NRI News
Sikh leader guilty of forgery in New Zealand
Friday, 13/12/2013
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WELLINGTON: A Sikh leader in New Zealand was on Thursday found guilty of forging election documents in a bid to win in a local body poll three years ago.
April to be Sikh heritage month in Ontario
Friday, 13/12/2013
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Toronto : The month of April in the Canadian province of Ontario will be observed as Sikh heritage month every year. A Bill brought by Brampton New Democrat Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Jagmeet Singh to have April recognised as Sikh heritage month was approved in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, the Brampton Guardian reported today. Jagmeet Singh had introduced the Bill in the assembly last April.
Another fugitive nabbed, to be extradited to Australia
Thursday, 12/12/2013
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Patiala : Claiming that he had escaped from Australia on a fake passport after a racial attack, 24-year-old Puneet Rawal will be presented in court tomorrow. The court will speed up the process of his extradition to Australia, where he faces trial in a hit and run case.
40-month jail for US Sikh cab driver attacker
Thursday, 12/12/2013
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Washington : An American man accused of viciously beating a Sikh cab driver while shouting anti-Muslim slurs in Washington state last year has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for a federal hate crime.
Sentence awarded in Brar case too harsh, says Sikh clergy
Thursday, 12/12/2013
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Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the sentence awarded to the assailants of Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar (retd) by a UK court was too harsh and asked the SGPC to take up the issue with the UK Embassy in New Delhi.
UK court ruling too harsh: Takht, SGPC
Thursday, 12/12/2013
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AMRITSAR: Terming the UK court’s decision in the Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar (retd) attack case as too harsh, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh on Wednesday said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) would be asked to take up the matter with the UK Embassy in Delhi.
Punjabi-origin husband-wife become UK’s oldest couple
Thursday, 12/12/2013
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LONDON: An Indian-origin husband and wife, both more than 100 years old, became Britain’s oldest mar ried couple as they celebrated their 88th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
Rights body questions Sikhs’ exclusion from US army
Wednesday, 11/12/2013
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Washington : A US commission has asked Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to explain exclusion of Sikhs, known for their valour and pride, from the American armed forces. In a letter, the US Commission on Civil Rights requested Hagel to respond to a Department of Defence policy that "appears to presumptively exclude" Sikh Americans from serving in the US armed forces if they do not give up certain articles of their faith or unless an individual accommodation is granted.
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