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Congress Sikh leaders defend Rahul Gandhi's remarksAfter BJP leaders criticised Rahul Gandhi's comments in the US about Sikhs in India, Congress fielded Sikh leaders Pratap Singh Bajwa and C...- Haryana Cabinet okays policy to provide job, entrepreneurship opportunities to ex-AgniveersThe Haryana Cabinet approved the Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, which aims to enhance employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for Agni...
- In a historic win, Sikh graduates US Marine boot camp with articles of faith“I am honored to serve my country in the Marine Corps, and proud that I was able to do so while respecting my Sikh faith,” Jaskirat was cit...
- US Marines must allow Sikh recruits with beards, turbans: US court ordersThe trio of recruits - Aekash Singh, Jaskirat Singh, and Milaap Singh Chahal - had sought an exemption from a Marines grooming rule requiri...
- US court orders Marines to allow Sikhs with beards and turbansThe US Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard -- along with many foreign militaries -- all already accommodate the religious requirements of...
- 3 Sikhs appeal to wear their articles of faith at US Marine corps: ReportsThey appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in September after a lower-court judge denied their request for a preliminary i...
- Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair takes over as Director General Assam RiflesThe General Officer was commissioned into the Sikh Regiment in 1985. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Satara, National Defence Academy, De...
- Lt Gen Pradeep Chandran Nair takes over as DG of Assam RiflesAssam Rifles provides security to the northeastern region and has a diversified role ranging from security to providing welfare, and develo...
- Lt General Pradeep Nair takes over as Director General Recruiting of Indian ArmyLt Gen Nair, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal was commissioned into the Sikh Regiment in 1985 and is an alumnus of Sainik School Sa...
- Territorial Army celebrates its 66th raising day"A large number of TA resources are deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for supporting the Army in combating insurgency in the state," defence sp...
- Desperate Haryanvi men turn 'fake Sikhs' to join armyTerming it a dangerous trend, Col Vikram Singh trend, Col Vikram Singh Sankhla, director of the recruiting office at Ambala Cantonment.
- NYPD to allow Sikh officers to wear turbans, beardsNew York Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the measures being taken towards ensuring religious accommodation to its officers foll...
- Rise in recruitment of minorities in govt jobs: Jitendra SinghThe Department of Personnel and Training has been collecting data on recruitment of minority communities since 2006-07.
- Government recruited 9,303 persons from minority communities in 2015 fiscalPublic sector banks and financial institutions hired 5,572 persons belonging to minority communities and para military forces recruited 2,3...
- Sikhs march in UK to protest Operation Blue StarHundreds of Sikhs marched through central London to mark the 31st anniversary of Operation Blue Star in 1984 - when Indian Army stormed Sik...
- Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal hits out at Congress over HSGPC issue"The move to constitute separate committee in Haryana for managing affairs of Gurdwaras is the latest step of Congress to divide Sikhs"
- Review plea filed in Supreme Court on Army recruitment policyGrouping of people from a particular region in an Army regiment is unconstitutional and amounts to discrimination on caste, region and reli...
- Sikh soldiers want more Indians in US ArmyUS should change its policy to allow more Indian-Americans to join military without compromising on their religious beliefs & practices.
- Delhi boy and first US Sikh soldier gets corporal rankDelhi-born Simranpreet Lamba has also now become the first of the community to be promoted to the corporal rank in America in three decades.
- Army gets 1st Sikh enlisted soldier since 1980sThe US Army has graduated its first Sikh enlisted man in a generation after granting a rare religious exemption for his turban and beard.
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