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BJP rakes up 1984 riots, taunts Rahul Gandhi's logic on RSS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was bringing down his own credibility with his critical remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked whether he would be able to accept the allegat
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Centre extends additional facilities to persons residing in India on Long-
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Centre has extended certain facilities in last two years to persons from minority community of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians staying on Long Term Visa (LTV) in India, such as affidavit in place of
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PM Modi remembers 'bravery, sacrifice' of Guru Gobind Singh on h
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): On the occasion of 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remembered the bravery and sacrifice of Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh on his 350th birth anniversary.
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Sikh religious bodies, leaders condemn sacrilege incident in California
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar/California, Aug. 11 (ANI): Various Sikh bodies and political leaders on Thursday criticised the alleged desecration of the Sikh holy book the Guru Granth Sahib in California, saying some elements want to create unrest in the Sikh community by committing such incidents, and urged urg
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California: Sikh holy book desecrated, community demands swift action
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
California (U.S.A), Aug 11 (ANI): The Sikh community in Union City, California is protesting against an unidentified man desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Punjab Education Minister appeals for peace, urges US to probe thoroughly
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug. 11 (ANI): Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Thursday appealed to all Sikh leaders of America, Canada and other parts of the world to maintain peace and communal harmony, while urging the U.S. Government to thoroughly investigate the alleged desecration of the
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NSO Deputy Director calls for release of Indian national detained in Pakis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, July 21 (ANI): British lawyer and Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) Deputy Director Jas Uppal has been a leading campaigner in the case of missing Indian national Hamid Nehal Ansari, who has been unlawfully detained by Pakistani authorities.
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Kejriwal performs 'sewa' at Golden Temple, seeks forgiveness for
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar, July 18 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday morning washed dishes at Amritsar's Golden Temple as an apology for what he called an 'unintentional mistakes'- his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s youth manifesto that uses the image of the Sikh shrine with
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SC asks Sikh bodies to create mechanism to curb 'Santa-Banta' jo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court, hearing petitions seeking a ban on circulation of jokes about the Sikh community, on Tuesday, asked bodies representing the community to create a mechanism to create a mechanism to stop them within six weeks.
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Damage control: Phoolka to visit Golden Temple to seek pardon for Khetan&#
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar, July 10 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harvinder Singh Phoolka will visit the Golden Temple on Sunday to seek pardon for the mistake committed by Ashish Khetan, who "inadvertently" hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh community by comparing 'youth manifesto
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After FIR against Khetan, SGPC now trains gun on AAP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab), July 7 (ANI): Even as a case was registered against Ashish Khetan for comparing the party's manifesto with Guru Granth Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday said it would lodge a separate complaint against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders
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'Under fire' Digvijaya says all provocative speeches should be b
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): In wake of him attending an event of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in 2012, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said all provocative speeches by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians should be banned.
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