Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: Sikh

Sikh student detained for wearing Kirpan at US university

A Sikh student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was allegedly detained on the campus for wearing a Kirpan, one of the integral parts of five Sikh Kakars, the student said.

70-year-old Sikh assaulted in New York; Indian Consulate, Sikh, Muslim groups condemn

A 70-year-old Sikh man Nirmal Singh who is visiting from Punjab, India, was punched in the unprovoked assault on Sunday morning in New York.

“We stand by Muslim girls” wearing hijab, says father of Sikh girl who was asked to remove turban

"We also stand by those Muslim girls/women who wants to cover their head with Scarf/Dupatta as a part of their faith and request authorities to allow them to do so as it was already practiced in our country and it does not cause any trouble to other people," Singh further asserted.

‘Distortion of Sikh history’, Sikh body seeks ban on book released by PM Modi in Kashi

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has condemned the release of a booklet titled ‘Sri Kashi Vishwanath Dham Ka Gauravshali Itihas’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Vishwanath Dham Corridor and demanded a ban on it.

Justice Nanavati, who probed 2002 Muslim genocide and 1984 Sikh genocide, dies

Justice (retired) GT Nanavati, who headed commissions probing the 2002 Gujarat Muslim genocide and the 1984 Sikh genocide, died on Saturday morning at his home in Ahmedabad.

1984 Sikh genocide: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar charged with murder, rioting

Former Congress parliamentarian Sajjan Kumar has been charged with rioting and murder in a 1984 Sikh genocide case.