Browsing Tag: News

News: Sikh Turban Case : Warsaw Court Reviews CCTV, Adjourns Final Hearing Mid December

The Court Case against Komandent Glowny of the Polish Border Guard saw CCTV footage. Court review of the footage shows that Sikhs passing through the checks follow all pre-checkin procedures - yet the Border Guards still harass Sikhs...

News: 25th Assisi World Day Of Prayer For Peace: Joys, Blessings And Hopes

Local interfaith leader Tarunjit Singh Butalia traveled with Pope Benedict XVI on a religious pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy, last week. Butalia, a longtime leader of the Interfaith Association of Central Ohio, was one of many faith leaders who joined the pope in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace...

News: Sikh community contributed in keeping intact secular fabric of J&K

Minister of State for R&B, Javed Ahmad Dar has said that Sikh community of the State have offered lot of sacrifices since Independence for keeping intact the secular fabric of the State.

News: Guru Singh as emcee at Sikhlens film festival

SikhLens has announced that the enigmatic Hollywood actor Guru Singh will be emceeing the Opening Night festivities of the 2011 Sikh Arts and Film Festival to be held from November 18 – 20 at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.

News: Online Exhibition: The Lost Palace of Amritsar

I am amazed when I see photographs of churches and mosques and palaces over a thousand years old that are still intact. Here we are as Sikhs, the youngest major world religion, yet we have hardly any architecture over a hundred years old still standing.

News: The only living master of a dying martial art

A former factory worker from the British Midlands may be the last living master of the centuries-old Sikh battlefield art of shastar vidya. The father of four is now engaged in a full-time search for a successor.

News: Men funnier than women, but mostly to other men: study

Men are funnier than women, but only just barely... and mostly to other men.

News: Clergy Demand Village Voice Media Help Stop Girls and Boys from Being Sold for Sex

Thirty-six prominent clergy have appealed to Village Voice Media to end the sex trafficking of girls and boys made possible by its Web site, Backpage.com, in a full-page New York Times advertisement last week.

News: A golden time for world sports in India

Being a fan of F1 racing and car racing ( Nascar, Indy 500), I can say that this is such a thrilling time for India in its sports history. Starting with the first ever F1 Indian Grand Prix (Watch Video) in Greater Noida, to be hosted on October 30, 2011, it's been an amazing journey for India.

News: The legendary 8th Army ~ Italy

The Sikh Soldier since times immemorial has been in the forefront of all wars to fight against the forces of evil. During the Second World War, the Sikhs in Italy played a predominant role in the battles fought, what is collectively known in military history as the Italian Campaign.