WASHINGTON : In a landmark decision, the US military granted a decorated Sikh-American officer a long-term religious accommodation allowing him to continue serving while maintaining his articles of faith of keeping a beard and wearing a turban. The move makes Captain Simratpal Singh, 28, a combat veteran, the first active duty Sikh soldier to receive approval […]
Toronto : A 29-year-old Indo-Canadian Sikh was viciously assaulted by four men in Canada in an alleged racially motivated attack, drawing strong condemnation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Supninder Singh Khehra, an Indian citizen from Patiala and a resident of the Toronto suburb of Brampton, was verbally abused and beaten by a group of men […]
Amritsar : Sikh Political Prisoner Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar was presented before a TADA court in Amritsar today. The court heard arguments of prosecution and defence on chargesheet moved by the police against Prof. Devender Pal Singh Bhullar in this case. “We have argued in the court that there was no basis for trying […]
Chandigarh : Bhai Taru Singh was today nominated as the acting President of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. he is the son of Bhai Hari Das of Sindh who has been performing langar sewa in Pakistan gurdwaras for the last about four decades.
Brussels (Belgium) : In an attempt to make their voices heard internationally, the Sikh and Kashmiri Diaspora has approached the European Council urging it to engage the Indian leadership and question their role, attitude towards aspirations of ethnic minorities and nationalities in the country.Registering their protest during the visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]