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When disasters hit California, Sikhs provide meals and refuge
At a Sacramento gurdwara, Amarjit Singh dishes up food to a family forced to evacuate under the treat of a catastrophic dam spillway collapse in 2017. ZUMA PRESS INC/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO By Teresa Mathew...
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Kampar-lad returns to alma mater as principal
Hardave Singh Virk By Naginder Kaur | MALAYSIA | It was a gratifying moment for Hardave Singh Virk when he received the letter of appointment to helm the highest leadership position of his alma mater,...
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From fear to anticipation
By Ravinder Singh| OPINION | My good friend Chetandeep Singh and I often have longish conversations on the phone. For him, the call is a good way to relieve the tedium of his hourly drive to work. For...
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India to punish Malaysia for Dr Mahathir’s criticisms
Narendra Modi (left), Dr Mahathir Mohamad By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | India has taken steps to punish Malaysia for what is believed to be a retaliation to the audacity of the Malaysian leader to...
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The position of Sikhs in India and Pakistan
Photo: Google Map By Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) UK | PRESS STATEMENT | UK | As Sikhs, we should recognise that those in power and authority often abuse human rights to perpetuate their...
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Bizarre twist to Sikh youth murder in Peshawar story
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | In a bizarre twist to the murder story of a Sikh youth in Peshwar, the authorities now believe that it was a ‘contract killing’ involving the fiancee of the 25-year...
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Khalsa Diwan Malaysia powers ahead with original Nanakshahi calendar
Nanakshahi calendar 2020 published by Khalsa Diwan Malaysia – Photo: Asia Samachar By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | One Malaysian organisation has been diligently producing a Sikh calendar as per the...
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Oregon man charged with hate crime for beating 70-year-old Indian woman
James Lamb in a jail photo.Deschutes County, Oregon, Jail By Asia Samachar Team | US | Another day, another hate crime in the United States. But these stories may start to have better endings for the...
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Amarjeet Singh Gill (1963-2020), Siemens
SASKAAR / CREMATION: 1pm, 13 Jan 2020 (Monday) at DBKL Crematorium, Jalan Kuari, Cheras. Cortege leaves No 2, Jalan Suadamai 11/3, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Cheras, at 12pm. PATH DA BHOG: 26 Jan 2020...
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Singapore’s accidental female zookeeper
Delvinder introduces a butterfly. Photo: Marcus Ramos / CNA By Cindy Co | CNA | SINGAPORE | SINGAPORE: When Ms Delvinder Kaur signed up for a stint as a show presenter at the Singapore Zoo in 2013, she...
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Legacy of Guru Gobind Singh: Bhagti with Shakti (political power)
By Gurmukh Singh | OPINION | In May 2018, a Sikh journalist wrote an article with the heading: Winter is coming: Why Sikhs need to prepare for the imminent storm. With global Sikh experience and the...
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Sardari, sabar & shukar in Sikhi – A story
By Dya Singh | OPINION | Sabar and Shukar collectively means very simply – gratitude for one’s lot, and Sardari – to be a King! I heard this story in Punjabi from a speaker in a gurdwara in Punjab. I...
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Capturing lives and times of Indian diaspora in Thailand
Khaek Pai Krai Mai exhibition highlight: A 30-metre-long mural capturing the history of Indian diaspora in Thailand By Asia Samachar Team | THAILAND | This is the last week to catch an exhibition on...
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Aam Aadmi Party shun Sikh candidates for Delhi
L-R: Avtar Singh Kalkaji, Harjeet Singh, Jarnail Singh and Jagdeep Singh By World Sikh News | INDIA | Denying nominations to sitting Sikh members of the Delhi legislature, except Jarnail...
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Orangevale gurdwara hit with racist graffiti night after grand opening
An apparent white nationalist vandalism outside of an Orangevale, CA gurdwara (insert photo grab from ABC 10) By ABC10 | US | ORANGEVALE, Calif. — In a span of just 48 hours, the people who attended a...
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Modi may tap Taranjit Singh Sandhu for Washington, Raveesh Kumar for Singapore
Taranjit Singh Sandhu at a function with Indians in Sri Lanka on the occassion of the Kartarpur Corridor – Photo: IndiainSL Twitter By Asia Samachar Team | INDIA | Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s High...
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Sikhs to be counted in United States 2020 Census
Photo: United Sikhs press release By Asia Samachar Team | UNITED STATES | Sikh Americans will be counted for the first time as a separate ethnic in the up-coming United States 2020 Census. The census,...
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The case for Panjabi ethnicity
Punjabi man holding vinyl player – Photo: Nischal Masand By Gurnam Singh | UK | OPINION | Recently, I wrote a short piece evaluating the case for Sikhs to be designated as a separate ethnic group...
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Sikh veterans to commemorate Battle of Kampar
By Asia Samachar Team | MALAYSIA | The Battle of Kampar will be commemorated in an exhibition in Kampar, Perak, tomorrow 18 Jan 2020 (Saturday). The Malaysian Armed Forces Sikh Veterans Association...
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Surjit Hans, man behind complete Shakespeare translation to Punjabi, dies at 89
Surjit Hans By Prabhjot Singh | PUNJAB, INDIA | Well known Punjabi writer and Sikh historian Prof Surjit Hans, who worked on the complete translation of Shakespeare in Punjabi, passed away today. He...
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