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UJJAIN: Days after two Class 8 students were allegedly asked to remove their hijab and warned of a 20-mark deduction during a board examination at a private school in Sirpur on Feb 25, a fresh controversy over religious attire has surfaced in Madhya Pradesh, this time involving an Amritdhari Sikh candidate.In Ratlam on Sunday, Gurlin…
Avtar Singh, 57, who was kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon (US time) from a gurdwara complex in the Tracy area of California, US, has been found dead. JALANDHAR: Avtar Singh, 57, who was kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon (US time) from a gurdwara complex in the Tracy area of California, US, has been found dead.Sharing the information…
NEW DELHI: Rebutting PM Narendra Modi‘s accusation, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Modi’s “Goebbelsian” and “filthy” propaganda against then PM Manmohan Singh, who was a decent and hardworking achiever, was an insult to the Sikh religion, and demanded that Modi apologise for it.Kharge said Congress respects Sikh religion and made Manmohan Singh finance minister and…
Leonardo DiCaprio’s stepmother, Peggy Ann Farrar, is an Amritdhari Sikh. She is often seen with the actor at Hollywood events. Peggy embraces her faith with a turban and Indian attire. Her journey highlights a blend of spirituality and public life. She lives by Sikh values of prayer and selfless service. Peggy’s presence offers a unique…
Bibi Rajinder Kaur said the Muslims of Jakhwali village had to go for namaz to the next village. ‘I thought of giving them five marlas of land so that they have a place to pray,’ Kaur said. JAKHWALI (FATEHGARH SAHIB): In the season of giving, a 75-year-old Sikh woman has donated land for the construction…
Screen grab from video shared by @officeofssbadal on X NEW DELHI: Senior Sikh leader and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the disruption of a peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtan procession in South Auckland, New Zealand, expressing concern over the threat posed to religious freedom and communal harmony.Sharing a video of the…
Image: The Globe and Mail When Prabjot Singh Wirring was preparing to enter the legal profession in Alberta, he encountered a requirement that placed him at the centre of a constitutional and cultural debate. Like all prospective lawyers in the province, he was expected to swear an oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch, now…
JALANDHAR: One moment he was enjoying kebabs on Bondi beach. The next, he was running headlong towards a hail of bullets.The Bondi shooting, horrifying as it was, also saw heroism by ordinary individuals, one of whom was Punjabi-Sikh origin New Zealander Amandeep Singh Bola, who sprinted in the direction of the gunfire, saw one of…
TOI Correspondent from London: A British Sikh man who founded the UK’s first memorial to Sikhs who served during World War I has received an OBE from the Princess Royal at St James’s Palace for services to the commemoration of Commonwealth soldiers who served Great Britain.Capt. Jay (Jagjeet) Singh-Sohal, who founded the WW1 Sikh Memorial…
An Indian-origin Sikh man, who claimed to be a US citizen, made a video of his interaction with the border officer in Canada as the officer stopped him from entering Canada citing prior criminal record. The man insisted that he did not have any criminal record and cried foul and then accused the officer of…
