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What are the implications of this outcome? Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as...

In a first legal victory for the Sikh community in Britain, the planning permission for the setting up of a meat plant near a gurdwara in northern Britain's Bradford city was cancelled by the Bradford City Council Wednesday. Councillor David Green, who heard the "grave concerns" of local...

Sikhs help in relief efforts in Britain flood disaster Prasun Sonwalkar http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/sikhs-help-in-relief-efforts-in-uk-flood-disaster/article1-1182530.aspx A group of Sikhs from Berkshire and the West Midlands have won hearts by volunteering to...

London, Oct 28 (IANS) An 1805 report, first-hand accounts, a book and and a few paintings throwing light on the life of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, under whom the Sikh empire expanded to its maximum, will go under the hammer at Mullock's auction house here Nov 5. One of the highlights of the...

Girl Who Assaulted Elderly Sikh Man in Britain Denied Bail http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/PunjabAbroadBritain/Girl-who-assaulted-elderly-Sikh-in-Britain-denied-bail/SP-Article1-1110363.aspx A British court has rejected the bail plea of a teenaged girl charged with severely assaulting...

Illegal migrants want to leave Britain says Sikh leader http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/illegal-migrants-want-to-leave-britain-sikh-leader-113081000433_1.html People living as illegal immigrants in Britain are willing to return to their home country, a Sikh leader...

40-year-old Indian woman beaten and raped in Britain, enslaved for years IANS | London, April 20, 2013 | 18:07 A 40-year-old woman, said to be an "illiterate" Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years...

Elderly people in Britain are lonelier and poorer that those in similar European countries, international research suggests. They are also more concerned about age discrimination than some of their European neighbours and feel more negative towards young people, a Demos report has found...

Britain won't be a Christian nation by 2030; Hindus, Muslims surge: Report IANS | Mar 3, 2012, 07.28PM IST LONDON: Britain may no longer be a Christian country by 2030 as the number of non-believers is set to overtake the number of Christians, a media report said. Christianity is...

India tells Britain: We don't want your aid India’s Finance Minister has said that his country “does not require” British aid, describing it as “peanuts”. By Andrew Gilligan - The Telegraph. U.K. 9:00PM GMT 04 Feb 2012 Pranab Mukherjee and other Indian ministers tried to terminate...

Only 'quality' migrants welcome: Britain PTI | Feb 2, 2012, 06.02PM IST LONDON: In a move bound to create ripples, Britain today announced a shift of focus in its immigration policy which now seeks to welcome only those Indian and other non-EU immigrants "who add to the quality of life"...

POLICE let the UK down. They were unable to stop the riots from spreading. Law and order is not about political correctness, it is about stamping out crime. WHAT we're seeing in London, as looters and rioters run amok and impotent police stand around watching, is the problem of politically...

August 9, 2011 Britain's Riots: A Society In Denial Of The Burning Issues By Finian Cunningham Global Research, August 9, 2011 Britain saw its third consecutive night of widespread burning of properties and looting as riot police failed to contain gangs of masked youths marauding several...

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By Martin Beckford 1:18PM GMT 27 Jan 2011 Just one in three churchgoers “actively practises” their faith compared with more than two-thirds of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. Christians are also less likely to say that their beliefs influence their everyday life, although they do...

Intolerance breeds intolerance – no matter what religion or race you are As globalisation has collided with the rise of fundamentalism in an uncertain world, people have become more intolerant A nasty human trait, intolerance, especially when fundamentalism...

LONDON — The British authorities raised the terrorism alert level on Friday for airports, rail stations and other transportation hubs, but left unchanged the threat level for the rest of the country, security officials said. Britain’s elevated terror alert level led to increased police...

Converts to Islam double in Britain, says study IANS, Jan 4, 2011, 06.36pm IST THE TIMES OF INDIA LONDON: The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to a study by an inter-faith think tank. The study by think tank Faith Matters...

This is an article recently published in The Times newspaper. Apologies for the scanned image, it is not possible to obtain electronically. I thought it was worth sharing. The article is written by a non-Sikh. It's all wonderful to read positive news rather than the usual negativity!!

The lifestyle of a typical Middle Briton has been laid bare in wide-ranging research published yesterday. Analysts discovered a social group *living in semi-detached suburbia and worrying about how to pay the mortgage. And while many of the findings *reinforce the stereotype of a...