New York: A federal judge here is expected to announce his ruling “within the next 60 days” on whether Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath enjoys diplomatic immunity in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case filed against him here. The court that is hearing the case had reserved the ruling on the matter yesterday, according to Gurpatwant Pannun, Legal Advisor for advocacy group Sikhs For Justice... 

Las Vegas police say they’ve finished developing an online course to educate civilians and police officers about the Sikh (SEEK’) religion. The department’s counter terrorism center has been working with the Sikh community in southern Nevada since January to create the overview of the faith, its practices and its cultural interactions. Sikhism developed about 500 years ago in the... 

New York: A federal judge here is expected to announce his ruling “within the next 60 days” on whether Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath enjoys diplomatic immunity in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case filed against him here. The court that is hearing the case had reserved the ruling on the matter yesterday, according to Gurpatwant Pannun, Legal Advisor for advocacy group Sikhs For Justice... 

Surrey Sikh priest Sarwan Singh appeared on the Regis and Kelly show in New York on Tuesday to show millions of television viewers his beard. At eight feet two and a half inches long, his is believed to be the longest beard in the world. Singh serves as high priest of Guru Nanak temple in Newton. He also teaches music at Surrey’s Akal Academy. “I am very proud to have been given the opportunity... 

KITCHENER — Ajmer S. Mandur has had his motorcycle licence for more than two decades, but he hasn’t actually ridden a motorcycle in this province since the early 1990s. He used to let his hair down — literally — and hop on for a ride. But since getting married and having kids, he doesn’t want to break with his faith. Mandur is a Khalsa Sikh, which means he observes a religious practice that... 

10 years after Sikh murder over 9/11, community continues to blend in and stand out By Jose G. Santos, CNN Fairfax Station, Virginia (CNN)– Ten years ago, Balbir Singh Sodhi was gunned down, apparently because he looked Muslim or Arab.  Sodhi was a Sikh. Members of the religious tradition say he was the first person to be murdered in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks. That claim has been backed up... 

Lt.Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, has become the first Sikh in Canada to take command of a British Columbia regiment. In a historic ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) took place on September 11, 2011, at the Beatty Street Armoury in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lt.-Col. Bruce Kadanoff relinquished command of the regiment to Lt.-Col. Harjit... 

NEW YORK: Sikhs in the US will be allowed to wear turbans and grow beards in federal agencies like the police department and transit authority after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will ensure freedom for employees to practice religious beliefs at workplace. The ‘Workplace Religious Freedom’ bill was initiated by civil rights group Sikh Coalition... 

NEW YORK – A Sikh human rights group in New York will ask a US court to subpoena India’s minister for urban development Kamal Nath in a case filed against him for his alleged role in the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, when a judge hears on September 21 arguments regarding his claim to diplomatic immunity. The outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ), which has filed the case against Nath, said the Minister’s... 

The American Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ASGPC) has appealed to Sikhs voting for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections for a written promise from candidates contesting elections that they would promote religious agenda of the community. Speaking to TOI over phone from Fremont, US, ASGPC coordinator Pritpal Singh said since the SGPC was a religious organization, so Sikhs...