Gearing up for his maiden middleweight contest, British professional boxing star Amir Khan on Monday said that after the much-anticipated WBC title contest against Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez, he is keen to take on Vijender Singh in the Indian bigwig’s own backyard. Speaking to Indian media from San Francisco ahead of his fight against Alvarez, scheduled in Las Vegas on May 7, Khan said he... 

Sikh groups have called for a government inquiry into alleged British collusion in the bloody 1984 Indian military attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the faith’s holiest shrine, after newly released documents appeared to show the SAS was involved in planning the attack. The head of the Sikh Council UK, Gurmel Singh said he was “shocked and disappointed” at the idea the government... 

We request Sadh Sangat to attend the Remembrance March and Freedom Rally in Central LONDON on Sunday 9 June 2013, commemorating 29 years of the Sikh Holocaust. Details: 11am Assemble at Temple Place, then march through LONDON finishing with a rally at Parliament Square. ALL Gurdwaras are urged to arrange transportation for your local Sangat. Coach Drop off 11am Victoria Embankment (Temple) Coach Pick... 

A group of UK-based Sikhs have protested outside the Houses of Parliament as part of a campaign to end the death penalty in India. Members of Kesri Lehar condemn the death sentences imposed on four Sikhs, including one convicted for the assassination of an Indian politician. The BBC’s Robert Pigott says the threat of execution is seen by some Sikhs as a key part of oppression against them. India’s... 

Sikhs are strict vegetarians and killing living beings is against the beliefs of Sikhs. Should this go ahead, it would cause significant emotional distress to the large local Sikh community due to the animal carcasses being delivered and stored next door to a holy place of worship. The smell from the dead animals would be highly offensive and seriously impact the ability of Sikhs to worship at the... 

SIKHS in Huddersfield handed over £800 in memory of soldiers who fought and died for Britain. Worshippers at the Sikh temples in Springwood and Fartown sold khandas, or wooden crosses, for the Poppy Appeal. The community handed over the money to the Royal British Legion in a presentation at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Springwood temple. By the time of the First World War there were 100,000 Sikhs in the... 

A Sikh soldier yesterday became the first guardsman to parade outside Buckingham Palace wearing a turban instead of the famous bearskin. Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, a Scots Guardsman, previously said being the first Sikh to mount guard in a turban would be the “best thing in his life”. The historical moment came as figures from the 2011 Census released yesterday revealed a rise in the number... 

The British Army is embroiled in a damaging row after the first Sikh soldier allowed to wear a turban rather than a bearskin on ceremonial duties suffered abuse from his colleagues. Guardsman Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, 25, who joined the Scots guards this year, has been given permission to wear a turban outside Buckingham Palace, breaking hundreds of years of tradition. The decision by Army bosses... 

TV presenter and journalist Hardeep Singh Kohli is urging Leicester Mercury readers to sign up to the bone marrow register. The presenter spoke out in support of a recruitment drive by blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan to add 3,000 Asian people to the database by March next year. Leicester police officer Rik Basra, who is recovering from leukaemia after undergoing a transplant of donated blood stem... 

LONDON – International Panthic Dal (I.P.D) urges all to sign November 1984 Genocide Petition. petitioning the prime minister Manmohan Singh to be delivered on 3rd November 2012 by Senior Advocate HS Phulka and Jarnail Singh (Journalist). Sign here The genocide of Sikhs in 1984 has raised questions about the secular character of our country and about democracy and the rule of law. It is with...