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UK court sentences Sikh man for drunk-driving
London: A 25-year-old Sikh has man has been fined and banned from roads for 22 months by a UK court for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police found open cans of…
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UP: 4 booked for assaulting, trying to convert Sikh man to Christianity
Bijnor: An FIR has been lodged against four persons in Badhapur police station of Bijnor district for allegedly assaulting a Sikh youth and forcing him to convert to Christianity by cutting his…
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British Sikh MP calls for independent bullying probe after Indian-origin doctor’s suicide
London: Britain’s first female Sikh MP has written to the UK government calling for an independent inquiry into a state-funded National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust in Birmingham following the suicide of…
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Sikh man dies in truck accident in Canada
Toronto: A 30-year-old Sikh, who came to Canada just last month from Punjab, died on the spot after being hit by a transport truck in Mississauga. Manpreet Singh was pronounced dead at…
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Sikh woman shot dead outside gas station in Canada
Toronto: In a “targeted” killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on…
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US varsity updates policy, allows Sikh students to wear kirpan on campus
New York: The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, has updated its ‘Weapons on Campus’ policy to allow Sikh students to wear a kirpan, a religious expression of faith, on campus. The move…
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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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CAA takes into account historical context, current ground realities: India to UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: India on Thursday told the UN Human Rights Council that its Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is a limited and focused legislation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to the welfare of…
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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,…
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Watch: Sikh student detained for wearing Kirpan in North Carolina
A video has surfaced on Twitter where a Sikh student named Amaan is seen getting detained by a policeman for wearing a kirpan, considered one of the integral parts of Sikhism. He…
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‘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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Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
