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Italian SC rules against Sikh wanting to carry kirpan, says migrants must conform to western values
World | May 16, 2017, 03:28 PM ISTRefusing to allow a Sikh migrant to carry a kirpan in public, the Italian Supreme Court on Monday said that the migrants in the Western world must conform to the values of the society they have chosen to settle in
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Sikh police officer denied promotion because of race in Canada
World | Apr 26, 2017, 08:21 PM ISTA Sikh police officer in Canada had been denied a promotion into the senior ranks because of his race and cultural background, a media report has said.
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Sikh man shot in US: Sushma Swaraj speaks to father; rights group calls for hate crime probe
World | Mar 05, 2017, 03:06 PM ISTSushma Swaraj today said she has spoken to the father of a Sikh man who was injured when a masked gunman shot him in Washington state after allegedly yelling Go back to your own country.
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Sikh man shot at by stranger in US, attacker yelled 'go back to your own country'
World | Mar 05, 2017, 11:19 AM ISTA 39-year-old Sikh man in the United States' Kent city has been injured after an unidentified person shot him outside his home and allegedly shouted go back to your own country.
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NYPD could allow Sikh police officers to wear turbans, maintain beards
World | Dec 29, 2016, 02:34 PM ISTIn a move seen as an attempt to woo the Sikh community present in large numbers in the US, the New York Police Department is planning to relax its uniform policy to allow its religious officers to wear turbans and maintain beards.
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Pakistan gets its first Sikh cricketer, Mahinder Singh to join National Cricket Academy
Cricket | Dec 20, 2016, 06:37 PM ISTFor the first time in the history of Pakistan cricket, a Sikh has secured a place at the National Cricket Academy, a media report said today.
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Canadian court denies exception on helmet rules for Sikh workers
World | Sep 23, 2016, 06:07 PM ISTKeeping security above religion, a Canadian court directed three Sikh truck drivers to wear hard hats at work as it would ensure their safety in case of any unfortunate incident. With the denial of any
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Group of ‘armed’ men occupies Sikh temple in the UK, confirms police
World | Sep 11, 2016, 09:28 PM ISTA group of men believed to be carrying "bladed weapons" have occupied a Sikh temple in the West Midlands region of England, said Police. Specially trained officers from Warwickshire Police are now believed to be
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With 6-inch long beard, UK Sikh woman enters Guinness Records
World | Sep 09, 2016, 01:39 PM ISTA 24-year-old British Sikh model-cum-campaigner sporting a six-inch long facial hair on Thursday entered the Guinness World Records as the youngest female with a beard.
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Meet the Youngest woman with a full beard enters in Guinness Records
World | Sep 08, 2016, 11:30 PM ISTA 24-year-old British Sikh woman became the first woman with a six-inch-long facial hair and entered in the Guinness World Records as the youngest female with a beard. Harnaam Kaur from Slough in Berkshire
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With Punjab Assembly polls in mind, Centre scraps 32 year old blacklist of 212 Sikh NRI families
National | Aug 18, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTWith the Punjab Assembly polls round the corner, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has scrapped a 32-year blacklist that banned 212 Sikh NRI families from visiting India.
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Sikh community in Lucknow hosting iftar party is testimony to communal harmony
India | Jul 06, 2016, 08:17 PM ISTLucknow: Despite going through terrible times in life, our faith in humanity, somehow or the other, is restored by the good deeds of people who have their heart in the right place. The recent attacks of Bangladesh shook our faith with so many innocen
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Pakistan lodges blasphemy case against six for ‘desecrating’ a Sikh youth’s turban
World | May 02, 2016, 05:14 PM ISTLahore: In an unusual application of Pakistan’s heavily criticised blasphemy law—Chichawatni city police have booked five employees of a transport company and owner of a bus terminal for desecrating the turban of a Sikh passenger.
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Six arrested for Pakistani Sikh politician's murder
World | Apr 26, 2016, 04:59 PM ISTSix men paid to kill a prominent Sikh politician in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been arrested, the media reported on Tuesday.
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Sikh doctor shot dead in Pakistan
World | Apr 22, 2016, 10:09 PM ISTPeshawar: A prominent Pakistani Sikh doctor and politician was shot dead by unidentified gunmen here today. Sardar Sooran Singh, who was also the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Minority Affairs, was assassinated
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Sikh teen who penned book on ‘bullying’ forced to remove turban at US airport
World | Apr 20, 2016, 12:55 PM ISTSan Francisco: A Sikh-American teenager, who penned a book about bullying of children from the community, was forced to remove his turban by airport personnel in the US state of California, according to a media
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2,100 Indian Sikhs arrive in Pakistan to attend Baisakhi Festival
World | Apr 12, 2016, 11:04 PM ISTLahore: More than 2,100 Indian Sikhs arrived here today to take part in Baisakhi Festival at Gurdwara Hasan Abdal in Rawalpindi district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. ”More than 2,100 Sikh Yatrees arrived here today
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US military permits Sikh soldier to wear beard, turban
World | Apr 02, 2016, 12:58 PM ISTIn a landmark decision, the US military has granted a decorated Sikh-American officer a long-term religious accommodation allowing him to continue serving while maintaining his articles of faith of keeping a beard and wearing a turban.
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Sikh man in US barred from boarding plane due to turban
World | Feb 09, 2016, 10:09 AM ISTNew York: A Sikh-American actor has been barred from boarding a New York-bound Aeromexico flight after he refused to remove his turban during a security check.Waris Ahluwalia, 41, who had been on a trip to
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Racist slur on Sikh Defence Minister's accent rocks Canadian parliament
World | Feb 04, 2016, 11:34 PM ISTToronto: Canada's first Sikh Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan became a victim of racism inside the Parliament during a questioning session when an opposition member interrupted him in the middle of his speech shouting that an