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NIA Files Another Chargesheet Against Jagtar Singh Jaggi, Gurjant Singh Australia and Others

Indian agency NIA on 28 May, 2018 filed charge-sheet against 15 persons in case no. RC-26/2017/NIA/DLI in the Special NIA Court, Mohali, Punjab.

Canada: Sikh group and Peel School Board Launch Sikh E-Module

World Sikh Organization of Canada, in partnership with the Peel District School Board, yesterday (May 28) launched the Sikh Faith E-Module.

Sikh Man who fought Legal Battle Against France’s Turban Ban Returns to Punjab

In March 1991, Ranjit Singh (now 82) left for France in search for better prospects. Twenty-seven years on, he is back in Indian subcontinent, having lost subsistence allowance for refusing to forego his identity as a turbaned Sikh.

Sikh Man Dies Two Weeks After Being Shot In Ohio (USA)

Jaspreet Singh of Monroe, Ohio died of injuries he sustained when he was shot at by 20-year-old Broderick Malik Jones Roberts on the night of May 12, a report in the Journal News said.

Komagatamaru Like Tragedy Will Never Be Allowed To Happen Again in Canada: Jagmeet Singh NDP

While the healing continues, we owe it to all the victims who were turned away a commitment that this kind of tragedy will never be allowed to happen again - Jagmeet Singh NDP on Komagatamaru Tragedy.

Gobind Singh Deo Becomes First Sikh Minister in Malaysia

Gobind Singh Deo, a Sikh politician in Malaysia, has become a cabinet minister, the first member of the minority community in the country's history to be appointed as a minister.

Khalsa Aid CEO Ravi Singh Turn Down “Indian of the Year” Award Nomination Offer

International humanitarian aid organisation Khalsa Aid CEO Ravi Singh has turned down a nomination offer for an Indian Award.

USA: Protest Held Against “Cow Culture” Conference Featuring Subramanian Swamy in California

On May 20, Indian immigrant communities from throughout California gathered to protest a “Cow Culture” conference at the India Community Center in Milpitas, CA which featured Indian Member of Parliament Subramanian Swamy.

Sikh Education Council (SEC) Launches of £4000 Guru Nanak Social Mobility Scholarship for Law Students in UK

The Sikh Education Council is co-launching the Guru Nanak Social Mobility Scholarship with barrister Mukhtiar Singh in the UK.

Ram Madhav Says New Commission Looking into 1984 Related Cases and FIRs Being Registered

More than three decades have passed since thousands of Sikhs were brutally killed throughout Indian sub-continent in November 1984 genocidal violence against the Sikhs. The impunity granted to the culprits of this state-sponsored genocide is an established fact now.

New York Police Department (NYPD) Gets Its First Female Turbaned Sikh Police Officer

Gursoach Kaur has become the first female turbaned Sikh auxiliary police officer (APO) in the New York Police Department (NYPD).

Canadians Captivated at Captivating the Simple-Hearted Book Launch [Special Report]

Gathering in Toronto on May 12 for the local release of Captivating the Simple-Hearted: A Struggle for Human Dignity in the Indian Subcontinent, a diverse set of speakers praised the work as phenomenal, unique, and contemporary.

Sikh Council UK urges Panthic unity and calls urgent meeting of the Board of Jathedars

Sikh Council UK will be convening an urgent meeting of the Board of Jathedars in connection with the incident at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Southall.

United Sikhs Launch Annual Global Civil Rights Survey

United Sikhs has announced the launch of its 2018 Global Civil Rights Survey, a tool which will help the organization better advocate for civil and human rights on behalf of the Sikh community.

Humiliation faced by Sikhs; US apologized after Canadian minister was asked to remove turban

Humiliation faced by the Sikhs once again comes in news with high authority victim this time, nine other than Sikh Canadian Federal Minister Navdeep Singh Bains. He had passed the usual security checks at Detroit Metro Airport but that was not enough. Then he was asked to remove his turban.

Sikh Council UK Condemns Attack on Sikh Parcharak

Sikh Council UK has condemned the attack on Amrik Singh Chandigarh at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Southall on May 7, 2018.

Canada’s News Media Council upholds Sikh Press Association’s Complaint Against Toronto Sun

Canada's National News Media Council (NMC) has upheld a complaint filed by Sikh Press Association (SikhPA) against the Toronto Sun about inaccuracy.

South Asia Solidarity Group Deplores Hindutva Attack on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

The London based human rights body South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG) has deplored the barbaric attack by Hindutva goons, on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) which injured several students, some of them seriously, on Wednesday 2nd May.

Ghallughara 1984: Remembrance March and Freedom Rally in London on June 3

Various Sikh Organizations of England, under the banner of Federation of Sikh Organizations (FSO), will be holding Ghallughara Remembrance March and Freedom Rally in London on Sunday June 03, 2018.

India’s NIA Registers Two Cases Against Canada based Sikh Activist

National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India has recently registered two cases against a Canada based Sikh activist named Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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