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Sajjan cartoon sparks outrage among Sikhs

Saturday, 06/05/2017

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Toronto: A cartoon carried by Canadian publications showing under fire Indian-origin Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan stewing in a cauldron has sparked outrage among the Sikh community members who say it resembles images of Sikh religious figures who were tortured.

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Indian-origin candidates hope to grab anti-Brexit vote in UK polls

Friday, 05/05/2017

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London: Indian-origin candidates of the UK’s Liberal Democrat party are hoping to grab anti-Brexit votes in the June 8 general election. The Liberal Democrat party is fielding a number of ethnic minority candidates in constituencies which either voted against Brexit or were sharply divided on the issue. These include Marisha Ray, who was born in London to Bengali parents, and Goan-origin Rabi Martins.

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Sikhs seek distinct religious category for them in US Census

Friday, 05/05/2017

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WASHINGTON: The Sikh-American community has urged the US Census Bureau to have a distinct Sikh category in the next 2020 census, a Sikh advocacy group has said. Allowing Sikhs to selfidentify in the 2020 Census would go a long way to making everyone count so that action can be taken to address bullying and hate crimes against the Sikh community, the United Sikhs said in a submission to the US Census Bureau.

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Punjabi elected to Council of Governors in Finland

Wednesday, 03/05/2017

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Chandigarh : Making Punjabis proud, Dhuri-born Ranbir Sodhi has been elected to the Council of Governors of Vantaa (Finland) once again. He has been inducted as a Valttutettu, an Indian equivalent of MLA, in the recently-concluded elections, a statement said here today.

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Britain celebrates Baisakhi on mega scale in London

Tuesday, 02/05/2017

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London: Thousands of British Indians celebrated Baisakhi at a grand mela organised by the Indian High Commission in London, with over a dozen UK-based gurdwaras and Sikh organisations supporting the event.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.