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Melbourne, Australia: Incidents of violent attacks against Indians in Australia may have saturated the media in recent times, history holds a very different story, perfectly embodied in the case of Pooran Singh, who has managed to “remain“ in Australia since 1899. The family of Alice Guyett-Wood (owners of Guyett’s Funerals in Warrnambool), has preserved the »
Seventeen Indian migrant workers have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after an unfair trial, for the murder of a Pakistani national. Some of the 17 are said to have been tortured to make them “confess.” They may be at risk of further torture. The 17 Indian men,all from the Punjab »
Chandigarh, Punjab: The Sikh Federation of Australia has written to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh to take urgent action against irresponsible Indian media who are creating sensation on the issue of attacks on Indian students in Australia. The letter written by Jaspreet Singh President Sikh Federation of Australia said, »
Melbourne, Australia: In a racially motivated attack that was witnessed by about 40 to 50 people, four persons of Indian origin were attacked and beaten up last Saturday by four men, believed to be Caucasian, in the parking lot of a bar in Melbourne’s Epping suburb. The attackers, who were part of a group celebrating »
Fiji: Khalsa College and Khalsa Primary in Ba have completed a fascinating journey of 50 miles and the institutions which are run by the Sikh Educational Society of Fiji, will be busy this week in their golden jubilee celebrations. The Labasa Sikh community has also established two Khalsa institutions. There is another one in Sigatoka »
Nagar kirtan marks Guru Granth Sahib’s installation
Amritsar, September 1 Nagar kirtan was taken out to celebrate the 406th anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple with religious fervour here today. After performing ardas at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib, the nagar kirtan led by Panj Piaras went through various markets of the holy city. The gurdwara is the [...]
Sharjah court accepts translator, records statements of 17 boys on death row
Chandigarh, September 1 The statements of all 17 Indian boys facing the death sentence in the Sharjah murder case were recorded today by a Sharjah Sharia Appeal Court after it accepted Mohammed Arif, a Balouchi, as translator-cum-interpreter. Relatives of eight of the 17 boys were present in the court during the recording of the statements. [...]
Dilgeer at it Again: New book claims only first 13 angs of Maharaj is Nitnem
Writer Harjinder Dilgeer, who last year wrote the anti-panthic book called Sikh Twareekh is at it again. This time he has written a book called “Nitnem- Guru Granth Sahib ji de pehla 13 Ang.” In this book Dilgeer claims that the daily Nitnem of a Sikh is only in the first 13 Angs of Maharaj [...]