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September 12 is celebrated every year around the world as Saragarhi Day by all the battalions of the elite Sikh Regiment. UNESCO has recognized this battle as one of the eight great battles of the world known for collective bravery. On receiving the news shortly after the Battle in 1897, it...

The Only Turbaned Sikh Cop In Canada's Cowboy City Get Queen�s Jubilee Medal ( Jan 31 2013 ) http://www.southasianobserver.com/topstories.php?cid=879 Det. Jasbir Kainth is the only Sikh officer with Calgary city police who wears a turban, according to Calgary Sun. Combined with his...

The story of one of the first Sikh Canadian WWI soldiers has been uncovered with the recent discovery of his Victory medal. Learn about the tale of a once forgotten war hero and early Canadian pioneer. [PTE. BUKUM SINGH, the first Sikh to enlist with an Ontario battalion has been twice...

India win second track gold medal after a 52-year wait India surprisingly won the women’s 4x400m relay yesterday at the Commonwealth Games, with Ashwini Akkunji overtaking a Nigerian opponent just before the final handoff and Mandeep Kaur sprinting to victory. The gold was only the second on...

Harminder Singh on Saturday became the first Indian to win a medal in a walk race in the history of the Commonwealth Games [ Images ], a day after Kavita Raut won the first-ever women's track medal, but their compatriots disappointed in other athletics events. The 26-yer-old walker from...

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said the confiscation...

Seen in this light the achievements of Milkha Singh, GS Randhawa, Sriram and PT Usha were truly extra ordinary...

Army medal honour for Sikh officer Jan 24 2005 A soldier has been honoured for his success in recruiting ethnic minorities into the Army. Sergeant Major Makand Singh, from Bedworth, has received the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for his commitment to...