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Islamic State says Dhaka cafe slaughter a glimpse of what’s coming
Islamic State has warned of repeated attacks in Bangladesh and beyond until rule by sharia, Islamic law, is established, saying in a video last week’s killing of 20 people in a Dhaka cafe was merely a...
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Four killed in Bangladesh Eid congregation attack
Nearly a week after the Dhaka cafe massacre, Bangladesh was on Thursday the target of another terror attack aimed at a police contingent guarding an Eid congregation during prayers. Four persons were...
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‘Unhappy’ at move to Textiles, Smriti fails to hand charge to Javadekar
Smriti Irani may have scoffed at speculation over her ouster with a “Kuch toh log kahengey”, but the former HRD Minister was missing from a ceremony on Thursday to formally hand over charge of the...
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Indian-origin businessman gets prison for $6 million contract fraud
An Indian-origin businessman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining contracts worth $6 million from a federal program created to help minority-owned small businesses,...
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Indian origin engineer guilty of revenge cyberattack
An Indian origin network engineer has pleaded guilty to a revenge cyberattack on a network security company and its clients after he was fired, according to officials. Kamlesh Patel admitted in court...
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Transitioning From Ramadan To An Eid State-of-Mind
How does one transition out of a Ramadan State of Mind? The crescent moon signaled the end of Ramadan fasting last week for millions of Muslims around the world. It also heralded the start of Eid...
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President Obama’s Message On The Occasion Of Eid Al-Fitr
Upon the arrival of a new crescent moon, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Eid al-Fitr in the United States and around the globe. For Muslim Americans, Eid is an...
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Muslim Mayor Re-elected In New Jersey Town
A Muslim who has been re-elected as mayor of a New Jersey township says “In the age of Donald Trump, we in Teaneck, New Jersey, know how to get it right,” implying that rhetoric against Muslims had...
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Chhaya CDC Holds Event In Jackson Heights Decrying Hate Crimes
Chhaya CDC and community partners joined hands to express solidarity against hate crimes at an event dubbed United Against Hate at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights, Queens, June 25. With the help of...
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California Bill Limiting Cigarette Sale Ends In Smoke Pleasing Small Businesses
Scores of Indian-American owners of convenience stores and gas stations gathered on the steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento June 28 to protest and prevent SB 1400, a bill passed by the...
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Regional Champions Of South Asian Spelling Bee Announced
Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2016 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee traveled to Illinois and Washington late last month with stops in Chicago and Seattle. In the...
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Visiting Minister Talks About BJP‘s Secularism At ATA Conference
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Venkaiah Naidu addressed an overflowing room of more than 100 members of the Overseas Friends of the BJP and attendees to the ATA Conference...
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A Prescription For Physicians At The AAPI Conclave
At the conclave of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin at Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square, N.Y., doctors wrote a clear prescription for themselves last week – adapt to new...
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India’s Anirban Lahiri Targets British Open Top 10
India’s Anirban Lahiri has targeted a top 10 finish at next week’s British Open at Royal Troon as the reigning Asian Tour number one gears up for a bumper month of golf that ends with the Rio Olympics...
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India’s Most Controversial Minister Shifted In A Sweeping Government Reshuffle
Smriti Irani, India’s controversial and most trolled minister, lost her important portfolio on Tuesday in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle that aims to reboot the two-year-old government of Prime Minister...
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Q&A: Anil Kapoor on the return of ‘24’
Handout picture “Slumdog Millionaire” Anil Kapoor is back with another season of “24”, the Indian remake of a U.S. television thriller about a counter-terrorism agent. The 24-episode series will...
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A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 9. The post...
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U.S. Lawmaker Pushing For Halal Option In New York Public Schools
Congresswomen Grace Meng, D-NY, is urging New York City public schools to provide halal meals to Muslim students. “It is important that meals offered in New York City public schools reflect the...
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ISKCON Of Plainfield, N.J, Celebrates Jagannath Rath Yatra
More than 500 people came to the Radha Krishna Temple and Cultural Center of Plainfield, New Jersey, to celebrate ISKCON’s Jagannath Rath Yatra July 6, the actual date for this year’s annual festival....
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Abhishek Bachchan Named Grand Marshal Of N.Y. India Day Parade
The Federation of Indian Associations last week announced that Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan will be the grand marshal of the India Day Parade this year as the largest umbrella organization from...
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