6 Indian war heroes honoured in UK digital archive

6 Indian war heroes honoured in UK digital archive

London: Britain has launched a new digital archive telling the inspiring stories of war heroes, including six Indians, as part of the UK government’s centenary celebrations to mark World War I. As many as 175 men from 11 overseas countries were awarded Britain’s highest award for valour, the Victoria Cross (VC), during the war. These […]

530 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan

530 Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan

Islamabad : As many as 530 Sikh pilgrims from India have been issued visas by Pakistan to attend an event to mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore. As per the 1974 bilateral protocol between Islamabad and New Delhi, Pakistan High Commission in India has issued the visas from June 21 to […]

Sikh youth sends Mathura police into tizzy

Sikh youth sends Mathura police into tizzy

policeAGRA : A 19-year-old Sikh youth, Amreek Singh, hailing from a family of Gurdwara sewadars, who cut his own hair for a hipper look created a riot-like situation in Mathura after claiming that his hair had been forcibly cut by four people, including two women, while he was sleeping on the terrace of his house […]

First Sikh man sworn-in as police officer in US city

First Sikh man sworn-in as police officer in US city

San Fransisco : A 28-year-old Sikh man has been sworn-in as the first officer from the community who can wear his turban and beard on work despite grooming policy that requires officers to be clean shaven in the Modesto Police Department, California.Varinder Khun Khun, who was born in India, graduated from the Napa Police Academy […]

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