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US lawmakers urge Pentagon to allow Sikhs leeway in military attire
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Lawmakers urged the Pentagon on Monday to lift a virtual ban on Sikhs serving in the US armed forces by easing the military-uniform policy to enable Sikhs to wear beards, long hair and turbans in accordance with the customs of their religion.
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Indian-origin hedge fund manager seeks to overturn conviction
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Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma, convicted for his role in the most lucrative insider trading scheme in US history, has asked a court to overturn the verdict or give him a new trial as jury bias “tainted” the ruling.
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‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’
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An Indian-origin tycoon in the UK will not be allowed to visit the Buckingham Palace despite winning an auction to take part in a celebrity tennis match there after getting embroiled in a bribery scandal, a media report said on Sunday.
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Indian-origin doctor’s role in patients’ deaths probed
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Police in Britain are investigating the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of an Indian-origin surgeon.
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NYC mayor urged to include Diwali as school holiday
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A broad-based coalition of about 40 organisations and temples from New York City has the asked to include Diwali alongside the new proposed public holidays for Eid and Lunar New Year.
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Indian-American denies medical billing fraud claims
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Indian-American owner of a billing firm, who agreed to pay fine of $3.3 million along with three others to settle alleged medical overbilling fraud, has said he and his company committed no crime.