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Hi, I was a bit unsure about something during the Sikh Wedding. Do the parents stand up with the couple near the start to just signify that they have given their consent for the wedding to take place?? If one parents has passed away, will there name still be read out? My mother passed away...

By <A title="Posts by a href='#author'Harry Kemble, Ilford Recorder/a" href="http://www.sikh24.com/author/s24uk/" rel=author>Harry Kemble, Ilford Recorder / In Europe, WORLD / May 23, 2014 ILFORD, UK (May 23, 2014)—A Sikh motorcycle group has ridden in memory of Lee Rigby from Greenwich Park...

Recently, the featuring of Waris Singh Ahluwalia in GAP advertisements was seen with acclaim by the Sikh community worldwide. Now, Sikh models Saira Hunjan and Jatinder Singh Durhailay have been featured in advertisements for the Financial Times sporting unorthodox cloth stylings and jewellery...

The joint opposition in the Senate had been in the middle of a press conference when the protesters entered the premises by breaking through the gate, despite a heavy contingent of police personnel being present at the location. Taken aback by the demonstration, the senators abandoned the press...

WASHINGTON — A major report to be released today in Washington, D.C. highlights the rising number of incidents of hate, violence, and bias against Sikhs worldwide. The Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Report – to be issued at a briefing held by UNITED SIKHS at 441 Cannon House Office...

Excerpts from a collection of Guardian reportage from the first world war 12 Nov 1914: When the Indians Arrived The people of the Raj – modern India and Pakistan – were not consulted about their participation in the war. More than 1 million soldiers served overseas in the Indian army – and...

Diaspora | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: May 10, 2014 18:22 IST NDTV London: The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain's Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court. Coral Millerchip, 20, attacked...

By Parmjit Singh Published: May 9, 2014 Sikh Siyasat New York, United States (May 09, 2014): It is learnt that US based human rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) will submit a complaint to the UN assistant secretary general for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic seeking UN investigation into the...

CHANDIGARH: Sikh couples in Haryana will now be able to get their marriages registered under the Anand Marriage Act instead of the Hindu Marriage Act. Fulfilling the long-pending demand of Sikhs, Haryana government on Wednesday announced the formation of rules to register Anand Karaj, the...

We meet the Bradford doctor working with her local gurdwara to improve access to information and support By Victoria Lambert 6:59AM BST 05 May 2014 The Telegraph Dementia can make all types of communication difficult for patients and carers – especially when English is not your first language...

Walking the Western Front: A Sikh soldier lays at rest, far from homeland and adopted land Sat May 03 2014 Posted by Katie Daubs, GTA at 06:00 AM The Star He left no photos, no letters, but Sunta Gouger Singh was among 10 Sikh soldiers who fought with Canada in the Great War. And he was the...

In Brampton, set to launch Sikh Heritage Month on Friday, residents a stone’s throw from city hall were shocked this week to find on their doorsteps anti-immigration flyers highlighting the Sikh community. “Racism is real; it’s still here. People have the fallacy that it’s ended and stopped...

After more than a hundred years, Bud Singh, one of many thousands of Punjabis who came to Australia in the late 19th or very early 20th century, is going to be the medium of New South Wales’ acknowledging the generosity of Sikhs. Like thousands of his fellow countrymen and pioneer Indian...

The streets of Surrey, B.C., were lined with tens of thousands of people for the city's Vaisakhi Parade Saturday, and amid the the day's food booths and other festivities, one group was trying to reach the South Asian community with a serious message. Instead of giving things away in the...

Sorry for the horrible quality as I recorded with my iPhone and the microphone was pointing the wrong way... but gives you an idea Recorded during Samagam this past weekend at roughly 5 am. http://www.spirit-quest.ca/Misc/SimranMSS.mp3

Eight years after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that kirpans – the ceremonial daggers worn by those of the Sikh faith – could be safely brought into schools under certain conditions, they will now be allowed into all Canadian embassies and missions abroad. But not without some...

One recent afternoon, two dozen teenagers stayed late at Hoover Middle School in Potomac, Md., for a presentation on Jewish culture. They tasted matzoh brittle, spun dreidels, colored Purim masks and watched a video of a rabbi blowing a ram’s horn. Some clowned or texted, but one student...

If passed, The Drug Free Commercial Driver Act would allow motor carriers to force a Sikh operator to provide a hair sample for pre-employment testing and further future testing for the purpose of curbing controlled substance abuse. About the bill On October 30, 2013, Congressman Eric...

A Maryland-based Sikh organization has honored retired Oak Creek police officer Brian Murphy for his service when a gunman killed six worshippers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Aug. 5, 2012. The Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, a Sikh advocacy organization, honored Murphy on...

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has for the first time said that UK is open to having a Sikh as the head of its armed forces or as a chief justice in its judiciary. Hosting a Baisakhi celebration at 10 Downing Street, Cameron heaped high praise on "the hard working" Sikh community...