Ritu Jha- A Sikh man who was choked and brutally attacked was left bleeding with bumps, cuts, and bruises in a 4 a.m. Sunday incident in front of his apartment complex in Richmond, California, according to Richmond Police spokesperson Sgt. Enrik Melgoza, who said a hate crime is not suspected despite reaction from the Sikh […]
indica News Bureau- Harris County, Texas, Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was killed in the line of duty in September, could be honored by the renaming of a Houston post office after the law man known for working the beat with his articles of faith, including turban and beard, according to the Sikh Coalition. […]
indica News Bureau – Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, a Sikh born to Indian American parents, has been rumored to be under consideration by President Donald Trump to replace Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate on the Republican ticket for 2020 presidential election. The president says it’s not true. […]
Ritu Jha- The year 2018 was the deadliest and most violent year for hate since 2001 according to the newly released annual hate crimes report for 2018, released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, the Sikh Coalition, the largest Sikh civil rights organization in the United States calls it just the tip […]
Ritu Jha- The suspect arrested in connection with the sensational Aug 25 murder of a 64-year-old Sikh man taking a walk in a park in Tracy, California, has pleaded not guilty. Anthony Kreiter-Rhoads, 21, accused of killing Parmjit Singh by slitting his throat while he was taking a walk at the Gretchen Talley Park […]
indica News Bureau- The first museum exhibit of contemporary Sikh fine art in the US, “Expressions of Divinity,” opens at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 31, the Sikh Foundation International announced this week. Poet, historian, artist, and philosopher Guru Nanak, widely recognized as the founder of the Sikh faith, has […]
indica News Bureau- An Indian-origin man has been charged with killing four family members in a shooting rampage that sparked fears of anti-Sikh violence in Ohio. Gurpreet Singh is charged with four counts of aggravated murder in the killings of his wife, her parents and her aunt in April, according to published reports. Gurpreet […]
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 […]
