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US lawmakers ask basketball body to review turban ban

Washington, USA: Appalled by the reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans before an international basketball match, top lawmakers in the US have launched a campaign asking Fiba, the game’s governing body, to review the discriminatory ...

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Sikh Temple claims ‘no shred of evidence’ donations were mishanded

The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin has rejected allegations by a victim of the 2012 massacre that donations intended to help those who suffered have been misused. The temple’s board of directors issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting the assertion by ...

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‘I pursued medicine because of dad’

Malaysia: The long-time dream of Amarpal Singh to have his father witness him graduate from medical school was quashed because of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy. The 22-year-old’s father, Karamjit Singh Karnail Singh, was on board the ill-fated plane as ...

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Baldev Kalsi charged with murder in death of wife Narinder

Baldev Kalsi, the former leader of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., has been charged with the second-degree murder of his wife, Narinder Kaur Kalsi. Narinder died after her family agreed to have her taken off life support on Sunday ...

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