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FIBA: Players Can Wear Religious Head Coverings

India: International basketball’s governing body said Tuesday that players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis in some competitions. FIBA’s central board met over the weekend at the men’s world ...

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History through the Gurus – A museum on Sikh history.

A new museum in the city affirms its tryst with Sikh history through videos, paintings and technology. At the entrance of the Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum in Connaught Place, a painting of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji ...

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USA: Legal Victory – Veteran’s father now permitted to wear turban when visiting son

Pennsylvania, USA: As per a release by US based civil rights organization, United Sikhs, [l]ast year, the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania USA refused to allow an elderly Sikh gentleman to visit his son, a United States Military Veteran, ...

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Sikh bodies call for boycott of Patna Sahib Jathedar

Amritsar, Punjab: Various Sikh organisations have called for religious and social boycott of Takht Sri Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh for his alleged association with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). The resolution was passed during a seminar on “Jathedar Sahibaan ...

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