੁਆਰਟਰ ਮੂਹਰੇ ਰੋਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸਨ ਕੀਤਾ। ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਆਸੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਕੈਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਮੋਰਚਾ (ਦਿੱਲੀ) ਦੇ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਸਣ... More »
Top-level security protocols in India are not really the stuff of public discourse, and except for a handful of people and veteran journalists who have frequently travelled with successive prime ministers, hardly anyone understands the intricacies of security,... More »
Who is responsible for the death of Jarnail Singh? Was it the unknown complications arising out of vaccination that led to the deterioration of his health? Did the AAP government in Delhi, of which he was a pillar, did enough to save him? What role, if any, di... More »
Amidst the coronavirus scare, it will be unforgivable not to review the aftermath of the anti-Muslim pogrom in Delhi in the last week of February 2020. While bodies of Muslims were being discovered from the drains of North East Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal and his c... More »
India’s wait for Delhi Legislative Assembly results to see the victory of people’s issues against the divisive politics of hate and fascism is over. AAP has trounced BJP and it is down to single digits again. WSN Desk teammate Gurmeet Singh, who keeps a keen e... More »
Everybody loves to watch the ‘dance of democracy’ –as Indians love to call their massive elections. The World Sikh News presents a bird’s eye view of the general election scenario in the state of Punjab as at the final count 2.7 million voters are expected to ... More »
We must all thank Akalpurakh for this. Justice after 34 years brings solace and a little peace. Sikhs across the world feel satisfied that Sajjan Kumar has been ordered to be imprisoned in Mandoli jail after surrendering at the Karkardooma courts in Delhi with... More »
Through an Open letter, WSN editor shares unhappiness of Punjabis, upset at the resignation of human rights activist-turned-legislator Harvinder Singh Phoolka, through an open letter to him. He has not only missed a huge opportunity to pursue the cause of just... More »