Sikh Student

A Sikh student was thrashed and his turban forcibly removed by some students during a clash with another group at a college here, triggering criticism as the video went viral on social media.

The Consulate General of India in Vancouver has strongly condemned the assault on a Sikh student in Canada's British Columbia province and called for prompt action against perpetrators.

In an apparent case of hate crime, a 17-year-old Sikh high school student was assaulted at a bus stop after an altercation with another teenager in Canada's British Columbia province, according to a media report on Thursday.

Indian student Gagandeep Singh was assaulted when he was heading home on Friday night, CTV news reported.

Distraught parents of a 21-year-old Sikh woman who was shot dead in Canada's Ontario province last week say that they regret sending their daughter to the country to study and demanded justice for her, according to a media report.

The University of North Carolina in a statement on Thursday said that the school’s policy will allow students to wear kirpans on campus as long as the blade length is under 3 inches and is “worn close to the body in a sheath at all times.”

India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021

Social media users gave a sharp reaction to the manner in which police treated a college-going student.

The toxic controversy in Karnataka over hijabs in classrooms risked chiselling a new fault line with a college in Bengaluru requesting a Sikh girl to remove her turban and eventually allowing her - as well as Muslim students with headscarves - after

The National Commission for Minorities on Monday urged the National Testing Agency to ensure there is no discrimination against Sikh candidates on the basis of their articles of faith.

A Class 12 Sikh student appearing for his board exams was allegedly forced to remove his turban during a security check in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar on Tuesday.

Civil society organisations and student groups in Mizoram have said that their leaders will meet with Home Minister Amit Shah when he comes to the state today. The Mizoram organisations earlier said they would hold a rally in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to give citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christian,...

Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."

The claims of Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in Punjab regarding controlling the drugs menace notwithstanding, a complaint was filed on Saturday against the Chief Minister before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion.

In a big relief to Sikh aspirants, the Delhi High Court has allowed them to wear kara'(iron bracelet) and kripan (dagger) in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2018.

A Sikh student was thrashed and his turban forcibly removed by some students during a clash with another group at a college here, triggering criticism as the video went viral on social media.

The Consulate General of India in Vancouver has strongly condemned the assault on a Sikh student in Canada's British Columbia province and called for prompt action against perpetrators.

In an apparent case of hate crime, a 17-year-old Sikh high school student was assaulted at a bus stop after an altercation with another teenager in Canada's British Columbia province, according to a media report on Thursday.

Indian student Gagandeep Singh was assaulted when he was heading home on Friday night, CTV news reported.

Distraught parents of a 21-year-old Sikh woman who was shot dead in Canada's Ontario province last week say that they regret sending their daughter to the country to study and demanded justice for her, according to a media report.

The University of North Carolina in a statement on Thursday said that the school’s policy will allow students to wear kirpans on campus as long as the blade length is under 3 inches and is “worn close to the body in a sheath at all times.”

India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021

Social media users gave a sharp reaction to the manner in which police treated a college-going student.

The toxic controversy in Karnataka over hijabs in classrooms risked chiselling a new fault line with a college in Bengaluru requesting a Sikh girl to remove her turban and eventually allowing her - as well as Muslim students with headscarves - after

The National Commission for Minorities on Monday urged the National Testing Agency to ensure there is no discrimination against Sikh candidates on the basis of their articles of faith.

A Class 12 Sikh student appearing for his board exams was allegedly forced to remove his turban during a security check in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar on Tuesday.

Civil society organisations and student groups in Mizoram have said that their leaders will meet with Home Minister Amit Shah when he comes to the state today. The Mizoram organisations earlier said they would hold a rally in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to give citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Christian,...

Some comments made by parents about the incident are now being probed by the police as potential hate crimes, the report added. An investigation is being carried out. A spokeswoman for the South Yorkshire Police said: "Police are aware that a religious kirpan was brought into the school by a six-year-old pupil."

The claims of Amarinder Singh-led Congress government in Punjab regarding controlling the drugs menace notwithstanding, a complaint was filed on Saturday against the Chief Minister before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion.

In a big relief to Sikh aspirants, the Delhi High Court has allowed them to wear kara'(iron bracelet) and kripan (dagger) in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2018.