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Swaraj asks Indian Embassy in US for report on beating of Sikh boy

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian Embassy in the US for a report on the alleged beating of a Sikh boy in the Washington State. According to news reports, the 14-year-old Sikh boy was punched and knocked down by his classmate in the Washington State with his father claiming that his son …

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November 4, 2017

Australia school’s turban ban on Sikh boy wrong: Tribunal

A Sikh family in Australia today won a legal battle against a Christian school which refused to enrol their five-year-old son because of his turban. Sidhak Singh Arora was due to start prepratory at Melton Christian College (MCC) in Melbourne’s north-west, this year. But his patka (children’s turban) does not comply with the school’s uniform …

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September 19, 2017