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Sikh-Americans seek official documents on use of ethnic slurs

Washington, USA: A Sikh advocacy group in the US has asked the National Security Agency and the FBI to provide them information about alleged use of ethnic slurs in surveillance programmes targeting their community. The Sikh Coalition filed a request under ...

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35 Punjabi detainees in US call off strike

Chandigarh: The case of 64 Punjabi youths languishing in EL Paso jail of Texas (US) for the past nine months has taken a new turn with 35 of them calling off their week-long hunger strike. A number of others have been ...

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Faith factor: US military eases regulations on turbans, beards

Sacramento, US: The US military has eased its uniform rules giving troops greater freedom to wear turbans, head scarves, yarmulkes and other religious clothing. The policy is mainly expected to affect Sikhs, Muslims, Jews and members of other groups that wear ...

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Sikhs to report airport abuse via smartphone app in US

Washington, USA: Sikh activists, fed up with being singled out at US airports, yesterday launched an updated smartphone application to make it easier for passengers to file complaints. The free downloadable app called FlyRights lets travellers instantly send their concerns to ...

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