A record 73% of total 19.5 million electors on Wednesday voted to elect 13 Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab where the polling was largely peaceful, barring few incidents of violence.
News: Punjab Sees Record 73% Election Turnout
News: Hospitality Sikh Style at Leicester College
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, staff and learners from all backgrounds at Leicester College came together to take part in a very special Sikh lunch. Staff and volunteers at the college served 500 hungry people – for free.
News: Maryland Teachers Learn About Sikhs & Hindu's
While this was a great opportunity to clear misconceptions about Hinduism and Sikhism, and help to fight anti-Hindu and anti-Sikh bullying, the trainings have an even greater significance: cooperation between Hindu-Americans and Sikh-Americans on these kinds of issues.
News: Remembering Australia's Bearded, Turbaned War Heroes
Maybe if these guys knew that we're not so different after all... that turbaned, bearded men went and fought for Australia, that turbaned, bearded men died in Australia fighting for the British forces, the Allies...
News: The Significance of Vaisakhi
Author and activist Inni Kaur speaks of equality, diversity and the message of Guru Nanak at the PENTAGON. "The concept of 'the other' does not exist in Sikh thought- for the One exists in all. There are no strangers... Hence, we seek no conversions. For whom are we converting, for there is no other, but the One."
News: Turban Day at Car Dealership
A few months after starting employment at Tom Wood Lexus, Gurpreet Singh of Greenwood, Indiana, was approached by several co-workers who had many questions. His appearance aroused curiosity. "How long is your hair?", "Have you ever cut it?"...
News: Khalsa School Assures Safety Dispite Claims
The Department for Education, principal Rose Codling and chairman of Slough Sikh Education Trust, Nick Singh Kandola released a statement on the school's website last week to allay parents' fears, the report stated.
News: Sikh Youth Caravan To El Paso for a Righteous Cause
A caravan of mostly young Valley Sikh-Americans are on their way to Texas today after launching a media campaign using the hashtag #ElPaso37 in protest of the detainment of 37 Punjabi refugees on hunger strike who are seeking political asylum.
News: Making History - Vaisakhi at the Pentagon
The solemn ceremony took place in the Pentagon’s chapel in front of an interfaith gathering consisting of military leaders, congressional staffers, service members and Pentagon civilian employees. Inni Kaur, Major Kalsi, Corporal Simran Preet Singh Lamba, Valarie Kaur and a Ragi Jatha presented on behalf of Sikhs.
News: WSO Congratulates 1st Sikh Heritage Month
WSO President Dr. Amritpal Singh Shergill said, “we would like to congratulate MPP Jagmeet Singh and the Sikh community in Ontario for the successful completion of the first Sikh Heritage Month. Sikhs across Canada can take inspiration from this example and efforts should be made to celebrate and share the history of Sikhs in Canada with our friends in every province.
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