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Fremont Gurdwara Gears Up for Elections

Fremont, California: Fremont might be a small city located in the Bay Area of California, but its one and only Gurdwara has been the center of Sikh religious and political affairs throughout North America for decades.  Be it oppression by ...

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Why Sikhs were never part of ‘Mutiny of 1857’ but in fact killed this movement with brute force

Anglo Sikh Wars brought an end to the Khalsa rule in Punjab. These two series of wars, First Anglo Sikh War and Second Anglo Sikh War left Sikhs leaderless. The Dogra generals who lead Sikh armies were in alliance with ...

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Sikh awarded for volunteer service in Singapore

Singapore: An 82-year-old Sikh has been honoured for his outstanding volunteer service in Singapore. Surjan Singh on Friday received the Ministry of Social and Family Development Volunteers Awards for helping some 60 boys, mostly involved in petty crimes such as theft. ...

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UK to change work law on turbans for sikhs

London, UK: Britain is close to changing employment laws to remove an anomaly that meant Sikhs were exempt from wearing head protection in a high hazard industry such as construction, but were required to do so in lower hazard workplaces. Following ...

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