News for 'gurdwara'

Pak's first Sikh police officer thrashed, forcibly evicted from house

Pak's first Sikh police officer thrashed, forcibly evicted from house

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

Gulab Singh Shaheen in a video said that on Tuesday he was evicted by the Evacuee Trust Property Board, the parent body of Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee from his home in Lahore's Dera Chahal village, which is situated about 28 kilometres from Lahore.

'I am the godfather of disco'

'I am the godfather of disco'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

'You make a hit, everything is fit.'

India has wounded Afghan and Bangladeshi self-respect

India has wounded Afghan and Bangladeshi self-respect

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Make no mistake, the Bangladeshi and Afghan missions in Chanakyapuri would report verbatim to their capitals the abrasive remarks attributed to the Indian leadership, casting a slur on their countries' political culture and national honour, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Track hate crimes against Hindus, Sikhs, demand Senators

Track hate crimes against Hindus, Sikhs, demand Senators

Rediff.com20 Feb 2013

Citing last year's Gurdwara shootout in Wisconsin, a group of 26 Senators from the Democratic party has asked the US Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller to start tracking hate crimes against Hindus and Sikhs, besides Arabs as soon as possible.

Obama for sweeping reforms to stem gun violence

Obama for sweeping reforms to stem gun violence

Rediff.com17 Jan 2013

United States President Barack Obama has unveiled sweeping gun control measures, including background checks and a ban on military-style assault weapons, to reduce gun violence in the wake of incidents like the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting and the Connecticut school massacre

Indira Gandhi's assassins honoured by Akal Takht

Indira Gandhi's assassins honoured by Akal Takht

Rediff.com6 Jan 2013

The two killers of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were Sunday honoured by Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion, on their 24th death anniversary amid presence of a local Akali leader.

Sikh families setting up a village in US

Sikh families setting up a village in US

Rediff.com9 Jan 2004

Around 1000 Sikh families are trying to build a village and gurdwara in Coronado historic district.

Centre's new plan to stop Bluestar memorial

Centre's new plan to stop Bluestar memorial

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The home ministry is expected to ask the state government to use the religious institutions (prevention of misuse) Act, 1988, under which authorities can ban misuse of religious institutions for political and other purposes and any activity which promotes or attempts to promote disharmony in society.

Attacker of elderly Sikh man pleads not guilty in US

Attacker of elderly Sikh man pleads not guilty in US

Rediff.com30 May 2013

A man accused of brutally attacking an 82-year-old Sikh with a steel rod outside a Gurdwara in a suspected hate crime this month has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and abusing an elderly.

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.' 'If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all ethnicities and genders -- would be out of a job,' observes Indira Kannan.

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Breaking Sikhs from India is a Pakistan fantasy

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

It is bound to fail like the earlier ones, again causing Pakistan enormously more damage than to India, points out Shekhar Gupta.

Elderly Sikh man brutally attacked in Fresno

Elderly Sikh man brutally attacked in Fresno

Rediff.com8 May 2013

The police say the attack could be classified as a hate-crime. Ritu Jha reports

Resolution condemning Sikh massacre tabled in US Congress

Resolution condemning Sikh massacre tabled in US Congress

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

Ed Royce, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, became an original cosponsor of the legislation introduced on Monday to condemn the shooting that killed six innocent people at the gurdwara Wisconsin, on August 5, 2012 by avowed white supremacist and neo-Nazi, Wade Michael Page.

Kejriwal could end up the Vinod Kambli of Indian politics

Kejriwal could end up the Vinod Kambli of Indian politics

Rediff.com25 Mar 2017

'...a dazzling flash, and then, fizzle,' argues Shekhar Gupta.

Indian Americans should stand united, exhorts Rao

Indian Americans should stand united, exhorts Rao

Rediff.com29 Aug 2012

India's Ambassador to the United States, Nirupama Rao, who immediately visited with the victims and families of the Sikh worshippers in the aftermath of the horrific massacre perpetrated by the white supremacist Wade Michael Page in the gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on August 5, has exhorted the Indian American community to shed their differences of regionalism, ethnicity, religion, and unite to project a concerted front to protect itself from any future violence and discr

Had asked Sidhu to reconsider Pak visit, says Amarinder

Had asked Sidhu to reconsider Pak visit, says Amarinder

Rediff.com27 Nov 2018

Sidhu said that the corridor would promote peace and erase "enmity" between India and Pakistan and create infinite possibilities between them, including the resumption of cricket ties.

Feeding a revolution: Sustaining the farmers' fight in streets

Feeding a revolution: Sustaining the farmers' fight in streets

Rediff.com10 Jan 2021

Community kitchens punctuate the sea of farmers who have descended on the site and are in no mood to relent or retreat until their demands are met by the Centre.

Punjab remains on boil, paramilitary forces stage flag marches

Punjab remains on boil, paramilitary forces stage flag marches

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

Paramilitary forces were on Tuesday deployed in four districts of Punjab as a precautionary measure even as another incident of "sacrilege" of a holy book took place at a village in Bathinda.

'Those who fool around with terror will have to pay'

'Those who fool around with terror will have to pay'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's controversial move honouring family members of the two assassins of General A S Vaidya in the Golden Temple complex came in for attack from the Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday.

