Tweet Sikh’s in Pakistan are demanding a seat in the Senate or upper house of parliament. They are requesting that a seat be reserved for minorities in the country to have some hope for their community to be represented even in the smallest possible way. Sardar Ramesh Singh, chairman of Sikh Naujwan Sabha, Pakistan, said [...]

Tweet The government of New Delhi recently accepted an eagerly awaited enactment of a separate Sikh Marriage Act.  The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (DSGPC) stated that the Delhi government would soon fulfill the demand for the implementation of the Sikh Marriage Act   DSGPC delegate met with Law minister, Salman Khurshid recently according to [...]

Tweet (CHAKRA) The Sikh community is holding its first martial arts competition in the Silicon Valley. The Sikh community is not unfamiliar to battle—both physical and political—in California and is ready to take on this competition with skill and strength. The event is taking place at the San Jose Gurdwara Sahib in the Evergreen hills. [...]

Tweet Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA)— A prominent Sikh Businessman has been receiving threats from religious extremists who have been attacking his business multiple times in the eastern city of Lahore. Sardar Bishon Singh claims to have been threatened a multitude of times ranging from threats of death and financial loss. He served as President of the [...]

Tweet Dr. Indarjit Singh, who is the director of a charity which brings together many Sikhs in the UK, is the first turbaned Sikh to be voted into the British Parliament. The Director of NSO (Network of Sikh Organizations) said he is extremely pleased and honoured to be the first turbaned Sikh in British Parliament [...]

Tweet Prime Minister, Stephen Harper celebrated with the Sikh community for the 100th Sikh Temple anniversary in Abbotsford, B.C. He praised the Sikh community of the province for overcoming discrimination and having such great levels of success in all areas of Canadian society. Harper along with another dignitary, B.C. premier, Christy Clark, attended the Gur [...]

Tweet By Jagmit Singh After receiving letters that were being circulated throughout the Rawalpora village of Kupwara, Sikhs feel threatened and fear attacks from local Muslims in the area. The letters were demanding that Sikhs in the district the valley within five days or else their lives would be at risk. The letters commenced circulation [...]

Tweet Victoria, Australia (CHAKRA) – After a hate crime against a gurudwara in the state of Victoria in Australia, the Sikh community has appealed for security, fearing that further attacks will take place against the minority community in the area. Sikhs from Shepparton, Northern Victoria have appealed to the assailants, that their place of worship [...]

Tweet By Tan Ong Afghanistan (CHAKRA) — On a two day visit to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, met members of the Afghan-Sikh minority community in Kabul. He listened to their issues with regards to obtaining Indian citizenship and other problems the Sikh community was facing such as threats and killings in Muslim-majority Afghanistan. To [...]

Tweet By Jagmit Singh UK (CHAKRA) — During an incident, involving racial abuse, at a bus stop in Southhampton, a Sikh man had his turban stolen. The 29-year-old man was waiting at a bus stop outside of the Civic Center when three Caucasian men approached him swearing and shouting racial remarks. The man turned away [...]