Another Sikh, his mother attacked in New York
New York: Just days after a Sikh man was hit and dragged by a truck, another Sikh man and his mother were attacked here by a group of teenagers who called them 'Osama Bin Laden' in an apparent hate crime, sparking fresh outrage among the community members. The Sikh man, a physician scientist, said in a statement that he and his mother were attacked in a Queens neighbourhood on the night of August 7. He said that in accordance with Sikh religious
Racist anti-Sikh pamphlet creates flutter in Canada
New Delhi: An anti-immigration pamphlet in Sikh-dominated Brampton town of Canada has enraged many people as it depicts the picture of a Sikh man with a red slash across it as a sign of prohibition, according to a Times of India report. Asking Brampt
Congress opposes rights groups appeal in 1984 riots case
New York: The Congress party has opposed an appeal filed by a Sikh group that challenged dismissal of the 1984 rights violation case against it, saying the group does not represent the victims and US courts cannot rule on cases involving an incident
A tea-sellers son can head a country only in India, US: Hagel
New Delhi: Seeking to draw parallels between India and the US, American defence secretary Chuck Hagel said that there are few places in the world other than the two democratic countries where a tea-seller's son can become the Prime Minister or a Keny
US jets, drone attack ISIS militants in Iraq, aim to stop advance
Baghdad: US warplanes bombed Islamist fighters marching on Iraq's Kurdish capital on Friday after President Barack Obama said Washington must act to prevent "genocide". Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified capt
'India's Kashmir experience can be a model for Israel in Gaza'
Gaza: Amid the deadly Israeli-Hamas conflict, a Kashmiri woman who is married to a Palestinian here feels Israel can learn from India's experience in Kashmir while dealing with the volatile situation in Gaza. "It used to be quite terrible in Kas
UK Sikhs demand monument recognizing Sikh contribution in WWI
Amritsar: Seeking recognition of Sikhs's contribution in the World War, UK-based Sikh Federation has demanded a monument for them in central London. Sikh Federation chief Bhai Amrik Singh told Times of India on Wednesday that he had made it clear to
India warns nationals against bringing prohibited drugs to UAE
Dubai: India has warned its nationals visiting the UAE against carrying prohibited medicines to the Gulf nation to avoid "landing on the wrong side of the law". The directive against carrying prohibited medicines to UAE came from the Indian
Mother barred from visiting India with her son
London: An Indian-origin mother has been barred from visiting India along with her six-year-old son by a British family court after her ex-husband expressed fear that she might not return. The Indian-born woman, who is in her 30s and cannot be named
