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Akaal Channel is a UK based, free-to-air satellite television channel which is dedicatedly focused on Sikhism and the Sikh community. Founded by Amrik Singh Kooner, the channel also broadcasts across 44 countries, including Europe, on satellite television. [1] [2] [3] Formerly known as Sikh TV, [4] the channel has a center in Amritsar as well ...
According to the 2017 British Sikh Report which surveys the community in the UK, 71% were born in England, followed by 15% in India, 8% in East Africa, 2% in Scotland, and 1% in Afghanistan. [66] Distribution of British Sikhs by local authority, 2021 census Sikh population distribution in the 2021 Census by UK Region.
Last year, Paramjit Singh Panjwar, a Sikh militant leader and head of the Khalistan Commando Force, was shot dead in Pakistan. This story has been edited to correct that the insurgency shook India ...
Sangat TV is owned by Sangat Trust, a UK Registered Charity backed by gurdwaras from the UK and from other individuals. The channel is an open platform for the Sikhs sangat to express their views independently. Programming includes educational material on the Sikh gurus and Guru Granth Sahib. The channel is now broadcast on Sky channel 763, and ...
The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official. The charges announced ...
The permanent arrival of Sikhism in England is dated to 1850 A.D. with the arrival of Maharajah Duleep Singh (last ruler of the Sikh Empire). The first Sikh place of worship, called a Gurdwara, was opened in 1911 in London and this was partly funded by the Maharaja of Patiala. [4]
The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited became a registered Community Interest Company (CIC) on 25 September 2009, and later a registered charity on 2 June 2010. [5] [6] In December 2012, TV Legal Limited transferred the channel's television broadcast licence to the Sikh Channel Community Interest Company Limited. [7]
The U.S. and Canada have alleged Indian agents were involved in assassination plots in their countries last year against campaigners for 'Khalistan', a Sikh homeland they want carved out of India ...