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  • US lawmakers urge Pentagon to allow Sikhs leeway in military attire

    US lawmakers urge Pentagon to allow Sikhs leeway in military attire

    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.

  • Indian-origin hedge fund manager seeks to overturn conviction

    Indian-origin hedge fund manager seeks to overturn conviction

    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.

  • ‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’

    ‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’

    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.

  • Indian-origin doctor’s role in patients’ deaths probed

    Indian-origin doctor’s role in patients’ deaths probed

    Police in Britain are investigating the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of an Indian-origin surgeon.

  • NYC mayor urged to include Diwali as school holiday

    NYC mayor urged to include Diwali as school holiday

    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.

  • Indian-American denies medical billing fraud claims

    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.