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RSS, BJP should stop interfering in Sikh affairs: SGPC to Mohan Bhagwat
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday demanded that the RSS and the BJP stop their “unnecessary interference” in Sikh affairs. In a letter written to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat…
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Indian-origin Sikh wins 2023 NSW Australian of the Year award
Melbourne: Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has been honoured with the New South Wales Australian of the Year award for supporting the community impacted by floods, bushfires, drought and the Covid-19 pandemic. Singh,…
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2022 Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize for Singapore Sikh
New York: Singapore-based Sikh researcher and documentary filmmaker Amardeep Singh has been honoured with the ‘The Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize’ for the year 2022. Administered by Hofstra University, New York, the $50,000…
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Canadian city gets first turban-wearing Sikh woman councillor
Toronto: Indo-Canadian healthcare worker Navjit Kaur Brar has become the first turban-wearing Sikh woman to be elected as Brampton City Councillor in the recent Municipal council polls. Brar, a respiratory therapist and…
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Sikh named to US DHS’ Faith-Based Advisory Council
New York: After Indian-American community leader Chandru Acharya, Kiran Kaur Gill, an Indian-origin Sikh, has been named to the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Faith-Based Security Advisory Council. Gill, Executive Director,…
- India
‘Sikh affairs to be managed by Sikhs alone’: SC upholds 2014 Haryana law on gurdwaras
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, allowing formation of a separate committee other than the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee…
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Barelvi clerics condemn attacks on minorities in Pakistan
Bareilly: Ittehad-e-Millat Party chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan and Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, general secretary of Ulma-e-Islam, have expressed concern over the attacks on minorities in Pakistan. Referring to the recent incident…
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Protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against abduction, forced conversion of Sikh woman
Peshawar: Members of the Sikh community protested for a second day in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a woman’s alleged abduction, forceful conversion and marriage to a Muslim man. “Dina Kumari, 25,…
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Pakistan Sikh trader distributes ‘Ramzan package’ to promote religious harmony
Bara: A local Sikh trader of Tirah valley in Pakistan distributed dates, cement bags and sugar packs among the local residents as part of a ‘Ramzan package’, Express Tribune reported. Local residents…
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Sikh passengers, employees allowed to carry kirpan at Indian airports, flights
New Delhi: Aviation security regulator BCAS has permitted Sikh aviation sector employees to carry kirpan on person within the airport premises, a document stated. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) order…