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Taken up with Canberra: MEA on reports of Australian Army Sikh contingent
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Amid reports that a Sikh contingent from the Australian Defence Forces was spotted at an event in New South Wales that had pro-Khalistan banners, the government said on Thursday that the matter has been taken with the Australian government.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann weds Gurpreet Kaur in traditional Sikh ceremony
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 7 (ANI): Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tied the knot with Dr Gurpreet Kaur on Thursday in a traditional Sikh 'Anand Karaj' wedding ceremony.
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SGPC chief Dhami appreciates Canadian govt order to rescind 'no beard' man
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 6 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President, Harjinder Singh Dhami on Wednesday appreciated the Canadian Government's move to rescind the "no beard" mandate, applied to Sikh security guard whose services were terminated over the policy.
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Toronto apologizes for 'no-beard' mandate; Terminated Sikh security guards
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): The City of Toronto has formally apologized to the World Sikh Organization of Canada for "any delay" in reinstating the Sikh security guard whose services were terminated over a "no-beard" policy.
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1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi HC issues notice to Sajjan Kumar on plea chall
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar on a plea challenging the bail granted to him in a case related to the killing of two people during the 1984 riots.
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Probe report on ballot paper theft, violence in Karachi by-poll 'unsatisfa
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Election Commission stated that a report of the committee constituted to probe the theft of ballot papers and violence during the recent by-elections in Karachi was unsatisfactory.
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Sikh body SGPC in coordination with Indian govt facilitate transfer of dis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Government of India commenced the transfer of distressed Afghan minorities - Hindus and Sikhs.
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Pakistan: Police SHO, ASI guilty of 'staged' encounter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): During a court hearing in Pakistan's Mehar Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of Dadu District in the Sindh province, a Station House Holder (SHO) and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) were imprisoned after they were found guilty of staging an encounter
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Sikh minority in Afghanistan continues to face attacks by Islamic terroris
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 27 (ANI): The recent attack at Gurdwara Karte Parwan in the capital city of Afghanistan once again showed how the minority Sikh community in the country remains a soft target for terrorists.
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Another plea in SC challenging Places of Worship Act 1991
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Another plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, saying that the Act takes away the rights of Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs to restore their
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Gujarat government did not delay calling the Army to quell post-Godhra rio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): There was no delay on part of the Gujarat government in requisitioning the Army to deal with post-Godhra 2002 Gujarat riots, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said and noted that former Punjab DGP KPS Gill had termed the state government's action as "prompt and
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Jathedar Daduwal urges govt to send delegation for repair of Karte Parwan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Haryana [India], June 25 (ANI): Jathedar Baba Baljit Singh Daduwal, a world-renowned Sikh Pracharak, urges the Indian government to see if it can make arrangements to send a delegation to Kabul so that they can perform the repair and renovation work of Gurdwara Sahib Karte Parwan which was d
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