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News: Sikh man deported to Afghanistan returned to UK

A Sikh man who was jailed in Kabul for "falsely claiming" to be an Afghan when he was deported from the UK, and says he was bullied and tricked into making a televised conversion to Islam, has been flown back to Birmingham by the British government.

News: India to give free generic drugs to hundreds of millions

India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives of hundreds of millions, but a ban on branded drugs stands to cut Big Pharma out of the windfall.

News: Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to Universe

Signaling a likely end to one of the longest, most expensive searches in the history of science, physicists said Wednesday that they had discovered a new subatomic particle that looks for all the world like the Higgs boson, a key to understanding why there is diversity and life in the universe.

Video: Priya Kumar - Where are you from? Identity and the Sikh Blogsphere

I recently received an email from Priya Kumar, a doctoral student at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, and who recently completed a TEDx Talk about the role of the web in the South Asian diaspora.

News: New Children's Book: Have Fun With Panjabi

When author Kiran Lyall recently had her own child she looked for a book she could use to introduce her baby to Panjabi. She noticed there are plenty of books/dvds targeting older children but a lack for the younger ones.

News: Guru Hargobind Ji, the true emperor

After Guru Arjan Dev’s martyrdom, Guru Hargobind Rai completely transformed Sikhs from just spiritual beings to ferocious warriors. He encouraged people to maintain physical fitness and keep themselves ready for physical combat.

News: Celebrating Canada Day the Turban Way, 2012

Then we found the tent where they were putting turbans on anyone who wanted one to promote cultural awareness. I fired off frame after frame. the light was perfect and the men who wrapped were artists with the cloth as i think you can see here. it was easily the best part of Canada day for me and proof that things change, if only slowly.

News: Who says organized religion is bad? ~ [OP-ED]

Who says organized religion is bad? Check out history of Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1925 ( A wonderful democratic institution for Sikh Nation and yes, women equally hold offices too)

News: No girl should die giving birth

Worldwide, complications in pregnancy are the number one killer of girls and young women aged 15-19. Every year 50,000 teenage girls and young women die during pregnancy or childbirth, in many cases because their bodies are not ready to bear children.

Video: Chardikala Jatha - As Kirpan Khando Karag

During Sunday Gurdwara at 3HO Summer Solstice Chardikala Jatha sings a shabad by Guru Gobind Singh ji "As Kirpan Khando Karag"

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Browsing Tag: News

News: Sikh man deported to Afghanistan returned to UK

News: India to give free generic drugs to hundreds of millions

News: Physicists Find Elusive Particle Seen as Key to Universe

Video: Priya Kumar - Where are you from? Identity and the Sikh Blogsphere

News: New Children's Book: Have Fun With Panjabi

News: Guru Hargobind Ji, the true emperor

News: Celebrating Canada Day the Turban Way, 2012

News: Who says organized religion is bad? ~ [OP-ED]

News: No girl should die giving birth

Video: Chardikala Jatha - As Kirpan Khando Karag

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