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Elderly Sikh man beaten up in US, held for keeping kirpan
Saturday, 25/08/2012
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WASHINGTON: An elderly Sikh man, in his early 70s, was allegedly beaten up by his neighbour in New Jersey following an altercation and was later arrested for keeping the kirpan, a Sikh article of faith.
Michelle reaches out to Sikhs, meets gurdwara firing victims
Saturday, 25/08/2012
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WASHINGTON: Consoling the grieving Sikh community, US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday reached out to them as she met the families of the victims of the Oak Creek gurdwara shooting that left six worshippers dead. “It's my honour to be here with you,” she told the victims' families when she met them in private, away from the media glare, at Oak Creek High School.
AG going to US to defend Badal in a lawsuit
Friday, 24/08/2012
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Chandigarh: Determined to refute the allegations levelled against the Chief Minister, the Punjab Government has decided to send Advocate General Ashok Aggarwal to USA to defend Parkash Singh Badal in a federal lawsuit filed against him by a US-based human rights group, alleging ‘torture’ of Sikhs in the state.
17 Indian youths in UAE jail may return
Thursday, 23/08/2012
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Jalandhar: Seventeen Indian youths (16 Punjabis and a Haryanvi) who have been languishing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) jail since 2009 in connection with a murder and bootlegging case may soon return after the Sharjah Civil Court gives its verdict on September four about the suit of compensation pending against them.
Call for US Congressional hearing on hate crimes
Thursday, 23/08/2012
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WASHINGTON: In the wake of the Wisconsin gurdwara tragedy, a group of more than 150 organisations have called for a Congressional hearing on hate crimes.
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