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Former Nepal premier cremated in riverbank
Thousands of mourners attended the state funeral of former Nepali Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Wednesday who was cremated with Hindu rites by the side of a sacred river in the capital, Kathmandu....
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Facebook member’s Tweet creates online storm, Indians furious
A tweet by Facebook board member Marc Andreessen implying that Facebook’s Free Basics is the same as colonialism created a storm on Twitter on Wednesday, with many Indians lashing out against him on...
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Four Indian Americans selected to US National Academy of Engineering
Four Indian American engineers are among 80 new members selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for their valuable contributions to the society. Anil K. Jain, Dr Arati...
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A man feeds seagulls on a beach along the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India, February 9. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Sustained campaign required to cure social biases
India has rarely been as much disgraced as by the assault on a group of Africans in Bengaluru, the country’s vaunted Silicon Valley. Yet, this city, which is supposed to represent a cosmopolitan...
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What’s the Anti-Trump Strategy Now?
Even though everyone has expected for weeks that Donald Trump would win the New Hampshire primary, the scale of that victory should unsettle both his rivals and the pundits. Trump won big: At this...
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Beyonce opts for Indian designers creation again
After sporting designers Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla’s outfit in British rock band Coldplay’s music video “Hymn For The Weekend”, Pop star Beyonce Knowles has now opted for Falguni and Shane Peacock’s...
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Celebrating Indian roots of Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley
New Delhi, Feb 10 What do Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley and Pablo Picasso have in common? They all belong to the Roma community whose Indian roots will be discussed at the fifth Roma conference and...
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Rescued Siachen soldier loses battle for life
Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad died here on Thursday, three days after he was found miraculously alive under 35 feet of ice for six long days in the treacherous Siachen glacier. President Pranab...
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BJP MP lodges FIR against ‘anti-national’ JNU students
Maheish Giri, the BJP Lok Sabha member from East Delhi, on Thursday said he has lodged an FIR against ‘anti-national’ students of Jawaharlal Nehru University who opposed the death penalty to...
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World’s most polluted city, Delhi, plans new limits on car use
The Delhi government plans another round of tough measures to restrict the use of private cars and clean up toxic air in the Indian metropolis, the world’s most polluted city. From April 15, for two...
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE’s deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ceremonial reception...
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Mumbai or Bombay? A British newspaper reverts to a colonial-era name
The Independent, a major British newspaper and online publication, will no longer call India’s largest city Mumbai. Instead, the publication plans to revert to the city’s older, colonial-era name –...
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Indian children trafficked to United States is a reality, says U.S. diplomat
SILIGURI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cases of Indian children being smuggled to the United States are a reality, a U.S. diplomat said on Friday, reacting to a media report that police had...
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IT Minister Addresses Conference At Harvard, Community In Jersey
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the annual India 2016 conference at Harvard Feb. six that one of the biggest achievements of Prime Minister Narendra...
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Sikh Actor Scores Victory In Turban Controversy With Mexican Airline
Indian-American Sikh actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia, who stood by his refusal to remove his turban for a security check in Mexico, scored a victory when Aeromexico and authorities there backed...
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Nuns Feeding Homeless May Become Homeless Due To Indian Landlord
A rent increase reportedly asked for by an Indian-American landlord in San Francisco may be the reason why two French-speaking nuns have been serving hundreds of homeless people in the poor Tenderloin...
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$2 Million Fine Imposed On Brain Training Program Of Indian-American Company
The creators and marketers of the Lumosity “brain training” program, launched in 2007 by the company co-founded by an Indian-American, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges alleging...
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New Mexico Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
An Indian-American physician in New Mexico, whose license was revoked in 2012, pleaded guilty Feb. 11, to health care fraud that involved unlawfully dispensing drugs and health care fraud. Prosecutors...
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Pakistani Admits Laundering Millions From Computer Hacking
A Pakistani citizen has admitted laundering some $20 million on behalf of the masterminds of a massive international computer hacking and telecommunications fraud scheme that went on for 4 years...
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