Tag: sikhs abroad
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi wins Newcomer MP of the Year Award
UK Parliamentarian Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has come away with a prestigious award for Overall Newcomer MP of the Year Award 2019. Honoured for his work on hate crime and community cohesion, Dhesi echoed...
India removes 312 Sikh Foreign Nationals from Blacklist
In a decision that may allow families to reconnect, government has reviewed the Adverse List containing as many as 314 blacklisted foreign nationals from the Sikh community and brought it down to...
UK based Rapper Hard Kaur supports Punjab Referendum 2020 by SFJ
UK based Rapper Taran Kaur Dhillon, famously known as Hard Kaur, has again found herself embroiled in a controversy for an Instagram video she posted in which she asked Sikhs to join...
Indian Couple In Germany Charged With Spying On Sikhs
BERLIN, GERMANY: An Indian married couple accused of spying on Germany's Sikh community and Kashmir movement have been charged with espionage, German prosecutors announced on Tuesday. They named the suspects only as 50-year-old Manmohan...
In a first, Sikh officer appointed as Punjab Governor PRO
LAHORE: For the first time an official from the minority Sikh community has been appointed as Public Relations Officer (PRO) at the Punjab Governor House. Before being appointed at the key post in...
World Sikh Parliament starts its operations from France
PARIS - The Historical First general meeting of members of WSP was held in Paris from 29 to 30 September 2018. The meeting started with Ardass under the divine light of Guru Granth Sahib...
Preet Didbal named First Female Sikh mayor in the USA
A Yuba City, California woman of Sikh descent has made history by becoming the first female hailing from her ethnic background to be elected Mayor to City Council in the United States of...
Manchester Terror attack: Sikhs in the forefront to provide help
From taxi driver Mann Singh and volunteers from Birmingham, to local gurdwaras, members of the Sikh community were at hand to offer transport, food, water and shelter as people struggled to come...