Opinion - Immigrants didn’t cause America’s trucking crisis — Washington did

In September, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an interim final rule that effectively bars most ...
India West

Defense Secretary’s Anti-Beard Comments Raise Sikh Concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sikh Coalition expressed deep concern over comments made by the Secretary of Defense in Quantico, Virginia, regarding military uniform and grooming standards, which immediately ...

How Rajwinder Singh hid from justice by posing as a daily temple servant

A Sikh priest has revealed how easily murderer Rajwinder Singh would have hidden in plain sight while on the run in India for ...
The Jewish Chronicle

Senators urge Hegseth to consider religious exemption to military facial hair ban

The Secretary of War declared the ‘era of unprofessional appearance’ over, but some lawmakers have claimed the rule would have unintended consequences for Jewish, Muslim and Sikh service personnel ...
Punjab News Express

Former Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla Honoured with “Dhee Punjab Di” Award in Phagwara

PHAGWARA: Former Canadian Member of Parliament Ruby Dhalla was honoured with the prestigious “ Dhee Punjab Di” Award during a special ceremony held in Phagwara on Sunday. The ...

Why are California’s Indian truck drivers disappearing during the holiday rush?

Last month, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants. The licenses were canceled, the DMV said, because they were ...
Stars and Stripes

Troops with religious beards fear Pentagon crackdown on their shaving waivers

Some service members who wear beards for religious reasons worry the Pentagon may soon target their shaving waivers, a concern driven by recent policy shifts that have already tightened rules for ...
The Tribune

19-year-old Sikh student wins fight against Ambulance Victoria’s beard policy

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...
Indiatimes

Beard battle: Sikh student in Australia wins case; was initially asked to get clean-shaven for wearing PPE mask

A Sikh student fought against Victoria Ambulance, the state ambulance service agency in Australia's Victoria, afte he was asked to get clean shaven for the proper fitting of PPE mask. The paramedic ...
moneycontrol.com

Australia: Sikh student’s legal complaint triggers policy review in Victoria Ambulance

A 19-year-old Sikh student at Monash University has secured a policy review at Ambulance Victoria after filing a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission over being asked to shave his ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Student paramedic wins battle with Ambulance Victoria over beard policy

Ambulance Victoria will now allow paramedics and students to wear beards for cultural, religious and medical reasons. It comes after student Prabhjeet Gill, who is Sikh, was refused a mask-fitting ...