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Bollywood’s ‘Talvar’ does a ‘Rashomon’ on Aarushi murder case
One of India’s most sensational murder cases is at the centre of a new Bollywood film that attempts to deconstruct a crime that transfixed the country and dominated headlines for weeks. “Talvar,”...
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India’s acid attack victims face long wait for justice
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India has one of the highest rates of acid violence in the world, yet a backlog of criminal cases means it can take up to a decade for courts to reach a judgment...
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How Americans See India as a Power
How do Americans see India as a power on the world stage? It’s a difficult question to answer, in part because sources of data are scattered and insufficient. Public opinion surveys have provided a...
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California man gets 13-year term for assaulting Sikh
An American man has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for hitting an elderly Sikh man outside a gurdwara in California, a media report said. On May 5, 2013, Gilbert Garcia beat up 82-year-old Piara...
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Indian American teen entrepreneur to get White House award
Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder CEO of Everybody Code Now!, will receive the prestigious ‘Champions of Change’ award at the White House on Tuesday. Prabhakaran,...
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U.S. tourist in India says she was gang raped this week
A 46-year old American tourist on her first visit to India says she was gang raped earlier this week while visiting Dharamsala, a popular tourist destination in the hills of northern India, according...
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Saudi diplomat accused of rape withdrawn from India
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn the diplomat accused of repeatedly raping and torturing two Nepali maids working at his home near New Delhi, ending an awkward diplomatic incident for India. The case had...
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For India’s largest lingerie e-tailer, privacy pays
Richa Kar, founder and chief executive of Zivame, poses inside her office in Bengaluru, India, September 10, 2015. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa Discretion is paying off for India’s largest online...
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Two Indian-Americans Arrested For Allegedly Bilking $150,000 From 70 People
A Middlesex County man and woman were arrested and charged with bilking over $150,000 from at least 70 people in 32 states, by falsely claiming that they owed back taxes to the Internal Revenue...
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Hardline Hindu arrested in connection with secularist’s murder
Police on Wednesday arrested a member of a right-wing Hindu group for his alleged role in the murder of a social activist who had criticised organisations associated with Prime Minister Narendra...
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Art icon M.F. Husain: Forgotten on birth centenary
One of India’s greatest painters of modern times, the snowy-haired and bearded, barefoot Maqbool Fida Husain — who died in self-exile in London four years ago — is a forgotten figure on his birth...
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Does America Love You Back?: Not Much Reciprocity, Survey Says
Narendra Modi comes to the U.S. next week for the second time as Prime Minister with solid public backing for his domestic and foreign policies back home, hoping to raise India’s profile in an America...
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American Tourist In India Says She Was Gang Raped
A 46-year old American tourist on her first visit to India says she was gang raped earlier this week while visiting Dharamsala, a popular tourist destination in the hills of northern India, according...
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Mistrial Declared In Case Of Alabama Officer Slamming Indian Grandfather
A deadlocked jury failed to reach a decision in the federal trial of an Alabama police officer who took down an Indian grandfather, leaving him partially paralyzed. U.S. District Judge Madeline Hughes...
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Chicago Teen Charged With Hate Crime For Assault on Sikh Man
A teenager, who hospitalised a Sikh-American in a racially motivated attack last week, has been charged with hate crime in addition to previous felony charges, a media report said. DuPage county state...
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Indian Couple Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Employment
An Indian-American couple living in the U.S. has pleaded guilty in a federal court to charges related to unlawful employment of undocumented workers, a media report said. Satishkumar Patel and his...
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Harish Jajoo Bids To Be The First South Asian Mayor Of A Texas City
An Indian-American engineer is making a bid to become the first South Asian mayor of Sugar Land in the US state of Texas, a media report said. Harish Jajoo, who has been a Sugar Land City Council...
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Silicon Valley Eagerly Awaits Prime Minister Modi’s Visit
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the United States next week to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he may have his eyes riveted more on meetings with tech entrepreneurs...
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ABC’s ‘Quantico’: Among These Fresh FBI Recruits, Which One’s The Terrorist?
Borrowing liberally from the Book of Shonda Rhimes – especially Season 1 of “How to Get Away With Murder” – and adding just a little sprinkle of Showtime’s “Homeland” on top, this ensemble...
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“The Mindy Project” Taught Kaling Tough Lessons
It’s a good day to be Mindy Kaling: Not only does her second book “Why Not Me?” hit shelves, but her canceled-and-saved “The Mindy Project” makes its much-awaited debut on Hulu. Kaling’s profile has...
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