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Peter Tatchell describes bill as being 'of huge symbolic importance' as campaigners celebrate outside parliament Peter Tatchell, centre, with gay rights campaigners outside parliament before...

What should we seek in each other? Sikh Research Institute sponsors frequent workshops for newly married Sikh couples about marriage in Sikhi. What do SPN forum members think? What should men and women seek in each other, and how is a strong marriage built? Image from Grihast at Sikh...

RSS, BJP lock horns over women, marriage TNN - Jan 7, 2013, 03.49 AM IST Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS ) chief Mohanrao Bhagwat kicked up a fresh ruckus saying marriage is a contract between a man and a woman, and lasts as long as woman honours it. He then said for marriage to work, wives...

ssa to all of you there! I want to discuss that my friend and i am from sikh jatt communityand we live in india! My friend is in love with his cousin (mom's real brother's daughter) and they love each other so much, they have strong feelings for each other and have great understanding between...

Sat Sri Akal/Assalamualaikum/Hello everyone! I came upon this forum yesterday and though that it would be the perfect place to ask for advice. I'll try to keep the story as short as possible and would like to thank everyone that takes the time to read the entire thing. I am a 22 year old...

SOURCE: http://sikhsangat.org/1699/no-divorce-clause-in-anand-marriage-bill-sets-off-debate/Amritsar, Punjab: The Anand Marriage Amendment Bill 2012 has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha. However, the absence of provision of divorce in the Bill has set off a debate in the Sikh community...

Anand Marriage Act 1909 and the Marriage Laws Joginder Singh Toor ( Advocate in Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh (India) - South Asia Post Anand Karaj Ceremony introduced by Guru Amar Das Ji for performance of Sikh marriages continued to be followed amongst Sikh masses. The...

Anand Marriage Act amendment not enough: US Sikh bodies Press Trust of India - Amritsar May 24, 2012 21:25 IST Various Sikh organisations based in the US have said the recent amendment to Anand Marriage Act was not enough to restore separate status and identity of Sikh religion, and...

Takht supports complete marriage Act Jathedar says draft to be forwarded to Union Govt through SGPC, rejects amendment in Anand Marriage Act 1909 Perneet Singh Tribune News Service Amritsar, May 15 Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the draft of ‘Sikh Marriage Act —...

Religion-neutral marriage certificates likely PTI | Feb 21, 2012, 04.16AM IST NEW DELHI: The government is working on a proposal to provide religion-neutral marriage certificates to people following demands by minority groups, including Sikhs, who are shown as Hindus in official documents...

From time immemorial a woman's virginity has been her prized possession. Throughout history one will read about cultures across the world placing a high value on a a woman's virginity. But times are changing and for an increasing number of young men and women, sex is no longer the kind of taboo...

Gay marriage a threat to humanity's future: Pope By Philip Pullella | Reuters – 20 hours ago.. . Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed during an audience with the diplomatic corps at the … VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said Monday that gay marriage was one of several threats to the...

Anand Marriage Act to be implemented soon: Khurshid Express News Service - Posted online: Mon Nov 14 2011, 01:17 hrs Chandigarh : Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said all legislation “towards making a separate law to register marriages under the Anand Marriage Act have been...

Rumours of sham marriage enrage Punjabi community after suicide October 27, 2011 Raveena Aulakh - Toronto Star Gurdip Saroa, left, jumped into the Fraser River days after his wife Harmanjit Dhami, emigrated from India. SUBMITTED IMAGE A new bride, a drowned husband and some...

Big Brother star Narinder Kaur fronts anti forced marriage campaign BIG Brother star Narinder Kaur is to front a national campaign to halt forced marriages. The outspoken Geordie Sikh, who won fame in series two of the TV reality show, will be the first face of Say No To Fear – a...

ANAND MARRIAGE ACT ROW: Law Minister Assures Sikh MP That He Will Take Up The Issue With PM Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI- India’s Law Minister Salman Khursheed assured a group of Sikh MPs that he would discuss the Anand Marriage Act amendment matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon as...

August 29, 2011 Centre drops proposal for separate Sikh Marriage Act Aditi Tandon/TNS New Delhi, August 29 The government has decided to drop the proposal for a separate law covering marriages solemnised within the Sikh community. Dealing a major blow to the aspirations of Sikhs, who...

Jasvinder Sanghera has long campaigned against forced marriage but, she says, it is still widespread – and thousands of girls will not return to the UK after the summer holidays Rolling hills, stone cottages and a pub where customers are greeted by name – the Yorkshire village that Jasvinder...

Sukh Takhar and his wife, Swarnjeet Sidhu, sit together on a black leather couch in their Hamilton home. They smile, joke and touch as they tell their story of marriage and love. "We clicked really quickly," says Sukh. "After we met, I was so impressed by Sukh," says Swarnjeet, her face...

Even as wedding menus increasingly go the chaat-Chinese-pasta way, a food festival in Chennai attempts to rustle up some regional favourites. by SRAVANTHI CHALLAPALLI J. Gopal, a South Indian, got married to a Sikh girl in a Punjabi wedding. Just make sure there's a separate section for the...