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Republican Harmeet Dhillon Leads Sikh Prayers At Convention, Trump Present
Harmeet Dhillon, a civil rights attorney and Republican Party leader led Sikh prayer 'ardas' at the Republican National Convention in the presence of presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Milwaukee today.
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India Welcomes Taliban's Move To Return Private Land To Hindus, Sikhs
India on Friday described as "positive development" the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities.
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Sikh Conclave In Delhi Forms Panel To Discuss Civil Code With Centre
A national Sikh conclave held in Delhi on Friday formed an 11-member committee to confer with the government on the Uniform Civil Code to ensure the community's rights and practices are not tinkered with, DSGMC office-bearers said.
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"Show Me 1 Bill": Network's Rs 1 Crore Challenge On Free Gurbani Telecast Row
The chief minister had yesterday contended that Gurbani is everyone's right, and it should be free of cost. He said he plans on adding a new section to the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, after presenting a proposal in the state assembly.
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Akali Dal Slams Amritpal Singh Crackdown, Offers Help To Those Arrested
"Shiromani Akali Dal stands for Justice and the protection of the rights of the Punjabis in general and the Sikhs in particular," Sukhbir Singh Badal wrote on Twitter.
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Will Give Legal Aid To Sikhs Arrested In Police Crackdown: Akali Dal Chief
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has said his party will provide legal assistance to Sikhs arrested in the ongoing police crackdown and ensure their rights were not "trampled upon" by the Aam Aadmi Party government.
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2 Sikh Truck Drivers In New Zealand Take Boss To Rights Body Over Racial Abuse
Two Sikh tow truck drivers in New Zealand have filed a complaint against their former boss in the Human Rights Commission for her inaction against racial abuse by a manager who called all Sikhs "terrorists", a media report said.
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Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
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'Nihang' Surrenders Claiming Brutal Killing At Farmers' Protest: 10 Facts
A member of the warrior Sikh order 'Nihang' surrendered on Friday following a gruesome killing at a farmers' protest site at Singhu on the Haryana-Delhi border. The victim had been found on Friday morning with the right foot and left hand cut off.
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"Ill-Informed": India Reacts Sharply To Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".
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Turban Episode Blatant Human Rights Violation: Jagdeep Dhankhar
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with Mamata Banerjee-headed TMC government in the state, Tuesday termed the alleged pulling off of a turban of a Sikh during fight between the police and BJP protestors as a "blatant human rights violation".
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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2 Months On, No Hate Crime Charges In Attack On US Sikh Man: Rights Body
A Sikh-American liquor store owner in Colorado was brutally attacked by a white man who told him "go back to your country", prompting Sikh civil-rights organisation to call for formal hate crime charges against the assailant.
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Government Confident Of Meeting Kartarpur Corridor Deadline: S Jaishankar
The External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the government was confident of meeting Kartarpur corridor deadline and the work on the same is moving in the right direction.
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Sikh Man Detained For Carrying Kirpan In UK's Birmingham: Report
A Sikh man has been detained in the UK for carrying kirpan, despite having legal right to carry the religious dagger, which is an article of faith for the Sikhs, according to a media report.
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Republican Harmeet Dhillon Leads Sikh Prayers At Convention, Trump Present
Harmeet Dhillon, a civil rights attorney and Republican Party leader led Sikh prayer 'ardas' at the Republican National Convention in the presence of presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Milwaukee today.
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India Welcomes Taliban's Move To Return Private Land To Hindus, Sikhs
India on Friday described as "positive development" the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities.
-
Sikh Conclave In Delhi Forms Panel To Discuss Civil Code With Centre
A national Sikh conclave held in Delhi on Friday formed an 11-member committee to confer with the government on the Uniform Civil Code to ensure the community's rights and practices are not tinkered with, DSGMC office-bearers said.
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"Show Me 1 Bill": Network's Rs 1 Crore Challenge On Free Gurbani Telecast Row
The chief minister had yesterday contended that Gurbani is everyone's right, and it should be free of cost. He said he plans on adding a new section to the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, after presenting a proposal in the state assembly.
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Akali Dal Slams Amritpal Singh Crackdown, Offers Help To Those Arrested
"Shiromani Akali Dal stands for Justice and the protection of the rights of the Punjabis in general and the Sikhs in particular," Sukhbir Singh Badal wrote on Twitter.
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Will Give Legal Aid To Sikhs Arrested In Police Crackdown: Akali Dal Chief
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has said his party will provide legal assistance to Sikhs arrested in the ongoing police crackdown and ensure their rights were not "trampled upon" by the Aam Aadmi Party government.
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2 Sikh Truck Drivers In New Zealand Take Boss To Rights Body Over Racial Abuse
Two Sikh tow truck drivers in New Zealand have filed a complaint against their former boss in the Human Rights Commission for her inaction against racial abuse by a manager who called all Sikhs "terrorists", a media report said.
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Discrimination Against Sikhs Has Gone Up, Rights Expert Tells US Congress
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this.
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'Nihang' Surrenders Claiming Brutal Killing At Farmers' Protest: 10 Facts
A member of the warrior Sikh order 'Nihang' surrendered on Friday following a gruesome killing at a farmers' protest site at Singhu on the Haryana-Delhi border. The victim had been found on Friday morning with the right foot and left hand cut off.
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"Ill-Informed": India Reacts Sharply To Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".
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Turban Episode Blatant Human Rights Violation: Jagdeep Dhankhar
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been at loggerheads with Mamata Banerjee-headed TMC government in the state, Tuesday termed the alleged pulling off of a turban of a Sikh during fight between the police and BJP protestors as a "blatant human rights violation".
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"Their PM Admits Training Terrorists For J&K": India Shreds Pak At UN
India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.
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2 Months On, No Hate Crime Charges In Attack On US Sikh Man: Rights Body
A Sikh-American liquor store owner in Colorado was brutally attacked by a white man who told him "go back to your country", prompting Sikh civil-rights organisation to call for formal hate crime charges against the assailant.
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Government Confident Of Meeting Kartarpur Corridor Deadline: S Jaishankar
The External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the government was confident of meeting Kartarpur corridor deadline and the work on the same is moving in the right direction.
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Sikh Man Detained For Carrying Kirpan In UK's Birmingham: Report
A Sikh man has been detained in the UK for carrying kirpan, despite having legal right to carry the religious dagger, which is an article of faith for the Sikhs, according to a media report.
