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25 years after 9/11, Indian-origin taxi driver Gurvinder Singh's story goes viral
September 12, 2026 7:15 pm
A viral account says Gurvinder Singh gave hundreds of free rides in New York for 40 days after the September 11 attacks.
Indian-American Sikh teen’s family questions scoring in Trump-era civics contest
July 23, 2026 8:58 am
NOTUS report says family sought greater transparency after disputing judges’ assessment in the Presidential 1776 Award competition; Education Department says decisions were final.
President Trump signs executive order for truck drivers, Sikh advocacy group raises concern
April 29, 2025 12:11 pm
The Executive Order ‘Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers' says that America's truck drivers are essential to the strength of the country's economy, its security and the livelihoods of the American people.
Sikhs urge Trump admin to delay ELD rule on truck drivers
September 28, 2017 1:35 pm
The new regulation, to be effective from December 18, will require almost all commercial trucks, unless a truck is in an exempted class, to buy and operate an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) to record the hours they are on and off duty.
US Sikhs launch ad campaign to educate Americans about faith
August 16, 2017 10:06 am
Two Sikh Americans were killed in separate incidents in California last month. Subag Singh was found dead in a canal after he went missing on the morning of June 23 while Simranjit Singh of Elk Grove was shot dead outside a gas station where he worked.
New racial profiling rules misleading, say US Sikhs
December 09, 2014 1:26 am
Both CBP and TSA are components of the US Department of Homeland Security, the largest law enforcement agency in the federal government.
US lawmakers urge Pentagon to end ban on Sikhs serving in army
March 11, 2014 3:31 pm
Sikh Coalition applauded lawmaker's move calling for an end to the presumptive ban on devout Sikh service in the US military.
'US military to allow Sikhs with turban on case by case basis'
January 24, 2014 11:37 am
Washington-based Sikh Coalition applauds move but disappointed over presumptive ban on Sikh articles of faith.
Sikh man to get compensation in religious discrimination case
November 20, 2013 10:06 am
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Kherha by rights group Sikh Coalition and the EEOC.
Barack Obama acknowledges rising hate crimes against Hindu,Sikh in American society
May 01, 2013 9:37 am
Obama notes that with irrepressible determination Asian Americans have risen to top of their fields.
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