Browsing Tag: News

News: Leap in Faith video celebrates diversity of religious beliefs

"They knew me, but they were wondering what I was up to." They need not wonder any more. That parade of Sikhs is now part of a 38-minute documentary about eight faith traditions Lodha made with fellow artist and creative partner Ray Dirks, curator of the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery.

News: Kirpan now allowed in Toronto courthouses

Toronto police have developed a formal policy allowing Sikhs to bring their ceremonial daggers into courthouses.

News: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part II: The Impossible Task Of Cleaning-Up India

A major energy company honcho says emphatically that Montek must be disheartened, collecting the medals of his imminent defeats. “There is too much politics that fuels government decisions, too much voter-appeasement an economist like him must hate,” he says.

News: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Part I: India's Riddler On The Roof

It is now Montek Singh’s eighth year as head of the planning commission and it is a measure of both the calibre of the man and the power that flows from his friendship with the PM that he has turned what was once a low-voltage job into one of the most powerful and contentious positions in the country.

News: Professor Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS ~ elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society

Professor Tejinder Singh Virdee FRS ~ On 19 April 2012 was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.

News: Captain Makand Singh MBE ~ role model and inspiration

After 33 years in the Army - which includes postings to Germany, Belize and Hong Kong - Singh rightly adds the MBE to his achievements which include the prestigious Meritorious Service Medal for his commitment to recruiting members of the BME community.

News: Now 50% DU quota for Sikhs

For the first time four DU colleges are considering reserving 50 per cent of their under-graduate seats for Sikh students.

News: Destination Secunderabad: Evidence of our colonial past

In our campaign ‘Destination Secunderabad’, we have covered four such areas which have evolved over the years and yet have not lost the old British charm.

News: We Want Your Shorts!

Get ready to send SikhNet your shorts! This year for the first time ever, we have added a short film category to the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. Here at SikhNet we want to see your short (but very impactful) film! We believe you can make a good video that makes its point solidly in just 2-5 minutes.