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December 17, 2019 Jaspreet Singh has become the one of the first Sikhs to wear a turban in the US Air Force. Singh, who serves in New Jersey, cut his hair when he joined the U.S. Air Force. He knew the rules and complied with the military’s regulations. For Singh, though, that did not mean just a close haircut. It […]
Read moreDecember 14 In what may be called as great news for practicing Sikhs, the United States army has issued a new regulation under which servicemen who wear turbans, hijabs or beards can now be enrolled in the military. The move is being seen as an attempt to make the force more inclusive of minority religions and cultures. The new set […]
Read moreA Sikh Uber driver in the US was racially abused and strangulated by a passenger, a media report said. The incident took place in the coastal city of Bellingham, Washington on December 5 when the Sikh driver picked Grifin Levi Sayers, The American Bazaar reported on Monday citing The Bellingham Herald as saying in a report. The same day, the […]
Read moreNovember 28 The district administration in India’s Bijnore district has ordered a probe after a Sikh boy was allegedly asked not to wear a turban to school by the principal in Najibabad town of Bijnore district in Uttar Pradesh. Last week, Navjot Singh, a student of Class 10, started wearing a turban to St Mary’s School instead of the usual […]
Read moreNovember 28, 2019 A Sikh pilot claims he was asked to remove his turban for manual inspection at airport security in a move that critics are calling “racial discrimination”. Captain Simranjeet Singh Gujral, who works for India’s national carrier Air India, was passing through Madrid airport security when he was asked to remove his turban, despite clearing the metal detector […]
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Courtesy : Outlook India Nov 14, 2019 Striped turbans pinned with feathers and brooches, lavishly embroidered sherwanis and gloved hands commanding majestic swords—the portraits of the modish rulers of Kapurthala are invariably a sartorial treat. Before Independence, the royal families of Patiala and Kapurthala were forerunners in fashion and luxury, and among the early patrons of labels like Louis Vuitton […]
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Sep 29, 2019 Beijing : It was first America and now China which is having problem with the turban. The Chinese government imposed a ban on wearing turban by Sikhs for getting identification documents besides being questioned for their beard also. Ravinder Singh, a Delhi based businessman while talking to the media said that he was made to click his […]
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