US allows religious accommodation for Sikhs in armed forces
Washington: Meeting a long-pending demand of the Sikh community, the US has allowed career-long religious accommodation for them to serve in the armed forces while maintaining their articles of faith like the turban and beard. The directive issued by the Department of Defence, provides for career-long accommodation for Sikh Americans and others to serve while maintaining articles of faith.
4 suspected militants killed in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Four suspected Islamist militants were killed in two separate raids by the forces on their hideouts on Saturday. The militants were killed after elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) acted on a tip-off and conducted near-simultaneous raids in Gazipur and central Tangail district.
Ex-banker guilty of wife’s manslaughter
london: A 46-year-old Indian-origin former banker on trial in the UK over allegations that he fatally stabbed his wife with 124 blows with an axe has been found guilty of her murder. Sonita Nijhawan was discovered in a pool of blood in her family estate in Surrey, south England, in May this year.
N deal: US further eases Iran sanctions
Washington: The Obama administration is further easing sanctions on Iran, making it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year’s nuclear deal. Shortly before 6 PM yesterday at the start of the Columbus Day holiday weekend in the US, the Treasury Department published new guidance for businesses that said some previously prohibited dollar transactions with Iran by offshore banking institutions are allowed as long as they do not enter the US financial system.