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News: Sikhs Attend Prayer Meeting at Newtown High School in Connecticut

On December 16, 2012, in response to the tragic events and suffering at Newtown, CT, WSC-AR coordinated with Sikh Americans from ten Sikh Gurdwaras (of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey), to attend the candlelight vigil and interfaith prayer service held at Newtown High School.

News: Could I have prevented the Delhi rape?

It brought on all the emotions of shame and disgust of being born in such a city which is now rather infamous as the Rape Capital.

News: Sikhs Push For Change In NYPD Dress Code

For years, Sikh community advocates have been trying to get the NYPD to reform its dress code to allow officers to wear turbans and full beards, which they say would give an equal opportunity for more Sikhs to become members of the city’s police force.

News: Sikligar Debuts Online

Watch SIKLIGAR, a new documentary uncovering the history and current living conditions of the original weapons makers of the Khalsa Army.

News: IBM: Future Computers to Detect Smell, Taste, Sound

IBM says the next wave of computing devices will address areas never before associated with technology, including the ability to see, smell, taste, and hear.

News: My Diwali Started Early

My Diwali started early. By 6 a.m., I was plunging in the cold sarovar of the Harimandir Sahib. The sky was gray and the November fogs of Amritsar were beginning to disperse, making way for the hazy autumn sun.

News: ‘80pc of Sikh heritage sites lie between Lahore and Jamrud’ Sikh researcher yearns for visa to Pakistan

It is anybody’s guess as to why and which institution is creating hurdles in the path of a researcher who has no links with India, even though Sikhs from that country easily acquire Pakistani visas.

News: UN Leak Shows Clear Evidence That Humans Cause Global Warming

A leaked draft of the UN’s most comprehensive study ever on climate change shows increasing evidence that links human activity to global warming.

News: Trainings Inspire Confidence in Classroom, Home and Self

Over the second weekend of December Sikh Research Institute’s educational team conducted trainings in Connecticut for teachers, parents and students.

News: Jammu youth Tejinder Singh becomes Mr Singh International 2012

It's a pageant to showcase Sikh pride and it does that with elan. The participants underwent evaluation for their education, physique and personality. The knowledge of Sikhism was an essential qualification for the title.

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