Kirpan case: Partial victory for petitioner

Chandigarh: In the historic IRS Kirpan case, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) claim for a trial and affirmed the Title VII claim. In other words, the panel has decided ...

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Kitchen that feeds over 100,000 daily – Photo Essay

Amritsar, Punjab: Free kitchen in Punjab, India run at the Sikhs’ holiest shrine produces 200,000 flat breads ( Fulke) and 1.5 tonnes of lentil soup daily (Daal) . Two hundred thousand rotis (Indian flat bread), 1.5 tonnes of dal (lentil ...

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Jhinda faction gears up for political war against Cong

Karnal, Haryana: Agitated over the “failure” of the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in forming an independent gurdwara management panel in Haryana, a faction of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ad hoc) has planned to enter the political arena to ...

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Sikh taxi driver awarded for honesty in Australia

Sydney, Australia: A Sikh taxi driver in Australia, who returned A$110,000 in cash he found on the rear seat of his cab to its owners, has received a Melbourne City Council award for his honesty. Lakhwinder Singh Dhillon found the money ...

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