ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred by his supervisors from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a historic legal win for religious freedom in the military, a member of the Sikh community graduated from Marine Corps recruit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each morning at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jaskirat Singh and his fellow male recruits would stand in front of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans. Judges from the District of Columbia ...

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 ...

In a jolt to Sikh soldiers serving in the US army, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a strict new grooming policy that effectively bans most kinds of beards in the US military, allowing ...

The U.S. Marines cannot force Sikh recruits to go against their religious beliefs by shaving their beards, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. “They are now suffering and will continue to suffer ...

McLEAN, Va. -- When Simratpal Singh entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point back in 2006, he did something he thought he would never have to do: shave his beard. "One of the hardest things I ...