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California Senate Bill: SB 231 Ordered to California State Assembly with Unanimous Support

Sacramento, CA: California Senate Bill 231 passes in California Senate with unanimous support on May 29, 2013 and heads to the State Assembly. Introduced by State Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) SB 231 is a measure that will establish a ...

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Sikh Prabhjit Singh Dhillon elected mayor of Warwick in England

London, UK: A Sikh named Prabhjit Singh Dhillon has been elected mayor of the British city of Warwick – the county town of Warwickshire in the Midlands. Dhillon, who was sworn as the 280th mayor of the city on Friday, ...

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UK town gets first Punjabi mayor

London,UK: A Punjabi-Sikh man has been elected first Indian-origin mayor of the ‘historic’ Warwick town in Britain’s West Midlands region. Prabhjit Singh Dhillon, who became the 280th mayor of the town, described his appointment as a ‘privilege’. After being sworn in ...

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Irish court dismisses Sikh’s plea to wear turban

London, UK: An Irish court has dismissed a Sikh man’s appeal that he be allowed to wear the turban while on duty in the country’s police force. The court of Justice Kevin Feeney dismissed the challenge by Ravinder Singh Oberoi ...

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