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With blessings of the Almighty, it was a dream come true for 22 Sikh couples who got married in a befitting manner without spending a penny that too in the presence of over 25,000 Sikhs who came from far off places to bless the newly wed couples.

SikhRI's mission of bringing relevant and innovative educational tools to the Sikh community, drives the organization to design programming that recognizes that learning is a life-long process.

..Lohgarh has pride of place in Sikh history. “It was the first capital of the Sikh kingdom, chosen by Baba Banda Bahadur in 1710. Sadly, the place has been forgotten by Sikh leaders for years, and only has a small gurudwara. There is no proper road to go to it either. Hopefully, the place will now get some attention of the Sikh leadership,” he said.

Acting on the repeated pleas of the Punjab government, the Government of India has finally deleted the names of 142 persons out of total of 169 from the Black Lists of “Sikh NRIs”. Only 27 names now remain on the List. Punajb govt wants any discrepancy on names removed through mutual consultations between the state and the central officials.

The Sikh community took to two wheels to raise more than £4,000 for charity. The annual bike ride set off from Sainsbury’s in High Road, Ilford, where more than 70 members of the community met to take part.

Director of United Sikhs, Mejindarpal Kaur, told TOI on Friday that the Sikh community understood the public's concern with national security. "However, we cannot accept an abrogation of a Sikh's constitutional right under article 25 (2) (b) of the Indian constitution, under which a Sikh has a right to wear a kirpan at all times," she said.

Life in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur (SGTB) Khalsa College is about having fun and enjoying it to the fullest. Be it academics, extra curricular activities or sports, the college ensures that you get the maximum returns on the time you spend here. “The trick lies in creating a balance between studies and masti,” says Vipin Bhartiya..

And that's how I would get a nibble of that ‘Queen of Tropical Fruits', the mangosteen, or of its kin, the rambutan, lychee and longat. In that process, thanks to a daughter who is adventurous and explorative with anything to do with food, I discovered the achacha - and truly is it achacha, as they would say somewhere up north of the Vindhyas.