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Tirlok Malik’s ‘On Golden Years’ Premieres in New York
The Indian American Forum and the School of Visual Arts on Nov. 1 hosted the New York premiere of New York Emmy nominated filmmaker Tirlok Malik’s “On Golden Years,” which deals with the issues and...
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Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel to Co-star in ‘Lion’
Dev Patel will be seen with Nicole Kidman in “Lion,” drama based on Saroo Brierley’s memoirs, which follows an Indian street kid adopted by Australian parents. Based on Brierley’s “A Long Way Home,”...
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Modi meets Peres, discuses counter-terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday met former Israeli president Shimon Peres and discussed bilateral cooperation in various fields, including counter-terrorism, infrastructure, water, agriculture,...
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Hosts Meditation Event in Missouri
More than a thousand people gathered at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Missouri, Oct. 22, to attend a meditation event led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The event was hosted by the St....
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A Kiss Is Never Just a Kiss in India
Last weekend, public-minded Indian citizens moved swiftly to crack down on a grave threat to Indian culture. The provocation took the form of a sudden epidemic of kissing that broke out in the south...
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I don’t believe in Love Jihad, believe in love: Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor believes in “feeling of love” which, she feels, can happen between two people regardless of caste, creed, or religion. Therefore, the actress doesn’t relate to the concept of “Love...
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Britain gets first Indian-origin cabinet minister
Sajid Javid, Britain’s secretary of state – or cabinet minister – for culture, media and sport, has disclosed that his father was from India and his mother from Pakistan. This obviously makes him...
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U.S. diplomat and longtime Pakistan expert is under federal investigation
A veteran State Department diplomat and longtime Pakistan expert is under federal investigation as part of a counterintelligence probe and has had her security clearances withdrawn, according to U.S....
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‘Happy New Year’ shakes up Bollywood’s men’s club
A record opening-day debut for a Bollywood film that happens to be directed by a woman is shaking up the men’s-only club of filmmakers in the list of India’s highest grossing movies. Farah Khan’s new...
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Indian intelligence agency on the cheap hampers war on militants
When a bomb went off last month in West Bengal, police at India’s leading counterterrorism organisation had to hail taxis to get to the scene because they did not have enough cars. The admission by...
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Edison Town Hall Meeting Addresses Recent Spate in Home Invasions
The overflowing crowds at the Nov. 5 Town Hall meeting in Edison were a testament to the shock and anger that is brewing in New Jersey’s Middlesex County, following a series of home invasions in Old...
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Entrepreneur, 13, Gets Intel Funding for Low-cost Braille Printer
– California If Shubham Banerjee cannot lay claim to being the world’s youngest venture capital-backed entrepreneur, he comes very close. Banerjee was 12 years old when he closed an early-stage...
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Georgia Scientist Wins Top Award in ‘Dance Your PhD’ Contest
– NEW DELHI An Indian scientist who danced to explain her research on tornadoes, has won the top prize in the 2014 ‘Dance Your PhD’ contest. Uma Nagendra is a researcher doing her Ph.D. at the...
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Status Quo: Predictable Victories, Losses in Midterms
Election Day Nov. 4, played out predictably for Indian-Americans on most counts. Those expected to win, got reelected handily, they include California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and...
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Bhopal film highlights tragedy of world’s worst industrial disaster
Thirty years on from the Bhopal disaster, an international film opens on Friday dramatising the story of how an American pesticide factory in India accidentally released cyanide gas into the...
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With an eye on economy and defence, Modi expands cabinet
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi beefed up his cabinet on Sunday, adding four ministers in a move likely to free Finance Minister Arun Jaitley from the defence portfolio to focus on the budget...
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Modi inducts 21 new ministers, reshuffles portfolios
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday expanded his council of ministers, inducting 21 new faces, including four of cabinet rank, in a bid to consolidate the gains of the Lok...
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List of ministers and portfolios of Narendra Modi government
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his ministry Sunday while reshuffling portfolios of some ministers. Here is the latest list of the council of ministers and their...
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Nearly third of cabinet charged with crimes, despite Modi pledge
Attempted murder, waging war on the state, criminal intimidation and fraud are some of the charges on the rap sheets of ministers Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed to the cabinet on Sunday,...
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‘Kiss of Love’ protests rattle Modi’s conservative India
A mass-kissing campaign against moral policing in a city in Kerala has swept the country, advertised via Facebook, as urban youngsters challenge a deeply conservative society. Dozens of ‘Kiss of Love’...
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