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An exodus from the Promised Land has left Jewish religious leaders worried. Israeli youth, fresh out of their three-year mandatory army service, are leaving their strife-torn country and reaching India in droves in search of peace...

The first week of June every year is a troublesome month for some people in Punjab. This time it is no different and the ghost of Sikh militancy has come to haunt the state again this week...

Vishwa Hindu Parishad president Ashok Singhal on Saturday said some religious elements are coming together to "destroy" Hinduism in the country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Hinduism/SIG=123lei91k/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1380382,000900020004.htm

The VHP on Saturday blamed Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) for the recent bomb blasts in two cinema halls in New Delhi and termed it an attempt to defame the Sikh community...

A Sikh businessman was jailed for four years on Thursday after using his fish-and-chip shops to smuggle people into the UK as part of a human trafficking ring. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=1209q8ejo/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/5983_1379882,00430005.htm

The apex organisation of politico-religious affairs of Sikhs on Thursday 'banned' screening of the Hindi film Jo Bole So Nihal and demanded that it be withdrawn from theatres worldwide as it had hurt the community's sentiments...

With angry Sikh organisations baying for his blood, Sunny Deol may soon need police protection and guess what, he is sure to get it! Punjab cops think Jo Bole So Nihal is the best thing that's happened to them in a long, long time...

Parmjit Dhanda, Indian-origin Labour MP from Gloucester, has been appointed assistant government whip in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Tony Blair. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11v8k0ra7/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1359134,00050003.htm

The Sikh community continues to campaign against the French law banning Sikh students in government schools from wearing turbans. The campaign is spearheaded by United Sikhs, which has offices in Amritsar, London and New York...

Angry members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha during zero hour protesting Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's refusal to allow them to discuss a news report on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984...

A French court on Tuesday confirmed the expulsion from school of three Sikh teenage boys who refused to remove their turbans despite a law banning religious insignia in state schools, court sources said...

US-based World Sikh Council (WSC) on Monday urged the Indian government to withdraw its proposal to UNESCO on declaring Golden Temple as the World Heritage Site. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=1239oj14h/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1316083,000900010001.htm

With the turban bill coming up for review before French Parliament next month, a Sikh body on Friday submitted historical references to country's acting ambassador here depicting the turban as an integral and essential element of Sikh faith...

The Sikh Federation of Britain paid tribute on Tuesday to Pope John Paul II, signalling its gratitude for his support of Sikhs during the past 20 years. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11v5h3880/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1308584,00050003.htm

A 'jatha' of 3,000 Sikh pilgrims will visit gurdwaras in Pakistan later this month to celebrate Baisakhi festival. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11rmj28j2/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1304147,0008.htm

A young Sikh has been stabbed to death and two others injured in the heart of Washington DC after a late night party to celebrate the annual ‘Bhangra blowout’ festival...

First use of ‘Hindustan’ by Guru Nanak: Jodh Singh Sarbjit Dhaliwal Tribune News Service Chandigarh, December 13 Who was first to use the word Hindustan? Obviously, it is the most difficult question to answer. “Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, was first to use this word. Unfortunately...