Browsing Tag: Hero

Many acts of bravery were conducted by the officers' men in the Battle of Gallipoli which is worth sharing. But this one is incomparable.

Singh was recognised, along with Corporal Jason Affleck from the New Zealand Army, for coming to the aid of 6-year-old Daejon Pahia after the youngster was hit by a car.

“Being a Sikh, my turban might have helped others easily recognise me among other rescuers,” he told Gulf News. There were many others who also risked their life, he said.

The bad memories of that fateful day still remain in the local population, who witnessed the bloody consequences of violent acts by the -mundu mundu (the pirates) who came out of nowhere and attacked the sleepy laid back town.

Supreet Manchanda and Eileen Alden dreamt up this slick superhero as a way to combat the negative stereotypes about Sikhs that have been seeping into Western media. And with the help of artist Amit Tayal, Super Sikh is quickly becoming a reality.

the man being hailed as a hero for reportedly shooting a gunman in Canada’s national parliament is Kevin Vickers. He spoke publicly last year of how he viewed Canada and his role after he was honoured by Sikhs...

“I heard the screaming, and I didn’t want them to suffer. I did what I had to do,” Yellowbird recounted simply...

Most Canadians who hear the story of Pte. Buckam Singh would agree he's a hero.

He is a household name in Subang Jaya – not for his towering size but rather how he has put it to use.

When bullets, blood and terror came to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on that Sunday morning, Aug. 5, Oak Creek Police Lt. Brian Murphy would not give in. In the middle of a gun battle that raged for about two minutes, he found himself wedged beneath a car as the gunman reloaded. And he thought to himself: "I'm not going out like this. I'm not going out in a parking lot."

A man in his 70s fought off a masked gunman attempting to rob a Sacramento convenience store, Better Trade Market on 12th Avenue, Saturday night, officers said. Police dubbed the man chased off by Baldev Singh Dhillon as the "Evil Clown Robber" because of the mask he was wearing.

Sandeep Singh Brar of Brampton began his search after finding Singh’s victory medal in a thrift shop. His research took him to Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, where Singh was buried at the age of 25.

If you had not heard of Narayanan Krishnan, as I had not, it is a collective failure. This is one of the most incredible stories of personal commitment.

Sikh Nation salute Sardar Mohinder Singh Pujji and May Waheguru grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to his family members.

The honour came a day after his 10-year-old son, Gurinder, lit the funeral pyre of his father at Dholanwal.

Sukhwinder Singh, a builder and father of one, who was killed while confronting two muggers has been described as a hero by the British police.

I believe there is an omnipresent God who answers our good deeds. Everyday, we should devote some time to prayers.

Disaster averted as AI pilot slams brakes 300m from Prez's chopper

To accomplish all he did, Singh must have been bursting with adventure, strength and intrigue...

Jaswant Singh Gill is considered a hero in Bengal for scripting a “saga of courage” by rescuing 65 coal miners trapped in a colliery to safety.

Ahead of the Beijing Olympics, sports columnist Rohit Brijnath talks to the 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh, the finest athlete India has ever produced