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Sikh group slams Canada’s no-Singh no-Kaur rule
By IANS
Toronto : A Sikh group has slammed the long-standing Canadian immigration policy that forces Sikhs with the surname Singh or Kaur to change their last names if they want to migrate to the country.
The criticism came after an Indian Canadian Sikh woman, Tarvinder Kaur, who is pregnant, said her husband Jaspal Singh's application to become a permanent resident has been delayed because of his last name.
"He has no choice but to legally change his name in India so he can be with me before I give birth next month," she said.
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China coalmine blast toll rises to 73
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Russian troops begin dismantling posts in Georgia
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Sri Lanka dismisses video of troops committing atrocities
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Nepal parties call for probe into Maoist bribe tape
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Sri Lanka’s ex-Army chief arrested, to face court martial
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Ninteenth Indian jailed for Singapore riots
Four South Asian countries agree to improve information communication
SADC backs Mugabe over powersharing; to assist Congo Army
Former Khmer Rouge leader in custody for war crimes
20 die in China explosion
16 soldiers killed in Philippines clash
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Ethiopian PM holds talks with US special envoy for Sudan Natsios
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UN reports three sex cases involving Indian peackeepers
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Former Polish Communist head critically ill in hospital
Hillary Clinton ‘would make an excellent president’: Obama
North Korea has broken nuclear pledge: US intelligence
Australian Muslims jailed on terrorism charges
22 countries face protracted food crises: UN
Sri Lanka: 21,000 police officers will be deployed for provincial councils elections
Bomb injures 28 in southern Thailand provincial capital
Germany severs partial gov’t contacts with China over violence in Tibet
Blast at petrol station kills four in eastern China
US woefully unprepared for nuclear attack: Pentagon study
Sarkozy calls for European intervention force
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UN court issues arrest warrant for Sudanese president
Indian fisherman killed by Sri Lankan Navy
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Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school launched
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18 terror attack suspects surrender in China
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Six Ecuadorian soldiers killed in plane crash
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Sri Lanka bans meetings inciting hatred among religions
New Zealand awakes to new centre-right government
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White House celebrates Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
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Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates
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New hotline between China and US
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Climate summit stalled by most vulnerable countries
Sri Lanka’s opposition alliance promises salary hike
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UN secretary general arrives in Sri Lanka
Smokers face high fines in Hong Kong
Hong Kong : Legislators on the city's health services panel Friday approved a proposal to impose a 1,500 Hong Kong dollar ($191) fixed fine for anyone who breaches tough new anti-smoking laws.