NEW DELHI: In West Delhi, BJP is struggling to get the support of the Sikh community ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Though Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) is canvassing for the party, senior BJP leaders believe a Sikh face will boost its chances of winning the support of the community and nullify the...
Sikh student who won kirpan case now considers leaving Quebec
by Sean Fine
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sikh-student-who-won-kirpan-case-now-considers-leaving-quebec/article15014254/
Gurbaj Multani walked into his Montreal school when he was 11 years old and found 300...
Muslims worried as France considers extending head scarf ban to private sector jobs
The Associated Press - April 1, 2013 10:05 AM
LE BOURGET, France — Because of her choice to wear a head scarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France...
What a drag … Iceland considers prescription-only cigarettes
Tobacco bill proposes outlawing shop sales, with only doctors allowed to prescribe cigarettes to addicts unable to kick habit
Iceland is considering banning the sale of cigarettes and making them a...
SC Considers Petitions on Quotas for Dalit Muslims, Christians
Nikhil Kanekal & Prashant K. Nanda
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday there could be serious “ramifications” on reservations for scheduled castes in education and jobs after it decided to consider a public interest litigation...
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October 6, 2005
British Government Considers Banning Forced Marriages
The British government is considering a proposal to ban forced marriages, making clerics, imams, and parents liable for prosecution. The proposal comes in response to...
OTTAWA (CP) - Lawyers wrestled over whether a Sikh's ceremonial dagger is a weapon as the Supreme Court of Canada reserved judgment Tuesday in the landmark case of a teen prohibited from wearing one at his Montreal school...
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