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Thursday May 17, 2012 06:25 PM EST |
In an unusual advocacy case, a Sikh restaurant owner won an exception last month to the Georgia state health regulations that allows him to wear his kara while cooking in the kitchen.
Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012 | 03:47 PM
Five death-threat letters, the last of which arrived in February, have followed a Sikh American family during the last decade as they moved to various neighborhoods in metropolitan Washington.
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 | 10:24 AM
Reporting from Rockville, Maryland - Gurdwaras in United States and India are adopting solar energy, using recyclable materials and considering organic foods for langar as a result of a push from EcoSikh, an environmental advocacy group initially funded by the Norwegian government.
Sunday, Mar 25, 2012 | 10:43 PM
Gurmej Singh Atwal, one of two Sikh men gunned down in California nearly a year ago, gave a partial description of the suspect vehicle just before his death, which has lead to a composite picture of the pick-up truck allegedly involved in the unsolved double homicide.
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 | 06:40 PM
Inspired by positive response from schoolteachers at a couple of large cartooning conferences to the paper version of 'My Headcovering is Downright Sikh,' author Vishavjit Singh recently released a digital version, which is free to view on any computer, tablet or smart phone.
Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 | 08:59 PM
A thorough search of Jay Leno’s monologues show that claims by two California Sikhs that the comedian insulted the community with his monologues in 2007, in which he allegedly called Sikhs ‘diaper heads,’ and in 2010, in which he allegedly embellished about the president’s cancellation of the Darbar Sahib trip because he had to wear a turban, were inaccurate.
Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012 | 12:33 AM
A libel lawsuit filed last week by a California Sikh against comedian Jay Leno is being called an over-reaction by some Sikhs, but Sikhs on both sides of the controversy agree the incident is being exploited by Indian politicians during this election season.
Monday, Jan 30, 2012 | 07:56 PM
Satyendra Singh Huja is the new mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 | 05:50 PM
Trilochan Singh Oberoi, a retired Indian naval officer who is now an American citizen, was working at Walmart before the California state prisons system offered him a settlement he could not refuse: A $61,000-a-year job and $295,000 in damages.
Friday, Dec 02, 2011 | 04:42 PM
Reporting from Washington - Gurbani kirtan filled the gothic arches of the Washington National Cathedral as a Sikh jatha sang Guru Tegh Bahadur’s shabad.
Friday, Nov 18, 2011 | 07:28 PM
Inderjit Kaur Puri, widow of Yogi Harbhajan Singh Khalsa, stands to win 100 percent of the couple’s living trust, without having to split any of it with her husband’s Caucasian female assistants.
Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 | 12:42 AM
I send my best wishes to all those observing the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru.
Thursday, Nov 10, 2011 | 12:14 PM
President Barack Obama conspicuously recognized the Sikh gurpurab, Bandi Chhor Divas, during the official celebration of Divali, a Hindu festival, and for the first time welcomed a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee representative to the White House, Sikh groups said.
Monday, Nov 07, 2011 | 01:00 AM
Sikhs in Elk Grove, California, are still awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s decision on posting a reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with the shooting deaths of two elderly Sikh men on March 4.
Friday, Nov 04, 2011 | 02:57 PM
Harvinder Singh Phoolka, a human rights lawyer working for justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms, said he has evidence of Indian Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath’s involvement in the massacre.
Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011 | 09:18 PM
Reporting from Washington - The U.S. Department of State is still considering providing a statement of diplomatic immunity for Kamal Nath, Indian minister of urban development, who is facing a civil lawsuit in New York for his alleged participation in the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms in New Delhi.
Saturday, Oct 29, 2011 | 12:14 AM
Inderjit Kaur Puri, widow of the late religious leader Yogi Harbhajan Singh Khalsa, is now the proud owner of the trademarks ‘Yogi’ and ‘Yogi Tea,’ and she is not licensing them back to Golden Temple of Oregon, the Eugene food company that partially funds his nonprofit organizations, including the religious organizations, Sikh Dharma International and 3HO (Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization), a group that teaches Kundalini yoga.
Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 | 10:12 PM
Vishavjit Singh, creator of Sikhtoons, will be the first Sikh at the largest comic convention on the East coast, showcasing the dastaar.
Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 | 05:31 PM
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department created and released this month a custom Sikh cultural awareness module in its training program for law enforcement.
Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 | 11:28 PM
A new kind of activism was born out of the Balbir Singh Sodhi tragedy ten years ago when he became the first person killed in the backlash against those perceived to be related to the 9/11 attackers.
Monday, Sep 19, 2011 | 11:54 PM
Reporting from WASHINGTON – A group of religious leaders representing the Islamic, Jewish, Christian and Sikh communities this week commemorated the 9/11 attacks by denouncing the rise of Islamophobia and by asking Americans to overcome the fear and division that has defined the decade since the tragedy.
Sunday, Sep 11, 2011 | 12:30 AM
The trial phase of the first major lawsuit, which will decide the future of Yogi Bhajan's Empire, has ended but the litigation process continues with the addition of a new defendant.
Saturday, Sep 03, 2011 | 12:53 AM
A new bill, initiated by Sikh activists and enacted by the New York City council, to protect workers against religious discrimination, adds momentum for such legislation at the federal level, a U.S. senator said.
Friday, Aug 26, 2011 | 10:33 PM
A highly important collection of documents and artifacts of the Sikh empire and the Punjab are going under the hammer on Thursday, August 18, at Mullock’s auction house in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 | 07:30 PM
Yogi Harbhajan Singh Khalsa gave his wife the title of Bhai Sahiba, Chief Religious Minister of Sikh Dharma, but Inderjit Kaur Puri prefers to simply be called Bibiji.
Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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