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Sikh jailed for life – threatening assault

September 10, 2008 by Sikhs Online · Leave a Comment 

A Sikh who had passed his driving test only two days earlier caused a pedestrian a life-threatening head injury when he punched him to the ground in a roadside argument.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Joth Singh admitted the assault, which took place in November 2007, and was jailed for 17 and a half months.
The court heard [...]

'Teeyan'

September 4, 2008 by Sikhs Online · Leave a Comment 

On the 11th of July 2008 Sikh Community Care Project (SCCP) celebrated an event called ‘TEEYAN’. This event also bought to a close a Heritage project, for which the project was funded by the lottery to deliver heritage workshops. The workshops included teaching people old arts and crafts: such as spinning cotton on a wheel, [...]

Shah Rukh Khan prays at Golden Temple

September 2, 2008 by Sikhs Online · Leave a Comment 

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and actress Anushka Sharma pray at Golden temple prior to the shoot of their upcoming film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

Poster boy Sikh joins fight against intolerance

August 22, 2008 by J.C. · Leave a Comment 

Still proudly wearing his beard and turban, a Sikh lawyer turned entrepreneur has leapt to fame in America by transforming himself yet again into a pioneering fashion model for a nationwide advertising initiative.
Sandeep Singh “Sonny” Caberwal, 29, was recruited for a campaign promoting the Kenneth Cole men’s clothing brand, but it was also used by [...]

Johnson pledge to 'unite London'

August 22, 2008 by J.C. · Leave a Comment 

Boris Johnson, who attended the Sikh New Year festival, Vaisakhi, in Trafalgar Square, London, has pledged to be a “mayor for all London”.
Mr Johnson, who has a reputation for committing resounding political gaffes with ill-judged comments, says he is going to work to unite communities in the capital.
The mayor has declared that he wants [...]

Sikh Woman: First Turbaned Pilot In America

August 22, 2008 by Sikhs Online · Leave a Comment 

The Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) reported today that Arpinder Kaur, 28, of San Antonio, Texas has become the first turbaned pilot hired by a commercial airline in the States. As a Sikhni, she has helped pave the way for both Sikh men and women who wear a dastaar/turban to fulfill their passion for flying. [...]

Bracelet battle costs soar to £200,000

May 7, 2008 by Sikhs Online · Leave a Comment 

When a High Court judge ruled last year that a Welsh school was guilty of indirect discrimination against a 14-year-old Sikh girl the school was faced with legal costs of £76,000 for defending its position.
Now it has emerged that the school‘s legal costs have risen to around £200,000.
This includes £60,000 to human rights group, Liberty, [...]