Sikh Community
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600 Indian Sikh devotees reach Pakistan for 'Jor Mela'
India | Jun 14, 2015, 09:42 AM ISTLahore: More than 600 Indian Sikh devotees arrived in Pakistan today to observe the 409th death anniversary of fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev on June 16.The pilgrims were received at the Wagah Border by Evacuee
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Sikhs living in Afghanistan feel alienated, pressured to leave country
World | Jun 11, 2015, 11:51 AM ISTKabul: Afghanistan's once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members
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Sikh leaders share ideas with Modi on Punjab
India | Sep 29, 2014, 01:11 PM ISTNew York: Sikh community leaders from the United States and Canada shared Saturday evening ideas with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how they could work together on matters relating to Punjab.They raised with him issues
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Sikh-Americans ask Modi to resolve their passport, visa issues
India | Sep 28, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTNew York: A delegation of Sikh-Americans has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the hurdles faced by them while applying for visas or renewal of passports, particularly by those who had applied for political
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Sikh group appeals dismissal of 1984 case against Congress
World | May 24, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTNew York: A US based Sikh group has challenged the dismissal of a rights violation case against India's Congress party relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots before the US Court of Appeals here.Sikhs for Justice(SFJ)
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Delhi Congress focusing on Sikh vote bank
National | Mar 22, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Concerned over decline in its support base, Delhi Congress is focusing on regaining the confidence of the Sikh community in the national capital ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.Chief spokesperson of Delhi Congress
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Paramilitary deployed, Sirsa sealed after clashes
India | Nov 26, 2012, 06:39 AM ISTSirsa, (Haryana), Nov 26: Paramilitary forces were deployed in Sirsa Sunday to help Haryana Police maintain law and order in this Haryana town after violent clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the
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Minority group condemns Facebook post against Sikh community
India | Oct 08, 2012, 10:35 PM ISTBatala (Punjab), Oct 8 : A minority group here has taken strong exception of a recent Facebook content allegedly showing Sikh Gurus under bad light, and said the post, “submitted” through a “fake” account, tried
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Ajay Devgn to delete offensive content from 'Son of Sardar'
Bollywood | Oct 05, 2012, 06:59 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 5: Bowing before the sentiments of the Sikh community, actor-filmmaker Ajay Devgn has agreed to delete certain offensive dialogues and scenes from his forthcoming venture 'Son of Sardar', an official said here Thursday.Congress
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Badal describes Amarinder Singh a "famous absentee"
National | Jul 08, 2012, 09:44 PM ISTDasuya, Jul 8: Describing Amarinder Singh as a “famous absentee”, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the Congress leader had rarely attended assembly sessions and was over-excited at his one-day attendance during the
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Sikhs In Lahore Prevented From Celebrating Festival
India | Jul 17, 2011, 04:26 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 17: The Sikh community in the eastern city of Lahore has been barred from organising a religious celebration at a disputed gurdwara after a religious group persuaded authorities that celebrating the Muslim holy