To their controlled surprise, three months of observation led them to conclude that the hive experienced a significant reduction in its population. The queen bee laid fewer than half the number of eggs and neither honey nor pollen was anywhere to be found.
"My life runs on... my fuel is my faith," he continued. "I've lived with it all of my life. So I made a very honest appeal to the U.S. government. There's nothing (Sikhs) cannot do with our articles of faith intact."
The celebration started with a brief prayer where volunteer Dr Harwinder Singh explained the role and the status of women in the Sikh religion. He also spoke about their sacrifices and how they had always been the central figure in moulding families. When he got into his song, many quietly wept.
This is a great opportunity to implement the worldly principles of the Guru, helping make a more sustainable, greener earth through which people can connect to God. It is putting the principles of Sikhism into practice. And it is a great opportunity to do sewa.
This is a humorous SikhNet production encouraging youth to start now and make a video for the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. Prabhu Singh makes a terrible video the weekend before submission date and tries to show it to his friends. Don’t make the same mistake. Start now, and take your time making your video! The submission deadline is August 31st.
Sukhninder Singh Sangha and a lot of friends are bringing the flavours of India to the poor. Kevin Newman introduces you to this week's Everyday Heroes.
It started with the moments of shyness in all - wanting to say something but not sure how to express ourselves to each other. As contrary to first day- when they were asked what would they like to say before going home as the answer was - we want another day here! So there was a sense of extended family in the whole congregation.
By the end of the day, more than 100 million will have taken a birth control pill, but its acceptance in the world's second most populous nation has been dismally low. According to the 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey, only 49% of Indian women use modern contraceptives, and of these, only 3% are on the Pill.
A large part of the growth in communications in developing countries is however coming primarily from China and India. Although developing countries have more mobile subscriptions than developed countries, more than one-third of mobile subscribers are in China and India...
Nihang is a Persian word that means 'crocodile' coined by Mughal historians who saw brave Sikh monks fight as ferociously as crocodiles. But the Nihangs were not ruthless brutes like their enemies: they called themselves Akali after the timeless nature of God, literally fighting to immortality