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It was just another day for Brinda Dasgupta when she set off for her classes at Jadavpur University on September 16. But as she made her way to the auto-stand at around 9.45 am, a cyclist rode towards her from the opposite direction, groped her and whizzed past her. Though the stunned young girl...

Photos in this set in order are *taken from Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Steek (Fareedkot Wala Teeka) - Bhasha Vibhag -4th ed 1992 - page 1005 The birth of Guru Nanak - from a Baba Atal Tower fresco - showing Mata Tripta and Bibi Nanaki *from Punjab Painting - RP Srivastava - Abhinav -...

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-asian-men-white-women-and-a-taboo-that-must-be-broken-2146251.html I've been goaded into writing this column by the barbs and taunts, by the blame and racist toxins filling my inbox this week. At least...

http://www.timesnow.tv/Women-cops-bash-up-men-in-Delhi-metro/videoshow/4359217.cms In high drama in the capital, women cops on Friday (November 26) bashed up trespassers in a Delhi metro. The men were assaulted for entering the ladies comparment of the train. Reports suggested that women in...

http://www.mynews.in/News/many_punjab_women_entering_greece_illegally_say_gurdwaras_N111701.html Many Punjab women entering Greece illegally, say gurdwaras Jalandhar: Many young women from Punjab in search of jobs abroad end up illegally in Greece, where they are forced into the flesh...

SGPC slips on women quota resolution Gives them a miss in executive committee poll G S Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 17 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which had resolved to reserve 33 per cent seats for women and which was the launching platform of the...

NO WOMEN nominated or elected to SGPC Punjab Newsline Network Tuesday, 16 November 2010 By Jagmohan Singh AMRITSAR:On being Nominted by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the General house of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday re-elected Avtar Singh Makkar as...

Why ARE so many modern British career women converting to Islam? Tony Blair’s sister-in-law announced her conversion to Islam last weekend. Journalist Lauren Booth embraced the faith after what she describes as a ‘holy experience’ in Iran. She is just one of a growing number of modern...

Jonathan Aitken’s girl Sikhs a new lifestyle . . . Last updated at 2:04 AM on 27th October 2010 Old Etonian *Jonathan Aitken has made a career out of re-*inventing himself, from war correspondent and TV mogul to Tory MP and jailbird — and, last but by no means least, a born-again...

As we scan the political, economic, judicial and academic landscape these days, women are ascending to leadership positions in unprecedented numbers. Think of it: the first woman Speaker of the House, three women serving as Secretary of State and the first credible woman candidate for President...

India win second track gold medal after a 52-year wait India surprisingly won the women’s 4x400m relay yesterday at the Commonwealth Games, with Ashwini Akkunji overtaking a Nigerian opponent just before the final handoff and Mandeep Kaur sprinting to victory. The gold was only the second on...

TRUE SIKHI: UNITED SIKHS helps ‘Taliban’ victims Sikh women find asylum in Canada 　 Punjab Newsline Network Thursday, 07 October 2010 WINNIPEG, Canada: A Sikh woman and her daughter flew into Winnipeg last week, after her husband was brutally killed two years ago by a group suspected to be...

Wed, Oct 6 12:12 PM Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Women are now making a mark in Pakistan's male-dominated political arena as seats have been reserved for them and candidates have to hold a graduation degree to contest polls. There is reservation for women in the federal parliament as well as 33...

Sat Sri Akal and hi everyone After reading another thread here a while ago about another religion and what it's scripture has to say about women, I proceeded to search for references to women in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to see what the Guru has to say. I am already very well aware of all the...

White bloke in a relationship with a Sikh girl, without her family knowing Good afternoon all. I am new to this site and this is my first thread, so please be kind. Right where do I begin. I've been dating this girl for around 6 months now, but we've had to keep our relationship secret from...

Naming "honour killings" necessary to prevent further violence against women September 14, 2010 By Richelle Wiseman Executive Director Centre for Faith and the Media CALGARY, AB, Sept. 14, 2010/ – The death of 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez in 2007 was neither the first nor last honour killing in...

How do the positions of men and women differ in your faith tradition? How are we to understand the seemingly subordinate position that many religions impose upon women By Balpreet Singh, Citizen expert Read more...

Desperate Housewives by SOUTIK BISWAS Turban or no turban, this is where Sikh women have failed ... Joining such demonstrations in Indian-administered Kashmir these days is fraught with risks. Security forces have often fired on stone-pelting protesters, killing over 50 people, mostly...

If doubts remained about the relationship between the Catholic Church's spectacular failure to address the clerical child sex abuse crisis and the church's glaring system of gender apartheid, the Vatican put them to rest in July. Engendering a firestorm of criticism, their new canonical...

[/FONT] As per the 2001 census, there are 34.3 million widows and 2.34 million divorced / separated women in the country.[/FONT] This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question...