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News: No FIR even after Dy CM Sukhbir’s order

The release had stated that taking a serious view of the incident, Sukhbir has ordered registration of an FIR under Section 295-A of the IPC against both the police officers after receiving the report of a magisterial inquiry conducted by Mohali ADC Mohinder Singh Kainth into the “disrespect to the Sikh religion”.

News: 'Rethink on scholarship to minority students likely' ~ Narendra Modi

In a ray of hope to Gujarat's minorities, chief minister Narendra Modi is learnt to be reconsidering his earlier decision not to provide Government of India-sponsored pre-matriculation scholarship to more than 52,000 students belonging to Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Sikh and Buddhist communities.

News: Sikhs urge non-violence

Shasta County’s Sikh community is placing fresh emphasis on its annual Vaisakhi Festival, a Day for Non-Violence, in the wake of an apparent hate-related drive-by shooting last month in Elk Grove, near Sacramento.

News: Man Withdraws Guilty Plea in Cab Driver Beating

In a surprising twist to a hate crime case, a California man who previously pleaded guilty of assaulting taxi driver Harbhajan Singh, told the court Friday that he plans to change his plea.

News: India's Sex Ratio Imbalance a Threat to Stability

Make no mistake, India's future will not be brighter for having sunk to 914 girls per 1,000 boys. The daughter deficit will create a society that is much less stable and much more volatile than it would be with a more balanced ratio. The sustainability of peace and stability -- for India and the region -- will be progressively undermined in lockstep with the devaluation of India's daughters.

News: Engineering firm Amer Technology builds competitive edge

Dhillon, president and CEO of San Antonio-based Amer Technology Inc., is making the case that offshoring is no longer as attractive an option as it once was for American companies and that they can now find the same services being done here at home for close to the same cost.