indica News Bureau- On June 11, 2019, the world’s fifth largest religion, Sikhism, received approval by the Michigan Board of Education to be inculcated in the state’s social studies standards. Consequently, over a million public school students will now be able to acquire knowledge about this vibrant Indian religion. Harleen Kaur of Troy, Michigan, […]
IANS- The seven feet and six inches tall Punjab Policeman, Jagdeep Singh, and other members of the Bir Khalsa Group left the audience in awe with their daring and dazzling acts at the “America’s Got Talent” show this week. Jagdeep is the tallest policeman in the world, claim group members Kanwaljit Singh and Karamjit Singh. […]
IANS- A Sikh youth has claimed that a bar in New York’s Long Island didn’t let him enter because he was wearing a turban. Gurvinder Grewal, a recent graduate from the Stony Brook University, went out to meet his friends late night on May 11 at the Harbor Grill in Port Jefferson. But the 23-year-old […]
IANS- Gucci is facing backlash for selling several pricey designer turbans, with people accusing the luxury fashion brand of cultural appropriation. One turban, in particular, a $790 royal blue piece from the brand’s Fall 2018 collection called ‘Indy Full Turban’, has caught the attention of Twitter users both for its high price and the […]
Ritu Jha- The condition of the detainees of Indian origin on hunger strike at El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas are becoming dire, according to civil rights groups. According to the Sikh Coalition, its team, which visited the center last month, found that most of the detainees, who are from the state of […]
But the community was not mollified by official attempts to calm things down Ritu Jha The San Joaquin County district attorney has stepped up after the attack on Sahib Singh Natt, an aged and vulnerable Sikh, on August 6 by the son of the police chief. In a video statement, District Attorney Tori […]
The attack happened when he was putting up posters for a Republican Congressman Ritu Jha A Sikh community leader in Stanislaus County, California, was badly beaten while posting campaign signs, July 31. “I have a lot of friends and I am confused, no idea from where it came from,” Surjit Malhi of Turlock, […]
A lawsuit filed by the public defenders said asylum-seekers at Sheridan were denied religious items and often went hungry because they were served proscribed food Ritu Jha It has been over two months since Sikh and a Hindu asylum seeker who was incarcerated at the Federal Detention Center in Sheridan, Oregon were deprived […]
Attorneys say the Indians fled religious persecution under the BJP and endured harsh conditions once in the US, but could be out of prison as early as next week Ritu Jha “Here we have come to save our lives but I think we will die here in jail,” were the words of an […]
