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Gurujas Kaur Khalsa wins Grammy Award 2023
Sikh woman Gurujas Kaur Khalsa of the White Son has won the Grammy Award for her chants in the album ‘Mystic Mirror’. Gurujas won the Best New Age Album for ‘Mystic Mirror’...
Connecticut Sikhs concerned about Hate Crimes after Indian ultranationalist stunt
An anti-Khalistan (free Sikh homeland) demonstration held by Indian ultra-nationalists in Norwich (Connecticut, USA) could result in anti-Sikh “hate crimes” according to locals. On 12th November a truck fitted with digital screens stationed itself...
Sikh woman appointed to US Homeland Security Dept’s Faith-Based Advisory Council
Washington: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has appointed Kiran Kaur Gill, a Sikh woman, to its Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, making her part of this prestigious body. Kiran has been the...
American Sikh Journalist deported from Delhi airport
US citizen and journalist associated with American news and entertainment company Vice Angad Singh was allegedly deported from the Delhi airport Wednesday night, claimed his family members in Punjab Thursday. According to his family, Angad Singh landed...
Swaranjit Singh becomes First Sikh councillor to Connecticut City Council
NORWICH — Democrat Swaranjit Singh made history this week when he became the first Sikh ever elected to a City Council in the State of Connecticut. Sikhism, the fifth most-followed religion in the...
Stop repression and illegal detention of Sikhs in Punjab | ASC
In a statement published on their website, the American Sikh Council (ASC) has expressed extreme concerns about the illegal detention of innocent Sikh youth across the state of Punjab in the past...
First Sikh woman graduates from US Military Academy at West Point
Scripting history, Anmol Kaur Narang has become the first American Sikh woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. She is now commissioned as a second lieutenant in the...
In a First, Sikhs to Be Counted as a Distinct Ethnic Group in 2020 US Census
In a First, Sikhs will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the 2020 US census. The move comes after a delegation of the United Sikhs held several meetings with the...