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If passed, The Drug Free Commercial Driver Act would allow motor carriers to force a Sikh operator to provide a hair sample for pre-employment testing and further future testing for the purpose of curbing controlled substance abuse. About the bill On October 30, 2013, Congressman Eric...

A Maryland-based Sikh organization has honored retired Oak Creek police officer Brian Murphy for his service when a gunman killed six worshippers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Aug. 5, 2012. The Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, a Sikh advocacy organization, honored Murphy on...

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has for the first time said that UK is open to having a Sikh as the head of its armed forces or as a chief justice in its judiciary. Hosting a Baisakhi celebration at 10 Downing Street, Cameron heaped high praise on "the hard working" Sikh community...

The sword of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a legendary Sikh leader from the early 19th century, was purchased by Calgary businessman Bob Dhillon. Mullock's Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers / Mullock's Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers Calgary businessman Bob Dhillon purchased the sword of Maharaja...

We Sikhs are no strangers to bullying and harassment. We are also a minority and destined to remain one no matter where we live, whether it is somewhere in India where the faith originated over 500 years ago or in a modern megapolis like New York, London or Toronto. And minorities make...

A row has erupted in the heart of one of Britain’s wealthiest villages after local children were allocated places at a controversial Sikh school despite failing to name it on application forms. More than a dozen children living in rural South Buckinghamshire – mainly from atheist or Christian...

"We have written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner asking him to direct the state election authorities to stop the political parties from addressing people who assemble at religious places purely for religious purposes.” "Any violation in this regard is a violation of Model Code of...

Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Hardeep Singh says the recent anti-equal marriage remarks expressed by the founder and principal adviser of Sikhs in England gives only one view of his religion. I’m deeply saddened to read these comments by Mr Singh. PinkNews hardly reports on any gay Sikh related...

LIVINGSTON — The clouds parted ways and the sun shined down upon the city of Livingston on Sunday, as thousands of people turned out for the city’s 16th annual Sikh Festival. Officially known as the Hola Mohalla festival, the event kicked off at noon at the Gurdwara Sahib Temple at 2765 Peach...

An American rapper has made racist comments about a Sikh man in a picture he posted on a website, but withdrew it later after drawing flak for his remarks online. Joe Budden, a member of the hip hop group Slaughterhouse, had last week posted a picture on his Instagram account showing an elderly...

JALANDHAR: Aam Aadmi Party's selection of candidates in Punjab and its decision to set up a special investigation team to probe into 1984 anti-Sikh riots have robbed SAD of its core Sikh issues to fight the ballot battle in the state. The impact of AAP in Punjab would be known only after Lok...

Despite the Modi wave and the backing of the Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP's situation in the Sikh-dominated West Delhi constituency looks grim because of the wrong choice of candidate. The party's candidate for the Lok Sabha Parvesh Verma, who recently won the Assembly elections from Mehrauli, is...

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=tdTextContent class=DetailedSummary> Murky British connections to the Indian government's attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984 have fuelled demands for full disclosure in UK and India. Prime Minister David...

Ludhiana, Punjab (March 26, 2014): Thousands of Sikhs all across the world took concrete green actions by celebrating the Sikh Environment Day on March 14. Over 2000 Sikh Gurdwaras, Schools and organisations marked this day when Guru Har Rai, known for his deep love and sensitivity towardsnature...

Thousands expected to line the streets of Hounslow this Sunday to watch colourful parade Sikh worshippers prepare for last year's Vaisakhi procession through Hounslow Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Hounslow this Sunday for a procession marking one of the...

A Sikh man has been jailed for ten years after being convicted of attempting to assassinate a former Indian military lieutenant general in 2012. Lakhbir Singh, 26, is the latest, and final, person to be imprisoned over the attack, with three men and one woman already serving time. Lieutenant...

OAK CREEK (WITI) — FOX6 News has obtained new documents related to the Sikh Temple shooting investigation. More than 100 pages outline what happened on August 5th, 2012 and provide a closer look at the shooter. The documents shed new light on what happened inside the Sikh Temple. Those who were...

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...

Shabqadar (NWFP, Pakistan): Ranjit Singh’s court was one of the most magnificent in the world. The Raja had scarlet tented pavilions set up on gold and silver poles near the river. His courtiers walked around like glittering jewels. He created an atmosphere of religious tolerance in which...

WASHINGTON: Indian ambassador S. Jaishankar has welcomed US lawmakers plea to end US defence department's presumptive ban on Sikh Americans serving in the US military with their beards and turbans. Over 100 members of Congress from both Democratic and Republican parties made the plea in a...