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Houston Sikh woman’s rights possibly violated by ban on Kirpans in IRS building By Parmjit Singh Houston, US (November 21, 2013): It is learnt that a Houston Sikh woman Kawaljeet Kaur has been fighting for her right to carry Kirpan into a downtown Houston federal building for nearly nine...

India building collapse near Mumbai kills 40 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22036751 with video At least 40 people have died, including 11 children, after a building under construction collapsed near the Indian city of Mumbai, police say. Dozens have been injured and many...

MOHALI (Punjab): It was a promise delivered floor by floor. In just 48 hours, an entrepreneur has constructed a 10-storey building in this suburban town in Punjab. The red and grey facade building, Instacon, stood tall on an industrial plot in Mohali, 10 km from Chandigarh, Saturday, two days...

This is breaking news and very concerning. There has been another shooting. This time at least 3 people are dead after being shot outside the Empire State Building. No details yet, but its time for prayers for all involved...

Sunday, 10 June 2012 22:33 Amitabh shukla - Senior Editor, The Pioneer, Chandigarh Building a memorial for those who died in Operation Bluestar would not serve any purpose It seems there is a conspiracy of silence in Punjab. It was this silence by those at the helm which led to a...

By Madhusree Chatterjee, IANS, Book: "The Sufis of Punjab"; Edited by Muzaffar Ali, Anoo C. Nayar and Syeda Bilgrami Imam, Publisher: Rumi Foundation, Price: Rs.1,895, Pages: 208 The birth of the Punjabi literary tradition is built into Sufi mysticism, which dates back to the birth of...

Neglected heritage: Entangled in legal wrangle over ownership of building Legal wrangling over ownership of a government school in Raja Bazaar have intensifies as a trade organisation files a civil suit against the Punjab Education Department. Anjum and Company has filed a complaint in a...

by Rabbi Rachel Kahn What do a minister, a rabbi and a nun have in common? In the case of myself, Reverend David Schilling of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sister Estrella Castalone of Talitha Kum, it is the fierce desire to see an end to modern slavery. David's...

March 20, 2011 Building in Gadhafi compound possibly struck by cruise missiles By the CNN Wire Staff March 20, 2011 7:24 p.m. EDT 　 Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A four-story building in Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound has been heavily damaged, possibly by cruise missiles...

Haiti: One Year on from Quake As around a million and a half people camp out in squalor, rape is a daily occurrence, food is stolen, and most of the rubble from 330,000 wrecked homes is still piled high. By Nina Lakhani, Sunday, 9 January 2011 On Tuesday 12 January 2010, Haiti was...

First step towards Interferometric Gravitational Wave Observatory Indian gravitational astronomy research got a major boost on September 14 with the approval of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) to fund a Rs.2-crore proposal for building a prototype gravitational wave...

Why Building the Mosque is Good for America! --> Where can the Muslim community center be built in NYC? To me, the answer is the same as if you asked me where a church, a synagogue, a Sikh temple or any place of worship in the US can be built. To paraphrase...

This is a summary of a book that is starting to attract a lot of attention at many levels of the education enterprise. It is inspired by the idea that we need to spend time in dialog, thinking aloud together about the world we want to leave to our grandchildren and their children, and acting on...

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry...

Chandigarh, Nov 13 (IANS) An eco-friendly building in an integrated forest complex will be the new home of Punjab's forest department. More...

Gurmastak Singh further writes in his blog "So, as you can see I am just starting my journey and have a lot to learn. My hope is to travel more and share the torch of love and acceptance. To encourage more people to build bridges so that we can be more unified as a Sikh Panth. You CAN help make...

Building Faith Rogers OMNI Television, Premiering Sep. 3, 2005 at 8 p.m. World television premiere of Building Faith as part of the channel's Language Documentary Special series. The multicultural makeup of urban Canada provides the setting for the 13-part series' multilingual...

BAGHDAD -- With arms outstretched, the congregation at National Evangelical Baptist Church belted out a praise hymn backed up by drums, electric guitar, and keyboard. In the corner, slide images of Jesus filled a large screen. A simple white wooden cross adorned the stage, and worshipers...