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Police stop activists from various Hindu right-wing groups as they try to cross a barricade during a protest against the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) outside the university campus in...
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Gujarat to set up foreign desk for tapping diaspora funds
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said on Tuesday that her state will set up foreign desks in global financial centres like New York, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guangzhou and Tokyo to attract investments...
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Indian-led Christian Church Accused Of Financial Fraud
A class-action suit filed Feb. 8, in a federal court in Arkansas alleges financial fraud in the millions by a U.S.-based Christian charitable organization founded and run by an Indian-American....
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Kanhaiya ‘beaten up’ in court complex; sent to judicial custody
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody till March 2 while the Supreme Court made Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi personally...
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Mumbai teacher of sex workers’ daughters shortlisted for $1 million prize
The founder of a non-profit in Mumbai that educates sex workers’ daughters has been shortlisted for a $1 million global award for teaching that she hopes will help change attitudes toward these...
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Maldives opposition leader jailed for 12 years for role in protests
A Maldives court has sentenced an Islamist opposition leader to 12 years in jail, convicting him on terrorism charges related to a speech that protested the imprisonment of the islands’ first...
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Modi’s ‘Make In India’ racks up $222 billion in investment pledges
A week-long “Make in India” fair closed on Thursday with $222 billion in investment pledges, but thin attendance by foreign firms at the event launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi means many are...
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Kanhaiya moves SC for bail, opposition petitions President
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for bail as students rallied in support across the country and the opposition took the row to President...
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“Who is this Patel guy?” Texas judge berates government lawyer
The federal judge was irritated. “Who is this Patel guy?” he asked prosecutors at a meeting in his chambers at the federal courthouse in Houston to discuss a terrorism case with them and a lawyer for...
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Marco Rubio react on stage during a campaign event in Chapin, South Carolina February 17South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Marco Rubio react on stage during...
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Six Researchers Named Presidential Early Career Award Recipients
Four Indian-American researchers in a slate 106 such people were named by President Obama Feb. 18 as recipients of Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor...
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Maryland Chiropractor Convicted For Obstructing Criminal Investigation
a man wearing a suit with his wrists handcuffed in the back Rehman Mirza, 43, a chiropractor who practiced in Suitland, Md., was sentenced Feb. 16 to seven months in prison and an additional six months...
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Civil Rights Head Says Criminal Threats To Places Of Worship Unacceptable
A Florida man pleaded guilty to hate crimes for threatening to firebomb two mosques causing a top Indian-American official of the U.S. Justice Department to warn such threats violated the right to...
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Community Bids A Fond Farewell To Dnyaneshwar Mulay
Ambassador Dyaneshwar Mulay, Consul General of India in New York who endeared himself to the community during his three-year stint in New York, was given a hearty send-off last week as Tri-state...
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Father Of Bride Goes Missing At California Wedding Reception
Prasad Moparti attended a wedding reception Saturday in Northern California — a joyous event celebrating his daughter’s marriage. But he walked away from the party in the Sacramento River Delta,...
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Body Of Missing Student From Tirupati Found Off California Beach
The body of Praveen Galla, a California State Fullerton engineering student from Tirupati, India, who had gone missing since Feb. 1 , was found floating in the waters off Newport Pier in Orange County...
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U.S. Academics and Students Show Solidarity With Protesting JNU Students
The 10-day-old agitation by students of India’s prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University over the arrest of its student body president for alleged sedition caught the attention of eminent academics,...
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Priyanka Chopra Joins Cast Of ‘Baywatch’ Movie
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is out to put India on the global map again. She is on board to play the villain in the upcoming “Baywatch” movie, based on the hugely popular 1990s TV series, Dwayne...
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Indian-American Starer ‘The Jungle Book’ To Open In April
Disney’s “The Jungle Book”, starring 12-year-old Indian-American Neel Sethi as Mowgli, has a special treat in store for Indian fans of the timeless tale. The film will come out in the Indian theaters...
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Is Online Dating The Same As Arranged Marriage? Ravi Patel Thinks So
Dating in the modern age: You carefully type up a profile, taking care to sound fun, awesome but also so busy enjoying yourself that you can barely find time to date. You list your wants and needs,...
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