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Tim Uppal first turbaned Sikh-Canadian Cabinet Minister
edmonton_mp_tim_uppal.jpg Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed his party’s first turbaned Sikh-Canadian MP Tim Uppal to a bloated cabinet. Uppal becomes the first-ever turbaned Sikh to become a Federal Minister in a country other than India. This move shows that Conservative feel that they need more colour around the cabinet table...... → read more
Shanghai's Secret Gurdwara
China-thmnl.jpg In an affluent neighborhood on the outskirts of Shanghai, a Sikh family has set up a gurdwara on the top floor of their luxurious house. The gated and guarded Western-style neighborhood is atypical of most in China where houses are rare and people rent or own small apartments. The residents of this neighborhood, about a 40-minute taxi ride from downtown, are foreign businessmen, as is the Sikh owner of this house...... → read more
For 95-yr-old woman, son, age just a number
gurdev_singh.jpg Gurdev Singh may be a 72-year-old, but he sprints like a man half his age. The septuagenarian can still complete the 100m sprint in an astounding time of 14.9 seconds, which even betters the minimum time kept by the Chandigarh Police for physical test during recruitments. ..... → read more
Bhai Harbans Singh Jagadhari wale passes away
Harbans Singh 2 sml.jpg Bhai Harbans Singh Jagadhari Wale, the renowned Raagi of Gurbani, died today, May 13 after a prolonged illness at the DMC hospital in Ludhiana. Bhai Harbans Singh (71) is survived by three daughters and a son. Family sources said his cremation would take place on Monday when his son would come back from US...... → read more
World wastes 1 billion tons of food a year
food-facts.jpg "Perhaps one of the most important reasons for food waste in rich countries is that people simply can afford to waste food," the report states. Food shortage, on the other hand, is mainly a problem in the developing world, where nations..... → read more