Bookmark?Remove? ZERO Hero Shah Rukh Khan reluctantly withdraws Kirpan wearing scene Published 7y ago - WSN India Desk The Sikh public outcry has borne fruit and leading Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and his producers have relented and even though at the last hour before the release of the movie ZERO, they have withdrawn the objectionable poster where he is shown wearing the ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Shillong Sikhs seek justice and relief from Governor Meghalaya Published 7y ago - Jagmohan Singh As the local political leadership of the state of Meghalaya ups the ante against the poor Shillong Sikhs, they approach the scholar-governor of the state -Shri Tathagata Roy and present him a list of their woes and seek his urgent intervention to build the Gur... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Bombay High Court to hear Kirpan issue petition against ZERO on 30 Nov Published 7y ago - WSN News Desk The petition filed by activist lawyer Amritpal Singh against the objectionable scene in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero will come up for a pre-admission hearing in the Mumbai High Court on 30 November, when the CBFC is expected to either file a reply or accept the objec... More »
Bookmark?Remove? ZERO makers say it is Katar not Kirpan, Sikhs pursue CBFC and courts Published 7y ago - WSN News Bureau ZERO makers want us to believe that Sikhs are dumb and cannot distinguish between a Katar and a Kirpan. In response to the complaint of Delhi MLA and DSGMC general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the Zero team has said, “Your concern is duly noted and we wish... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh nation rallies for Afghan Sikhs, Akalis meet envoy in Delhi Published 8y ago - WSN News Bureau The Sikh Akali leadership met the Delhi-based Afghan envoy Shaida Mohammad Abdali and sought assurances for full protection of the Sikhs and the smooth movement of those Afghan Sikhs who may want to migrate to New Delhi as asylum seekers. After the culmination... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikhs can wear Kara, Kirpan for NEET; Delhi High Court overrules CBSE Published 8y ago - Jagmohan Singh While it is satisfying that the Delhi High Court has asked the CBSE not to infringe the rights of Sikh students on a petition by DSGMC, and allow to them to appear for NEET exams with the Kara and Kirpan, one wonders what kind of fear psychosis has gripped CB... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Gurdwara Kharghar Member Harbinder Singh assaulted, Sikhs unhappy Published 8y ago - WSN News Desk New Mumbai, India: As Sikhs go through an internal fight within the Gurdwara Sahib complex at Gurdwara Kharghar, police promises action, while Mumbai Sikhs unhappy at the development. Every once in a while, from across the world, from one city or another comes... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Maharashtra textbook distorts ‘84 history, Singh Sabha Mumbai seeks ban Published 9y ago - Manmohan Singh Singh Sabha Mumbai general secretary Manmohan Singh writes a detailed missive to Education Minister of Indian state of Maharashtra protesting the distortion of historical facts of June 1984 culminating in the attack on Darbar Sahib, popularly known as Operatio... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Mumbai Commissioner rejects Singh Sabha proposal for Sikh crematoriums Published 9y ago - WSN News Desk Singh Sabha plans to go to higher authorities and the Minorities Commission against the Mumbai Municipal Commissioner’s order not allowing the addition of the word “Sikh” to crematoriums in Sikh majority areas of the city. Singh Sabha Mumbai plans to go to hig... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sikh symbol of faith -Kara, a threat for Indian Institute of Technology Published 9y ago - Kulwant Singh Sri Guru Singh Sabha Mumbai writes to Indian Union Minister for Human Resource Development seeking immediate withdrawal of unlawful orders of Indian Institute of Technology and other higher educational institutions banning the Kara as a metallic object not to... More »