Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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Sikh wins 250,000 pounds in British TV game show
IANS
London, Feb 13 : A Sikh man in Britain has become only the second male contestant to win a popular television game show, getting 250,000 pounds (around $416,000) in the process.
Roop Singh, 54, from Leeds became only the second male contestant to take such a large sum on Channel 4 game show 'Deal Or No Deal' hosted by popular anchor Noel Edmonds, and the seventh overall since the programme was first broadcast eight years ago.
Roop Singh went all the way to the end despite having just five pounds, 100 pounds, 500 pounds, 1,000 pounds and 250,000 pounds in his last five boxes, the channel said in a media release Wednesday.
In the game, there would be 22 identical boxes containing randomly assigned sums of money inside ranging from one pound to 250,000 pounds assigned to contestants to choose one from them.
As the boxes are opened over a number of rounds, the banker (an unseen person who offers deals to the contestants) makes offers of real money to gain possession of their box.
Contestants can either 'deal' to take the money, or play to the end, settling on the amount in their box.
Roop Singh was joined in the programme, which is also called Dream Factory, by his wife and one of his daughters.
“The night before my game, my daughter quite innocently said ‘Dad, I want confetti',” Roop said after winning the game.
“When I was offered 46,000 pounds, all I could think of was ‘Dad, I want confetti’ and I said ‘No Deal’. I still cannot fully remember what happened next but I do remember the confetti and everyone hugging and congratulating me,” he added.
With 250,000 pounds in one box and 500 pounds in the other, the Dream Factory waited with bated breath as Noel revealed the contents of Roop Singh’s box.
with thanks : IANS : LINK : for detailed news.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Birth anniversary of Prof. Sahib Singh ji
Dr, Gurjit Singh ( well known eye surgeon in Chandigarh ) says"after reading all 10 volumes of Guru Granth Sahib Darpanfour times ,my repect for Prof. Sahib Singh ji multiplied million times and he spent 40 years of his life on this
Jatinder S.Sawhney say "Professor Sahib Singh Ji's contribution is immeasurable;the 'Darpan' really opened the door to the meaning of Gurbani,the interpretation of words on the basis of grammar,revolutionized the understanding of Gurbani; He was a real scholar ".
http://www.sikhisidak.com/prof-sahib-singh-ji.html
Justice or vote-bank politics? AAP's anti-Sikh riots posters create furore in the capital
New Delhi: Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has put up posters across the city declaring that justice will be done in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the capital.
'1984 ke Sikh katleaam ka ab hoga insaaf' [The 1984 anti-Sikh massacre will finally get the justice]
The posters, carrying the photograph of Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party symbol were plastered in various localities of the capital, according to a news report published in Zee News.
Recently, Delhi CM has demanded setting up of SIT to probe into the 1984 Sikh riot. Kejriwal spoke to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor and sought his approval for the same.
The issue came to light after Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi acknowledged that there were some Congress party leaders involved in the riots.
The 'qatleaam' posters have received mixed response from the public.
with thanks : Daily Bhasker : LINK : for detailed news.
What is Soha Ali Khan’s next film all about?
The Sahib Biwi Gangster Returns actor would be seen portraying another unconventional character. We wonder what it is…
Soha Ali Khan has never really worked in mainstream, big budgeted films. She preferred unconventional cinema over commercial; be it War Chhod Na Yaar, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns or Tum Mile. Now grapevine suggests that the Mr Joe B Carvalho actor has given her nod to a film based on the Delhi riots post Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Wondering whether she would be playing the prolific leader of the nation?
Actually no, as the film is based on the 24 hours post the assassination. The film, which is tentatively titled October 31, would show Soha portraying the character of a Sikh mother of two children. The story, directed by national award winner Shivaji Patil, is said to be based on real life incident. The rest of the details are still under wraps, but this film surely promises to be a great suspense thriller.
with thanks : BollywoodLife : LINK
Sikh community members hold 'Walk for Justice'
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Scores of members of the Sikh community this evening took out a march from Gurudwara Bangla Sahib to Jantar Mantar here in protest over the recent revelation that the then central government had sought help from Britain for Operation Bluestar in 1984.
Bearing torches, the participants in the 'Walk for Justice' wanted to go up till the PM's residence, but were stopped by police at Jantar Mantar.
with thanks : PTI : LINK
L-G backs Kejriwal's demand to form a SIT on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday backed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's demand to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi Cabinet on February 6 had announced that a SIT will probe the riots.
"The Delhi Cabinet has asked the Lieutenant Governor to form a SIT to look into the 1984 riots. Cases which were closed will be opened again and if required, will be filed afresh," Delhi minister Manish Sisodia had said. He also said that SIT members would be from outside Delhi.
