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  PM Modi pays tribute to Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 350th birth anniversary

  India | October 16, 2020 20:46 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to iconic Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on his 350th birth anniversary, saying he lives in the hearts of millions and is remembered for his sense of justice.

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  West Bengal Police issues clarification after row over Sikh man turban pulled at Bengal BJP march

  India | October 10, 2020 0:00 IST

  Following the furore over an incident where the West Bengal Police were seen manhandling a Sikh man, disrespecting his turban and pulling him by his hair, the state police on Friday issued a clarification saying the turban of the Sikh man fell off automatically in scuffle without any attempt to do so by our officer adding they respect all religions.

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  US: Sikh-owned Indian restaurant vandalised in New Mexico

  World | June 24, 2020 23:15 IST

  An Indian restaurant in the Sante Fe City of New Mexico, owned by a Sikh, was broken into and vandalised with hate messages scrawled on its walls, a media report said Tuesday.

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  Sikh student in New Jersey drops out of school over bias-based bullying

  World | May 23, 2020 13:37 IST

  A Sikh student in the US state of New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against a Board of Education alleging that he was subjected to bias-based bullying because of his faith and was forced to permanently pull out of school due to the prolonged harassment.

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  Pakistan’s first Sikh woman journalist among top 100 influential Sikhs under 30

  World | May 16, 2020 23:53 IST

  Pakistan’s first Sikh woman journalist has been named among 100 most influential Sikh personalities under 30 years of age in the world by a UK-based global Sikh organisation.

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  Evacuate Sikhs stranded in Afghanistan: Punjab CM

  India | March 28, 2020 15:03 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought the intervention of the Minister of External Affairs for the evacuation of Sikh families stranded in Afghanistan.

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  Islamic State claims responsibility of Kabul's Gurudwara attack that killed 11

  World | March 25, 2020 14:26 IST

  The global terrorist organization Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility of the Sikh temple attack in Kabul that killed 11 people and several injured.

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  Gunman attacks Sikh religious site in Kabul; 4 killed

  World | March 25, 2020 11:44 IST

  Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul’s old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said.

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  Religious punishment: Sikh body member asked to clean utensils for 'buying liquor'

  India | January 06, 2020 22:25 IST

  As per the Sikh religious tenets, buying or consuming liquor by a baptised Sikh, especially those holding a religious position, is banned.

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  Sikh youth killed in Pakistan's Peshawar

  World | January 05, 2020 17:30 IST

  A Sikh youth has been killed on Sunday by an unidentified person in Peshawar. The body was found in the area of Chamkani police station.

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  Hate crime: Sikh taxi driver brutally assaulted in US

  India | December 19, 2019 16:46 IST

  Baljeet Singh Sidhu, who works as a mail carrier and an Uber driver, was attacked on Sunday while he was parking his car outside his home near Hilltop Mall, Richmond, California.

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  Sikh Uber driver racially abused, strangulated by passenger in US

  Crime | December 10, 2019 13:30 IST

  The incident took place in the coastal city of Bellingham, Washington on December 5 when the Sikh driver picked Grifin Levi Sayers, The American Bazaar reported on Monday citing The Bellingham Herald as saying in a report.

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  Muzaffarnagar man donates land for mosque

  India | November 26, 2019 10:41 IST

  A Sikh man has donated a piece of land for a mosque in Purkazi in Muzaffarnagar district to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. 

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  Google pulls down anti-India mobile app '2020 Sikh Referendum' from Play Store

  India | November 19, 2019 17:06 IST

  ​Acceding to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's demand, IT giant Google has removed the secessionist, anti-India mobile application '2020 Sikh Referendum' from its Play Store, state officials said on Tuesday.

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  Ik Onkar: Devotees flock to Gurdwaras on Gurupurab across Ind, Pak | Photos

  India | November 12, 2019 23:56 IST

  Gurupurab was celebrated with religious fervour across India and at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on Tuesday as devotees thronged gurdwaras to pay obeisance to Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikh religion, on his 550th birth anniversary.

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  Pakistan Sikhs urge India to facilitate access to Dera Baba Nanak

  World | November 09, 2019 20:13 IST

  Pakistan Sikh Council (PSC) Patron-in-Chief Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa said the Kartarpur Corridor's opening on Saturday was in line with Sikhism founder Guru Nanak's teachings of inclusion, peace, and interfaith harmony and that he was speechless after seeing "tears of joy in the eyes of his Sikh brethren", Geo TV reported

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  Resolution introduced in US Congress to honour slain Indian-American police officer Dhaliwal

  World | November 01, 2019 11:23 IST

  Mourning Dhaliwal's tragic death, the resolution described Dhaliwal as a remarkable and selfless hero who represented the very best of American ideals. The 42-year-old Harris County sheriff's deputy was gunned down on September 27 while conducting a routine mid-day traffic stop in northwest of Houston.

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  Ek Onkar: Air India jet set for Gurpurab, Nanak's birth anniversary

  India | October 28, 2019 17:39 IST

  Ek Onkar: In a huge gesture to mark Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's 550th Gurpurab celebrations, Air India has put the Sikhs' religious symbol 'Ek Onkar' on its aircraft tail. Ek Onkar is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy.

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  Sikh youth diaspora being brought to India to counter Pak separatist

  India | October 27, 2019 12:03 IST

  A batch of young Sikhs will be flown to India early next month, to coincide with the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.

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  100 envoys, embassy officials to visit Golden temple on October 22

  India | October 19, 2019 23:44 IST

  SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal will receive them and present them 'siropa' (robe of honour). The shrine complex will be lit with millions of lights and a fireworks display will also be organised.