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Maulana Azad National Fellowship cancellation riles student bodies

Maulana Azad National Fellowship cancellation riles student bodies

December 14, 2022

On December 9, 2022, Minister of Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani announced that the government was terminating with immediate effect the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, a bursary for students from minority communities. “The MANF scheme overlaps with various other fellowship sc...

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Celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

Celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

November 14, 2019

Celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Considered to be one of the most sacred festivals among Sikhs, the Sikh followers across India and other parts of the world celebrated Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th birthday on November 12. Devotees thronged in large numbe...

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Indian-American Sikh receives Rosa Parks Trailblazer award

Indian-American Sikh receives Rosa Parks Trailblazer award

January 30, 2019

Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, Gurinder Singh Khalsa, has been presented with the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced US authorities to change their policy towards turban (headgear of the Sikh community).

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Consejos de etiqueta para la espiritualidad

Consejos de etiqueta para la espiritualidad

January 14, 2019

La India es una tierra de diversidad cultural y dispone de una rica historia espiritual. Los sentimientos de las diferentes religiones son respetados, así como sus tradiciones, que todos pueden practicar por igual. Una creencia popular en la India es que las mujeres no deben ent...

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Pilgrims thronging Gurudwaras with gaiety and devotion

Pilgrims thronging Gurudwaras with gaiety and devotion

April 23, 2018

  Baisakhi, celebrated on April 13 or 14 every year in north India, is a harvest festival of the winter ( rabi) crops. For the Sikh community, the day is also as a celebration of the New Year and a day of thanksgiving to the Lord for their fortune and prayers for better crop...

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Hola Mohalla – a unique Sikh festival

Hola Mohalla – a unique Sikh festival

March 9, 2018

  Hola Mohalla is a festival celebrated by Sikhs, held annually at Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) in Anandpur Sahib in north Indian state of Punjab. It is usually celebrated one day after the Hindu festival, Holi that celebrates the arrival of spr...

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Diwali festivities illuminate India

Diwali festivities illuminate India

October 29, 2016

As India prepares to celebrate Diwali, the biggest and the brightest festival in the country, this Sunday, many people abroad also follow the trend. As the festivities have already begun, here is why the festival is considered auspicious and the most important.

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Relations franco-indiennes

Relations franco-indiennes

April 25, 2016

Le général JJ Singh, ancien chef d’état-major de l’armée indienne, a été fait «Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur» par la France, à l’ambassade de France à Delhi.   Au nom du Président de la République française, F...

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Indo-French ties

Indo-French ties

April 25, 2016

General JJ Singh, former Chief of Army Staff of India, was made recently ‘Officier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur’ (Officer of the Legion of Honour) by France, at the French Embassy in Delhi. On behalf of the President of the French Republic, François Hollan...

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World Sufi Forum 2016

World Sufi Forum 2016

March 23, 2016

Le Premier ministre indien, Narendra Modi, a souligné la nécessité de construire la paix et l’harmonie dans le monde, devant des centaines de personnes venues assister au World Sufi Forum 2016, le forum mondial sur le Soufisme, les 17 au 20 mars derniers, à New Delhi. P...

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