A US court has ruled in favour of an elderly Sikh who had accused a Northern California sheriff’s office of inadequately investigating racist threats against him in 2021. Rouble Claire, 66, had sued the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Sutter County for inadequately probing hate-based threats against him, US-based advocacy group Sikh Coalition said.
Chandigarh-born Harmeet Dhillon has lost her bid to head the Republican National Committee (RNC) despite a spirited fight against the US party’s establishment that drew broad support.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals on Friday, December 23, 2022, granted a preliminary injunction to allow two Sikh men to begin serving in the US Marine Corps (USMC) with their articles of faith and remanded the previous denial of a third Sikh man’s case for further consideration by the US District Court. The injunction was delivered in connection with a suit filed by the Sikh Coalition.
Violence against Sikh community members in the US has grown to alarming levels. This concerning fact was highlighted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in its most recent annual data on hate crimes and bias incidents, covering the calendar year of 2021.
In a “targeted” killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on December 3 at th Petro Canada gas station in the Creditview-Britannia roads area around 10.40 pm.
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Today, November 8 is Gurpurab, the birthday of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. On this occasion, I convey my greetings to my Sikh brothers and […]
Harjot Singh Deo, 25, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Bhavkiran (Kiran) Dhesi, 19, on August 1, 2017. He was initially charged with second-degree murder. Dhesi’s remains were discovered in a burned-out SUV in the 18700 block of 24 Avenue in Surrey the next day. Police say Deo had been in a relationship with Bhavkiran.
Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting next year, Mayor Eric Adams announced at a press conference on Thursday with state assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar.
Three Sikh recruits, working to join the US Marine Corps, fought for an emergency appeal in District of Columbia’s federal court to get an immediate exemption to the Corps’ boot camp rule of cutting their hair and shaving their beards.
The letter, which was also addressed to Simon Clarke, secretary of the department for levelling up, housing and communities (DLUHC), comes as 28 year-old Claudio Capos from Manchester was awarded a three year jail term recently for attacking 62-year-old Avtar Singh in broad daylight this June.
