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India close to having its own navigation satellite system
India Thursday moved tantalisingly close to having its own satellite navigation system as it smoothly launched a satellite with its rocket – and is now only a step away from joining a select group of...
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Teen Who Built Low-Cost Battery is ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’
A ninth grader from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was on Oct. 15 named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for his eco-friendly battery design. Sahil Doshi, 14, of the Upper St. Clair School District’s Upper...
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Broccoli may Curb Autism: Indian-origin Researcher
– NEW YORK A study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found evidence that daily treatment with sulphoraphane – a molecule found in foods such as broccoli – may improve some symptoms of autism...
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Obama Eyes ACLU Lawyer for Justice’s Civil Rights Division
– WASHINGTON President Barack Obama plans to nominate a top lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union to head the civil rights division of the Justice Department, which has been without a...
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Indian-American Closes Gap in Hot Silicon Valley Race
– WASHINGTON As a new poll showed Indian-American Rohit ‘Ro’ Khanna closing the gap in the Congressional battle for Silicon Valley, he vowed to focus on the community’s key concerns – education and...
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When the West wanted Islam to curb Christian extremism
The tiresome debate over whether Islam is somehow more violent than other religions unfortunately won’t go away. Recent spats between outspoken commentator Reza Aslan, TV host Bill Maher and...
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Obama needs to dial back his Syria strategy
From the start, President Obama’s Syria policy has foundered because of a gap between words and deeds. And he’s done it again. Having declared that the aim of U.S. policy is to “degrade and ultimately...
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Touts Community Links to Garner Support
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has high hopes the Indian-American and South Asian communities in New York will support his candidacy for governor come Nov. 4. Pitted against the heavily...
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Backlash: Indian-American Women React to Satya Nadella’s ‘Misogynist’ Remarks
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella came under fire for his response to a question regarding how women should ask for raises. At the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Nadella was...
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Festival of Lights Goes Mainstream in Aurora, Illinois
– AURORA, Ill. Aurora has become the first Midwest city to officially sponsor the celebration of Diwali and several thousand Indian Americans attended the Oct. 12, evening of free festivities that...
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Jayalalithaa’s Routine in Jail Included Eating Curd rice, Evening Strolls
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, who was granted bail Friday, spent about three weeks in jail getting up early in the morning and reading newspapers, taking rest in the afternoon...
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Modi’s BJP makes big gains in state polls
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made big gains in the Maharashtra and Haryana state elections, results showed on Sunday, an endorsement...
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Pakistani Christian loses appeal against death sentence for blasphemy
(Reuters) – A Pakistani court upheld the death penalty on Thursday against a Christian woman accused of blasphemy, her lawyer said, in a case that drew global headlines after two prominent politicians...
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Boys scavenge for leftover fruits from delivery containers outside a fruit market in Bangalore October 17.
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Controlling the message: Modi chooses state media
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has anointed India’s state-backed broadcaster as his media brand of choice, helping shield his government from tough questions and prompting private news outlets to...
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Indian footballer dies after fatal goal celebration
A 23-year-old Indian footballer has died from severe spinal cord damage after attempting to celebrate a goal with a somersault, an official told Reuters on Monday. Bethlehem Vengthlang FC midfielder...
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Political debut for scion of Pakistan’s Bhutto dynasty
The only son of Pakistan’s assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto told hundreds of thousands of supporters on Saturday that he would fight for his party’s revival, in an appearance intended to...
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Bangalore Girl to Represent India at Miss Universe
– NEW DELHI Noyonita Lodh from Bangalore, who was crowned Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva Universe 2014, will compete in Miami for Miss Universe Jan 25, 2015. The 21-year-old believes in women empowerment....
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Govinda is not Afraid of his new Avatar as a Villain
– MUMBAI Bollywood’s comedy king Govinda, who will be seen in a negative role in Yash Raj Films’s (YRF) “Kill Dil”, is not worried about how his new avatar will be received as he says the production...
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Author Chetan Bhagat Says He’s Better Prepared to Face Critics
– MUMBAI Love him or hate him, you cannot ignore him. If you’re in India, the chances are that there’s at least one of his novels on your bookshelf or one of his columns in the newspaper in front of...
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