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Seva Search, Inc. based in Potomac, Maryland just released a virtual concierge service that seamlessly connects consumers with local businesses in near real-time via the Seva Call proprietary platform.

"I use the microphone as a catalyst of change, rhyming about social consciousness as well as cultural awareness."

As Harbinder Singh Rana rubbed shoulders with the royal posse during the Queen's barge, his criminal past was quickly discovered by British tabloids and then catapulted into the limelight. Now, with his history exposed to the entire world, will Rana ever be able to move beyond it or will his past haunt him for life?

“I wanted to tell the world that I am a Pakhtun, I am a Muslim, I am a Pakistani but I am not a terrorist. I want to tell the people that what they hear about Muslims and Pakhtuns is not true” - Khurshid Khan, Deputy Attorney General, Pakistan

Sikhs in Afghanistan continue to face problems, with the issue of the Sikh custom of cremation figuring prominently. City development also threatens to destroy the Gurudwara Karte Parwan and adjoining shrine to Guru Nanak.

"We organize a 'chhabeel' every year, and this time we decided not only to carry forward this tradition but also set up a special counter for books and CDs related to the Sikh religion," said, Harjinder Singh, 26, who is also the owner of a bakery shop in city.

As the first words of the opening remarks were uttered, “Welcome to the White House…” my mind began to wander. I thought to myself, how did we make it to this historic event?

Caste is one of those dark secrets in our community. Some defend it as “culture”, others downplay its discriminatory effects, and some go even as far as to blame the victims of the violence itself.

Here we are, almost thirty years after 1984. There will be no messiah. There will be no reckoning from heaven. We will not be made free and delivered to salvation as passive agents in the hands of some omnipotent force. Our pain will not be erased or numbed, our trauma will not be healed through some miracle.