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SGPC plans press in US to print Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhs say waste of funds Font Size -A+A Sukhdeep Kaur Chandigarh In 2004, a Sikh group had airlifted copies of the holy Guru Granth Sahib from Amritsar to place them in gurdwaras in Canada and North America. One copy each was placed on...

by MARKANDEY KATJU Part 1 Freedom is important, so is responsibility. In countries like India, the media have a responsibility to fight backward ideas such as casteism and communalism, and help the people fight poverty and other social evils. Freedom of the press and journalistic ethics...

KHALSA AID PRESS RELEASE Update 3rd April, 2011 This MOB ran riot in the refugee camp on the Tunisian/Libyan border.Our car was almost attacked and then we had to seek shelter , the military camp we were in was overrun.We were only few metres from the MOB. The 30 mins of mindless violence came...

Formal Launch of Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report at United Nations Church Center, New York: Press Conference/ Expert Panel Speakers March 28, 2011 1pm Please RSVP for the Event: Details Provided Below New York, NY: UNITED SIKHS would like to invite you to the release of the 3rd Annual...

November 29, 2010: Earlier today, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) called on local authorities and the FBI to initiate a hate crime investigation into a vicious attack on a Sikh American cab driver in Sacramento, who was allegedly called Osama bin Laden as he was...

Another Major Step Forward to Full Acceptance of Sikhs in US Army (Columbia, SC) November 11, 2010 – Another major barrier fell today in the campaign to end the U.S. military's ban on Sikh service. To great fanfare, Simran Preet Singh Lamba became the first enlisted Sikh soldier [...

Forwarded by Tejwant Singh ji Malik Sikh Youth Join President Obama's Mentoring Lunch at the White House August 6, 2010 by Dr. Rajwant Singh, SCORE - Press Release Sikh Youth Join President Obama's Mentoring Lunch at the White House and Get Mentoring lessons from American Icons Nine...

Sikh group to get share from sale of city land - Winnipeg Free Press The city is selling a parcel of land that has sat idle for nine years after it offered it to a local cultural group. And it is going against its 2008 ban on funding cultural groups to give the Manitoba Sikh Cultural...

HELP MAKE POVERTY HISTORY at the ARTISTS’ REVOLUTION PARTY 21st June 2010, London, UK Music is of the soul. It can communicate profound messages about who we are and who we want to be; this is something that the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Sahib Ji, and his constant companion...

Judge throws out Sikh holy man libel action Judge throws out Sikh holy man libel action - Press Gazette Journalist and broadcaster Hardeep Singh has seen off a libel action brought by an Indian holy man who he claimed was an imposter. His Holiness Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji Maharaj, who...

World Press Freedom Day TheRecord.com - Editorials - World Press Freedom Day If you’re reading these words it’s a good bet that you rely on journalists to help inform your opinions. Words on this page are brought to you day-in, day-out because The Record’s journalists have the freedom to...

New Delhi: The Government of India has invited suggestions/comments from all stakeholders in respect of the proposed amendments to the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. The draft amendments have been put on Registrar of Newspapers for India's (RNI) website, www.rni.nic.in and also on...

French Bank Apologises For Refusing Entry To Turbaned Sikh “I’m sorry... Also, please kindly accept my apology on behalf of the bank for the unpleasant feelings which could have been felt on that occasion.....the manifestly excessive and improper application of security instructions led to a...

Washington: Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of Sikh Council on Religion and Education and Amrit Kaur, Secretary of Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, both based in Washington, have communicated in a letter to President Barack Obama, saying: “We bring before you our deepest concern about the safety of...

Sat sri akaal! I´m new to sikhism and currently reading mostly different translations on the SGGS. I found some translations of the japji sahib in Swedish and German that differ a lot from the English ones I´ve previously read and leaving me confused. They´re mostly from 3ho, kunalini yoga...

Puducherry, Dec 24 (PTI) Defending champions Services and Punjab recorded convincing wins over Uttarakhand and Kerala respectively to enter the men's quarterfinals in the 58th Senior National Basketball Championship here today. More...

New York, Dec 24(PTI) United Sikhs, an NGO, has become the first Sikh organisation to be associated with the United Nations. More...

Mohali, Dec 20 (PTI) Riding on a five-wicket haul by pacer VRV Singh, Punjab defeated Orissa by seven wickets on the final day of the Ranji Trophy Super League Group 'B' match played here today. More...

Ludhiana, Nov 26 (PTI) Wholesale traders of sugar all across Punjab today observed strike to express their resentment and register their protest against the imposition of Entry Tax in the state on sugar from back date. More...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh says he and others who spoke out against Sikh extremism in the 1980s felt abandoned by the rest of Canadian society in their struggle against violence. More...