According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which came into force last year, members of these persecuted minorities who came to India on or before December 31, 2014, will be granted Indian citizenship.
According to the survey, Indians of all religious backgrounds "overwhelmingly say they are very free to practice their faiths".
Twenty-eight Afghan Sikhs, including 26 adults and two children, arrived in Delhi from Kabul on Wednesday as a part of the evacuation plan by the SGPC, the Indian World Forum and the central government.
The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the gurdwara in Afghanistan’s capital that killed two persons, including one Sikh community member, calling it ”an act of support” for the Prophet.
There were at least 20-25 persons from the Sikh community in the gurdwara when the early morning attack took place, gurdwara president Gurnam Singh has said
The meeting comes a day after Prime Minister Modi hosted a number of prominent Sikhs at his residence, and a day before the Punjab Assembly polls.
The incident took place outside the John F Kennedy International Airport. The attacker repeatedly punched the Sikh driver and knocked off his turban.
Young Sikh Americans still struggle a generation later with the discrimination that 9/11 unleashed against their elders and them, ranging from school bullying to racial profiling to hate crimes — especially against males, who typically wear beards and turbans to demonstrate their faith.
Now, as Americans watch from afar the events unfolding in Afghanistan, Bainiwal reflected on how Sikhs have been mislabeled and mischaracterized through history.
"There are more than 260 Afghan citizens left at Gurudwara Karte Parwan in Kabul including women and over 50 children. This includes three newborns with one born yesterday," United Sikhs said in a statement.
The Indian Embassy condemned the mischievous act by hooligans masquerading as protesters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor and flagged off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
A British High Commission spokesperson said that people in the UK have a right to protest and to demonstrate their views, provided they act within the law.
The Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan was denied entry by Sikhs who were protesting over controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir.
What's ailing rural India comes to you from the state of Punjab, the land of the Sikhs, the warriors, the farmers, the fertile land and the state that borders Pakistan. Through this episode, we will tell you the stories from the new Punjab, its challenges, its struggle and how it is coping to keep its spirit high.
The three-hour protests by Sikh activists at different places, including Moga, Fardikot, Taran Taran, Mansa, Patiala and Jalandhar passed off peacefully, police said here.
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government was committed to implement the order of the state High Court prohibiting sale and slaughter of bovine animals, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said today and accused the separatists and opposition political parties of communalising the whole issue.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday took a dig at Narendra Modi for claiming to have rebuilt a Gurudwara in Kutch district of Gujarat saying he had expelled Sikhs from the same place and later blamed it on officials.
"The First Lady will provide remarks at the White House Diwali celebration," the White House announced today.
A white supremacist, who killed six Sikhs at a gurdwara in the US state of Wisconsin in August, had acted alone and there was no evidence that the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the community, the FBI has said, concluding its probe into the tragic incident.
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