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Gurdwara shooting ‘act of hatred’: US

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The US has admitted that the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting that killed six Sikhs was an 'act of hatred'.

Wisconsin gurdwara opens its gates again for public

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The Wisconsin gurdwara that was the centre of a tragic shootout has been thrown open for the public again, five days after six worshippers were killed on its premises, shocking the small but closely-knit Sikh community in Oak Creek.

Wade Page promoted extremism even in Army

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The slain gunman Wade Michael Page, who shot dead six worshippers at a gurudwara in Wisconsin, preached and espoused white supremacist views even while he served in the US Army from 1992 to 1998.

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Minor skirmishes during bandh

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Skirmishes between Sikh protesters and right-wing Hindu activists took place at Jalandhar and Patiala on Wednesday during a day-long bandh called by radicals in support of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convi

Sikh group protests Sonia Gandhi's presence in US

A US based Sikh group has approached Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanding the exclusion of Congress party president Sonia Gandhi from the United States.

"Sonia Gandhi's entry and presence in

Sikh wins turban case against France in UN

The UN's rights body has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh man when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph, a US-based Sikh group has s

Sikhs can carry Kirpan into London Olympic venues

Sikh athletes and spectators will be allowed to wear ceremonial daggers into 2012 London Olympic venues, despite the intense security arrangements, as part of a multi-faith approach to the Games.

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Sikh body to move Supreme Court over marriage act

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Accusing the central government of usurping the identity of Sikhs by denying their demand for a separate marriage act, a Sikh students' body Friday announced it would move the Supreme Court against th

US summons Congress party on Sikh riots case

A US court has issued summons to India's Congress party to answer charges of 'conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984'.

Gilani assures sikhs that Pakistan will act on their demands

The Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured visiting Indian sikh pilgrims that he will act on several of their demands, including the retrieval of land attached to two gurdwaras in this eastern

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