Centre won't interfere in Blue Star memorial construction

Centre won't interfere in Blue Star memorial construction

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

The Centre on Wednesday said it would not like to interfere in the construction of a memorial in the Golden Temple for those killed during the Operation Blue Star by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, respecting the rights of such organisations bestowed by the Constitution.

California: New bill will bolster religious freedom at workplace

California: New bill will bolster religious freedom at workplace

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

About 50 people from various religious group attended a press conference on April 11, in West Sacramento, where California Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, announced the introduction of Assembly Bill 1964, which would strengthen religious freedoms in the workplace.

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

A Foreign Office official told PTI that the eight-member Indian delegation arrived in Lahore at 9.15 am (local time).

Special category for Sikh Americans in FBI hate crime form

Special category for Sikh Americans in FBI hate crime form

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Come mid-October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is likely to acquiesce to more than two years of pushing by the Sikh-American community and United States lawmakers and finally create a special category for Sikh Americans in the agency's hate crime monitoring form.

Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated in White House

Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrated in White House

Rediff.com11 Dec 2012

Members of the American Sikh community from across the country turned up in large numbers as the White House celebrated the 544th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Guru of Sikhs.

HC rejects Jagdish Tytler's plea for early hearing

HC rejects Jagdish Tytler's plea for early hearing

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the Central Bureau of Investigation probe against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anit-Sikh riots case and declined to entertain his plea for an early hearing of his appeal against the trial court's order for investigation.

Sikh American creates history at Republican convention

Sikh American creates history at Republican convention

Rediff.com30 Aug 2012

Ishwar Singh, president of the Sikh Society of Central Florida, created history on Wednesday at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, becoming the first Sikh American in US history to deliver an invocation at a national party convention.

A Sikh Captain America in Trump's America

A Sikh Captain America in Trump's America

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

What happened when Indian-American cartoonist Vishavjit Singh stood outside Donald Trump's inauguration dressed as Captain America?

Americans want right to bear arms despite shootings: Poll

Americans want right to bear arms despite shootings: Poll

Rediff.com17 Aug 2012

Despite the recent shooting sprees in the United States, including the killing of six Sikhs in a Gurdwara, an overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to any gun control law and support the constitutional right to own a firearm.

Sikh shooting: 'My father promised to be home by Diwali'

Sikh shooting: 'My father promised to be home by Diwali'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

A pall of gloom hangs over the Delhi house of brothers Ranjit Singh and Sita Singh who were among the six Sikhs gunned down at the gurdwara at Oat Creek, Milwaukee, United States.

Wisconsin gurudwara reopens for public

Wisconsin gurudwara reopens for public

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

Five days after the tragic shooting incident inside its premises which resulted in the death of six Sikh worshippers, the Wisconsin Gurdwara was on Thursday opened for the public.

Need to recognise contribution of Sikhs: Obama

Need to recognise contribution of Sikhs: Obama

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

In the wake of the shooting incident at a Wisconsin Gurdwara that claimed six lives, United States President Barack Obama feels 'very strongly' that there is a need to recognise the significant contributions of the Sikhs to the American community.

Wade's ex-girlfriend arrested, faces weapon charge

Wade's ex-girlfriend arrested, faces weapon charge

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

31-year-old Misty a Cook, waitress and nursing student with reported ties to white supremacist organisations, was arrested as part of a joint investigation between the FBI and South Milwaukee Police Department "on the crime of felon in possession of a firearm."

Nirupama Rao meets families of victims in Oak Creek

Nirupama Rao meets families of victims in Oak Creek

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

As expressions of support poured in from across the nation, with people holding peace rallies and candle light vigils in dozens of cities, Rao flew in from Washington to the tragedy struck city in Wisconsin.

'Why are these stupids in India burning the US flag?'

'Why are these stupids in India burning the US flag?'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2012

Dr Rajwant Singh, a high-profile Sikh American community leader, has blasted protestors in New Delhi who have taken to burning the American flag and shouting anti-US slogans outside the US embassy, calling it totally counterproductive to the perception of Sikh Americans.

Bollywood stars condemn US gurudwara shootout

Bollywood stars condemn US gurudwara shootout

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Gurdawara shooting to be fully investigated: Nirupama Rao

Gurdawara shooting to be fully investigated: Nirupama Rao

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

The United States has assured India that the tragic shooting incident at a furdwara in Wisconsin will be fully investigated, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao said.

3 killed, 4 hurt in US shooting; suspect found dead

3 killed, 4 hurt in US shooting; suspect found dead

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

Within three months of a US Army veteran going on rampage at a Gurdwara killing six worshippers on August 5, three people were killed and four others injured when a suspected gunman, who was later found dead, opened fire at a spa in a Milwaukee suburb shopping centre in the US state of Wisconsin.

SGPC row: New Haryana Governor won't toe govt line

SGPC row: New Haryana Governor won't toe govt line

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

As controversy raged over Haryana's move to create a separate Gurdwara Management Committee, Governor-designate Kaptan Singh Solanki on Saturday said the Centre's directive against it "must be obeyed".

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on Bluestar anniversary

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple on Bluestar anniversary

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Some people in the gathering were also seen brandishing swords and wearing t-shirts and carrying banners with pictures of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

Yes, I am engaged!!!

Yes, I am engaged!!!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

India's flamboyant cricketer Yuvraj Singh has confirmed his engagement to model-actress Hazel Keech via social networking sites on Sunday.