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BARNALA: Pakistan government has finally renamed Shadman Chowk as Bhagat Singh Chowk in Lahore as a mark of respect to the martyr and an acknowledgement of his role in the struggle against British rule. Freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev Singh were hanged on March 23, 1931, in...

Review by Parul Bajaj Tags : Damanbir Singh, IAS officer, Sikh religion, Tryst With Trees It was a pilgrimage of sorts, one that took Damanbir Singh Jaspal, a senior Punjab IAS officer, eminent scholar and academician, more than three years to complete. It was a journey that required both...

WASHINGTON — The State Department is warning hundreds of human rights activists, foreign government officials and businesspeople identified in leaked diplomatic cables of potential threats to their safety and has moved a handful of them to safer locations, administration officials said Thursday...

In the 1980s, fossil record research showed a curious cycle: Every 27 million years, Earth hosted a mass extinction. Some scientists suggested that a dim star dubbed Nemesis was in a deadly dance with our sun, periodically kicking comets out of the distant Oort Cloud to shower our planet...

Post office named after first Indian American Congressman (Dilip Singh Saund) safe Post office named after first Indian American Congressman safe - Indians Abroad - World - The Times of India WASHINGTON: A post office named after the first Indian American Congressman, Dilip Singh Saund...

source: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/775218--school-named-after-wrestler-tiger-jeet-singh School named after wrestler Tiger Jeet Singh March 04, 2010 Kristin Rushowy - the Toronto Star No smackdowns allowed at this school — even though it is named after a professional...

Jaspreet Kaur Khangura: Sikh-Canadian Named 2010 Rhodes Scholar NEWS REPORTS A Sikh-Canadian student at the University of British Columbia ("U.B.C."), currently studying medicine, has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The $150,000 scholarship will enable Jaspreet Kaur...

Sapreet Kaur has been named as the new Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition. Sapreet Kaur was most recently the managing director of human assets strategy for Teach for America (Teach For America - Help Ensure Educational Opportunity for All), a national non-profit which focuses on...

Young Sikh Chef wins ' Best South Asian Chef' Award September 9, 2009 Source: edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. government panel listed 13 countries Friday as "egregious" violators of religious freedom. Homeless Pakistani Christians protest last month in Islamabad for protection of Christian minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's annual report...

"Dreams do come true. Even for a young Mexican boy from Fresno California!" These were the ovation-winning closing words of animator/director/ producer Phil Roman (The Simpsons, Tom and Jerry - The Movie, Garfield, Peanuts, The Grinch...) whose journey as an animator started the day his...

ElectionMall.com's CEO Ravi Singh, an Asian American Sikh, honored with prestigious Rising Star award from Campaign & Election Magazine. A pioneer in campaign and election technology, Singh overcame many obstacles as an Asian American Sikh in the American political industry. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2007)...

Parvinder Thiara will study ways to protect and clean the world’s water. More about Parvinder at Rockford Register Star | Web site of the Rock River Valley He’s a three-time John Harvard scholar, the highest academic honor the university bestows. He’s a Herschel Smith science fellow, a member...

Pak hospital to be named after Sikh general (rediff.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12s5cullr/*http%3A//www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jun/09pak.htm Array Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:31:31 GMT Pakistan's Punjab government has agreed in...

Highway named after Yogi Bhajan (rediff.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12t3glt01/*http%3A//www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/may/12yogi.htm Array Fri, 12 May 2006 10:11:31 GMT The New Mexico State Transportation Commission has...

Sikh American woman named Republican Whip (Hindustan Times) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=124i19sd3/*http%3A//www.hindustantimes.com/news/5967_1601577,001600060016.htm Array Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:41:26 GMT Sikh American Nikki Randhawa Haley has been named as majority...

Not only was he the highest ranking Sikh military officer to serve in Sabah, he also has a street named after him. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12v56eqdb/*http%3A//www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/20050630084016/Article/indexb_html

New Delhi: Lt Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh was on Saturday named the next Chief of the Army Staff. He will succeed Gen NC Vij when the latter retires on January 31, according to an official announcement here. Singh, who is the seniormost Lt Gen in Army, will become the first Sikh officer...