Kejriwal had recently met Jung on SIT probe into the communal riots. The CM's move came after an interview by Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi who refused to apologise for the violence.
"First of all, I wasn't involved in the riots at all. It wasn't that I was a part of it," Rahul had told to a news channel.
Thousands of Sikh men and women were killed during the violence which broke out after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards on October 30, 1984.
Thirty years since the riots, only 28 people have been convicted in the case.
with thanks : IBNLive : LINK
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Axe Ad Campaign Featuring Sikh Model Spurs Xenophobic Outrage
SAN LEANDRO, United States
After a Gap ad campaign drew attention to hip young Sikhs with its photo of model Waris Ahluwalia being fondled by a non-Indian model, Axe body spray is now on the bandwagon as well, featuring a turbaned Sikh model kissing a woman on the New York City subway in its new campaign titled “Make Love Not War.”
“Sikh is the new black,” observed several Twitter users.
The “Make Love Not War” campaign was developed at Bartle Bogle Hegarty London by its deputy executive creative director, David Kolbusz.
Through a Web site (axepeace.com), a Twitter feed (#KissForPeace) and a Super Bowl commercial, Axe has been releasing images with a “peace” message — but after the ad with the Sikh model appeared, an alarming number of racists also chimed in on social media. Some commenters on Axe’s Facebook page call the model a “terrorist” and a “towelhead.”
Chiming in in a lengthy thread about the ad on Facebook, user Brandon Dewade put it this way: “Wow, there is a lot of hate here. Being an Iraq and Afghanistan vet all I see is a guy w/an epic beard kissing a beautiful girl.”
Other media watchers on Twitter wisely bemoan the fact that “peace” — as a concept — is being used to hawk a chemical-laden perfume spray.
Axe also has a presence in India, where Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is its brand ambassador.
India-West’s e-mail to the ad agency was not returned by press time.
with thanks : IndiaWest : LINK
Sikhs want Cameron to apologise for plotting Golden Temple attack
Revelations that Margaret Thatcher's Government was actively consulted ahead of the Indian Army's June 1984 assault on Sikhism's holiest shrine has predictably provoked vehement indignation in Punjab.
Several leaders including Punjab's chief minister and the Jathedar or chief priest of the Akal Takht, the highest religious and temporal seat of the Sikh Community, demanded an unconditional and befitting gesture of apology from the incumbent British Government.
The United Kingdom is home to nearly a million Sikhs, including second and third generation emigrants, and the angry voices of protest are certain to bring considerable pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron and his Government to try and make amends.
Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who has hitherto blamed the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Congress party for desecrating the shrine and killing hundreds innocent pilgrims besides the militant chief Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers, now says, both India and Britain must share the guilt of planning and executing the army action.
with thanks : India Today : LINK : for detailed news.
Clergy leave Nanakshahi calendar issue alone
Instead of the Nanakshahi calendar controversy, adverse comments about the faith and the Gurus on social networking websites was the serious matter on Thursday in the meeting of the five Sikh high priests.
At the Golden Temple, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh led the proceedings of this discussion that was to be on a memorandum from the Dhuma-based Sant Samaj that asked Sikhs to revert to the Bikrami calendar, since the change to Nanakshahi had caused confusion, outside Punjab especially, about important religious dates.
"We did not touch the topic," Giani Gurbachan Singh stated in a media interaction after the meeting. Radical Sikh groups and some organisations in Canada, the US and the UK are opposed to a switch back to the Bikrami calendar. They want the original Nanakshahi calendar of 2003 implemented instead of the 2010 version.
About the issues discussed, the jathedar said that priests had the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to monitor the content on Facebook and other social-networking websites to check the posting of adverse comments about religion and the Gurus. They also have been asked to identify the users posting these remarks to be able to hand them over to law and begin legal action.
SGPC nod must to float religious group
Observing that too many religious groups were being floated for vested interests, the jathedar said: "We'll recognise religious groups only if the SGPC approved them and the Akal Takht also agreed. Only then will they qualify for assistance from the two authorities." The decision is based on complaints before the Takht.
The clergy forbade individuals from pasting self pictures alongside the images of Sikh Gurus. It is a common site at religious functions.
Patna Sahib clash
There was also no discussion on the Gurpurb clash at Takht Patna on January 7 over an appointment. The supporters of Patna Sahib management and jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh and were said to be involved. "We received the CD (compact disc) containing a video of the clash only a few minutes ago. We'll view it first," the jathedar said in reply to a query.
Rajasthan MLA summoned
The clergy decided to summon Rajasthan Congress legislator Gurjant Singh and his relatives to the Akal Takht on a charge of stepping inside a gurdwara with shoes on. The gurdwara is at Khara Chak village in Rajasthan.
with thanks : Hindustan Times : LINK
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