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Die HARD Desi - Hard Kaur

"I am a nice, mean, crazy, independent, talented, strong, simple, Indian girl who lives on her own terms and kicks ass." That's Hard Kaur for you, a chick who spits out serious rhymes and is not afraid to let loose. This cool Punjabi rapper has taken music out of the boundries of culture, countries and language. In the tricity to perform at the PEC Fest, Hard Kaur was full of hard-core entertainment for her fans.

Sikh teen wins UK discrimination claim

LONDON—A Sikh teenager who was excluded from class for refusing to remove a religious bracelet at school won her discrimination claim Tuesday in Britain's High Court.

The court ruled that the school failed to promote equality when they banned 14-year-old Sarika Singh from class last year when she refused to remove her Kara bracelet—a thin steel bangle worn by observant Sikhs.

UK-based Sikhs upset over desecration of war memorial

LONDON: The large Sikh community in the west Midlands town of Coventry is outraged after a memorial in honour of Sikh soldiers was desecrated by miscreants who tied a pig's head to the structure.

The war memorial was put up near a central roundabout by the community in 2005 to honour the 83,000 Sikh soldiers who fought in the British army during the two World Wars.

Race row: Sikh cop gets 70,000 pounds compensation in UK

LONDON: A Sikh policeman has been awarded 70,000 pounds in

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Nine-year-old Indian boy(Gurinder Singh) abandoned in UK

LONDON: British Police have found a nine-year-old abandoned Indian boy who claims to have been kept indoors for several years at a UK house by a 'white uncle'.

Gurinder Singh, who speaks only Punjabi, was found at a health centre in Southall, London. It is thought he wandered there after waiting hours for his uncle at a nearby bus stop.

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Sending money to India

Three ways to send or transfer money to India from U.S.A.
1.Cash Transfer-Money transfer companies have higher fees than other companies, but the money is transferred fast - in an hour or less
2.Money Orders: Available at banks and post offices.Special low cost wire transfers available at the post office and selected banks.
3.Banking Transfers; Such as checks, debit cards, and electronic transfers .

When you use a wire transfer company, save your receipt and any other document...(more)