Tag Archives: Sikhs

Deccani Sikhs: Punjabi by nature?

For the past 10 years, Sajjan Singh, an engineer in Hyderabad, has been chasing the stories of his people, the Deccani Sikhs, and seen them disappear like rabbits down a hole — old reports commissioned by central or state minority ...

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Assailants cut Delhi Sikh’s hair, throw acid on him

New Delhi: About six to seven unidentified men allegedly cut the hair of a 60-year-old Sikh man and also threw acid on him in Bhogal area of south-east Delhi, the police said on Tuesday. After the incident, hundreds of Sikhs ...

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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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Harmony flourishes in Srinagar gurdwara

Burzulla, Srinagar: Twelveyear-old Javed’s house in Chaanapura, Srinagar, is still submerged. In order to survive, the family has enrolled at the Shahid Bunga gurdwara in Burzulla to get some rations. They are among the 1,500 people — Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus— who ...

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