A “constructive” and “positive” meeting has been held between police and the Sikh and Muslim communities following a protest at a Luton police station. The groups held talks on Wednesday after hundreds of Sikhs gathered at Buxton Road on Tuesday night. The protest was over allegations a Muslim man had assaulted a Sikh woman. Police said officers were working with the two groups... 

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The family of a teenager killed during a protest in India say they will fight for justice. 18-year-old Jaspal Singh was killed last Thursday during a demonstration in the Punjab city of Gurdaspur. He was taking part in a protest with others campaigning against the death penalty imposed on Balwant Singh Rajoana, the man convicted for his role in the assassination of Indian chief minister of the Punjab,... 

The family of a student killed during a demonstration in India are calling for a full investigation into his death. Jaspal Singh,18, died on Thursday when police opened fire on a group of Sikhs protesting in the Punjab city of Gurdaspur. They were demonstrating against the death penalty imposed on Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been in prison for 17 years for the assassination of former first minister... 

Chandigarh, Mar 30 (PTI) A delegation from the city of Gravensham in United Kingdom today called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and apprised him about a project which aims to establish multifaceted links between their city and Jalandhar. The five-member delegation of Gravesham Borough Council, was led by its first Punjabi Sikh Mayor Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, and included Executive Leader... 

Home News Education News Smethwick could be set for Sikh ethos free school by Kat Keogh, Birmingham PostFeb 9 2012 inShare.1 5The West Midlands could be set for another Sikh ethos free school after parents and teachers revealed proposals for a new school for four to 19-year-olds. A consortium of parents, teachers and other education professionals are preparing to submit an application to the Department... 

A Sikh man in France has won the backing of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in his fight over religious headgear. It said France was violating Sikhs’ religious freedom by forcing them to remove their turbans when having photos taken for passports and ID cards. Ranjit Singh, 76, said he had turned to the UN because he found the French policy disrespectful and unnecessary. The ruling... 

A British man battling to have turban checks banned in Polish airports has lost his court case. Shaminder Puri, 64, a geologist from Dorchester upon Thames, Oxfordshire, regularly flies to Poland, but said he was constantly being forced to remove his religious headwear by airport security staff there. Sikhs say a victory would have sent out a strong signal to other EU countries like Italy and Spain... 

Westminster could hand Holyrood the legal power to run a Scottish independence referendum, the BBC has learned. It is one scenario being considered as the House of Lords prepares to scrutinise a bill to give the Scottish Parliament more power. The SNP government has pledged to hold a referendum in the second half of its parliamentary term. But a debate has focused on who should be allowed to call... 

Britain’s most senior civil servant has warned that holding the United Kingdom together will be an “enormous challenge”. Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell, writing in the Daily Telegraph, said the constitutional question would be a major issue in the coming years. Sir Gus is due to retire at the end of the year. First Minister Alex Salmond, responding to the article, praised...