Europe

London, UK: Bur Singh Johal, who fought for the British Army in Burma, Malaya and Singapore and had tea with Lord Mountbatten while serving in Burma, has died aged 98 in the East Midlands city of Derby. Hailing from Punjab, Johal ...

Leicester, UK: According to news reported by the Leicester Mercury: a new Sikh free school will be built on a former hospital site in Gipsy Lane, in the Northfields area of Leicester. Planning permission is already being sought by education ...

 UK: More than 700 mourners say farewell to Balsall Heath’s Mata Jaswant Kaur Digpal, who died at age of 105 More than 700 mourners and ten coaches gathered for a procession to celebrate the life of one of Birmingham’s best-known ...

London, UK: It is lunchtime at the Karamsar Gurdwara, where worshippers are tucking into the free food. But Sikhs are not the only ones enjoying meals. Religious leaders report that an increasing number of non-believers are visiting their place of worship ...