Washington: The UN's rights body has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of a 76-year-old Sikh man when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph, a US-based Sikh group has said. United Sikh, a Sikh rights body, had filed a communication on behalf of Ranjit Singh to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in December 2008. Singh, despite his ill-health, has had no...
01:13 PM, Jan 13, 2012
London: Dr Indarjit Singh, the director of a charity linking several Sikh organisations in the UK, has become the "first turbaned Sikh" member of the British Parliament. "I am delighted to be the first turbaned Sikh in Parliament. It is an honour for the whole Sikh community," said Singh, the director of the Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO). Recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, the 79-year-old Singh will...
11:11 PM, Sep 06, 2011
Melbourne: A Sikh man was denied entry into a hotel in Australia as he refused to take off his turban, a media report said on Monday. Confirming the incident, management of Royal English Hotel in Brisbane said it was trying to locate the man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, to tender an apology. The hotel management told the Australian Associated Press (AAP) that one of its staff members...
11:26 AM, Jul 04, 2011
Italian Ambassador apologizes, again, for the second turban check for the golf coach Amritinder Singh at Milan airport. ...
10:17 PM, Mar 23, 2011
Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Monday urged the French government to reconsider the banning turbans in public. ...
03:26 PM, Dec 06, 2010
The Sikh Council's secretary Verpal Singh said it would seek legal assistance from the Human Rights Commission. ...
09:56 AM, Jun 17, 2010
Federal law enforcement agency now accomodates Sikh articles of faith. ...
10:22 AM, Oct 21, 2009
Tribunal ruled Gurmeal Singh suffered psychological damage, injury to feelings and personal injury. ...
11:52 PM, Oct 02, 2009
The British Army allows Sikhs to generally keep their articles of faith. ...
11:00 AM, Jun 15, 2009
US says nothing proves Sikh practices are an impediment in this case. ...
08:32 AM, Jun 06, 2009
The plea states that the French state has violated Bikramjit Singh's rights. ...
10:55 AM, Dec 16, 2008
Sarkozy told the PM he was open to Sikhs wearing turbans in France. ...
11:48 AM, Oct 01, 2008
An unfazed PM reacts to Sarkzozy's respect-the-law-of-the-land assertion. ...
09:34 PM, Sep 30, 2008
Sikhs are preparing to beat the French ban on the turban by opening school especially for Sikhs. ...
03:25 PM, May 29, 2008
Authorities say turbans are an integral part of their school's uniform. ...
11:37 PM, May 17, 2008
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