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Senior U.S. officials met with Sikh advocates on Thursday to discuss threats facing Sikhs in the United States, including a foiled murder plot against a prominent activist last year, several ...
The American Sikh Congressional Caucus is a congressional caucus focusing on the interests of the American Sikh community. Co-launched by Judy Chu (D-California) and David Valadao (R-California), [1] the caucus seeks to address issues such as military discrimination, violence and bullying of Sikhs and raise general awareness of Sikhs and their contributions to America.
The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent Congress member to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
Dr. Pritpal Singh is the founder of the American Sikh Caucus Committee. He came to the United States after the Sikh Genocide of 1984 and has lived in California for over three decades. Dr.
An insurgency in India during the 1980s and 1990s killed tens of thousands. Yadav, 39, was still in India and the United States was expected to seek his extradition, the Washington Post reported ...
Presumably killed in plane crash: Alaska: U.S. Don Young: January 3, 1971 April 6, 1932 Eveleth, Minnesota: 92nd (1971–1973) Hale Boggs Democratic Louisiana (2nd district) October 16, 1972 58 Presumably killed in plane crash Alaska: U.S. Lindy Boggs: January 3, 1947 (previously served January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943) February 15, 1914 ...
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania (12th district)February 8, 2010 77 Infection following gallbladder surgery [19]
An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist, who is also a U.S. citizen, on U.S. soil, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing ...