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By Francis X. Rocca c. 2011 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI linked last month's riots in England to the corrosive effects of "moral relativism," and warned that preserving social order requires government policies based on "enduring values." Benedict made his...

British-born Sikh appointed High Court judge in London Shyam Bhatia in London A British-born Sikh lawyer, who advised that British intervention in the Iraq war was unlawful, has been appointed a judge of the High Court in London. History has been created with the appointment of Mr Justice...

Amrit & Rabindra Kaur Singh Appointed Members of The Order of The British Empire NEWS REPORT World-renowned artists Amrit Kaur Singh and Rabindra Kaur Singh - popularly known as The Singh Twins - of the United Kingdom have been appointed Members of The Order of The British Empire by Queen...

Country's transportation minister urging European colleagues to look at hand search alternatives By Hindustan Times Updated: 04-28-2011 11:06 am London, April 27 -- The British Government wants airport security staff to stop searching Sikhs' turbans using their hands. Transport...

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Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House is a melodramatic tale of a large Sikh family living in the London suburb of Southall, in a supposedly postracial Britain. The film plays with diasporic cultural politics, generational strife, and the aesthetics of a community frozen in time. However, like all...

Madan Singh Joseph Cunningham spent many years in the Punjab and was witness to the Anglo-Sikh wars. His History of the Sikhs is a monumental work. One man who has fascinated me is Joseph Davey Cunningham( 1812-51).His ‘history of the Sikhs’ is a monumental book and deserves the highest...

There is no such thing as an 'indigenous' Briton It is deeply offensive for far-right lobbyists to hijack the term to support their anti-immigration agenda James Mackay and David Stirrup, 20 December 2010...

British law spurs scrutiny of excess packaging ELISABETH ROSENTHAL The citizens of Lincolnshire, England, were so fed up with the layers of plastic and cardboard and Styrofoam that encased their store purchases this fall that they took a high-priced, highly wrapped piece of meat to...

Chandigarh, Dec 14 (IANS) A British police team will reach Punjab to probe the killing of a Sikh religious leader in the state suspected to have been assassinated by British nationals of Punjab origin. Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (RSS) president Rulda Singh was shot and seriously injured by...

Monday, 22nd November 2010 - 07:52CET British pupils taught how to carry out Sharia punishments Pupils at Islamic schools across Britain are being taught how to chop off a criminal's hand and that Jews are conspiring to take over the world, A BBC investigation found today. Up to 5,000 pupils...

How come Sikhs were willing to die rather than become Muslims but yet become slaves of the British Although yes, the Sikhs did fight for a just cause, WW1 & WW2, what happened to the Lion never wanting to be tamed? The moghuls tried it but the Sikhs accepted death but then the British came...

Police investigating the "suspicious death" of a British woman in India three years ago are preparing a file for prosecutors after four Homicide and Serious Crime Squad detectives spent two weeks in India collecting evidence. Manjit Kular, 43, from Cranford in west London, travelled...

http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/dec/ethnicity.htm Ethnicity, Religion, Military Performance and Political Reliability — British Recruitment Policy and The Indian Army — 1757-1947 Maj (Retd) AGHA HUMAYUN AMIN from WASHINGTON DC writes about British recruitment policy in the...

Sanatan Singh Sabha is the original Singh Sabha formed in 1873 by Sikhs in Amritsar to recover a distinctive Sikhism. The Sikhs in Amritsar formed the Sanatan Singh Sabha as the original Singh Sabha in 1873. Still reckoned as an ideal Indian renaissance movement, Sanatan Singh Sabha recovered...

Why ARE so many modern British career women converting to Islam? Tony Blair’s sister-in-law announced her conversion to Islam last weekend. Journalist Lauren Booth embraced the faith after what she describes as a ‘holy experience’ in Iran. She is just one of a growing number of modern...

Photograph of the Chauburji Gateway at Lahore, Pakistan, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1880s, part of the Bellew Collection of Architectural Views. Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, is considered the cultural centre of Pakistan. Islam came here after the advent of Mahmud of...

The Sikhs were given the tag of a martial race and incorporated in large numbers into the British Indian Army. They made a mark as professional soldiers. The Sikhs became part of the British Indian Army after the end of the Anglo-Sikh wars. The conduct of the Sikh army during this war had...

British doctorate for Punjabi singer Gurdas Mann PTI, Aug 31, 2010, 07.55pm IST NEW DELHI: Renowned Punjabi singer Gurdas Mann will be honoured with a doctorate in world music from University of Wolverhampton, UK. Mann, known for giving Punjabi Music a global face, will be receiving the...

The British Council is delighted to announce the launch of the British Council IELTS Scholarship for Indian students planning to study at universities overseas. In line with its mission to promote the global sharing of knowledge and ideas, the British Council will select eight students from...