Paris, France: The UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that France’s ban on the wearing of “conspicuous” religious symbols in schools – introduced in a law adopted in March 2004 – violated a Sikh student’s right to manifest his religion, ...
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Devotee’s body pulled out after 3 days from Sri Darbar Sahib’s sarovar
Amritsar, Punjab: After three days, the body of an unidentified non-punjabi devotee was finally taken out of the sarovar of the Golden Temple here on December 19. The pilgrim allegedly committed suicide. After taking the customary dip, he chose to ...
Read More »Namdhari cult splits in two: War of Succession Begins after demise of their leader
Ludhiana, Punjab: The tug-of-war over appointing the successor to Jagjit Singh took an ugly turn when members of the International Namdhari Sangat took to the streets here. Namdhari sect head Jagjit Singh had died on December 13 and his nephew ...
Read More »NDP sports critic Matthew Dube on Canada’s bronze medal victory at the world Kabbadi Cup 2012
Ontario, Canada: On behalf of Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition and the entire New Democratic Caucus, I congratulate Team Canada for their bronze medal victory at the World Kabbadi Cup, on December 13th at the Guru Gobind Singh ...
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