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Six out of 10 Indian men admit violence against wives – U.N. study
Six out of 10 Indian men admit to having perpetrated violence against their wives or partners, with men who experienced discrimination as children or faced financial stresses more likely to be...
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Israeli-Indian aerial defence system passes first test
An aerial defence system developed jointly by Israel and India passed its first trial simulating combat conditions on Monday, state-owned manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said. The Barak...
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Modi to meet over 40 leaders in three-nation tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an extremely busy 10-day tour ahead that will see him meeting more than 40 leaders, including around 20 bilateral meetings with the leaders of China, Germany, Britain...
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Women in our films have moved away from stereotypes: Amitabh
Noting that the visual representation of women has changed dramatically over the past two decades, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Monday saluted the way contemporary Indian films portray...
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Honor guards salute as President Obama steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in Beijing, November 10.
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Modi lands in ‘beautiful’ Myanmar, hold talks on elevating ties
Kicking off his three-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday landed in Myanmar, which India sees as a “natural bridge” to southeast Asia, and held talks with Myanmarese President U Thein...
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Gala Raises $725,000 for Women’s Empowerment, Quality Education
There was a time three decades ago when a fledgling non-profit found it tough to raise even a dollar to do good works in India. Today, a single mailer can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars when...
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Over 250 Attend Free Health Camp in Secaucus
– NEW YORK The Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Temple, Secaucus, in partnership with the Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ), hosted its 10th annual free health camp Nov. 9. More than 250 underinsured...
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Brooklyn’s Raga Enthusiasts Creating a Tradition
Though a tradition takes years to establish itself, a group of Indian raga enthusiasts are well on their way to making one for their increasingly multi-ethnic, and hip central Brooklyn neighborhood of...
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CRY America Hosts Annual Gala to Support India’s Underprivileged Children
CRY, Child Rights and You America (CRY America), a nonprofit that works to restore the rights of underprivileged children in India, hosted its annual gala dinner ‘Pledge 2014’ at the Taj Pierre in New...
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Guruvaayoorappan Temple Holds Fundraiser for Expansion Project
– MORGANVILLE, New Jersey The Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center (HATCC) held a fundraising luncheon at the Guruvaayoorappan Temple here Nov. 8 to help the temple expansion project. Prominent...
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BJP shakes up election race in Kashmir
Accompanied by half a dozen guards, Hina Bhat knocks on doors in Srinagar, the heart of a revolt against Indian rule, to persuade Kashmiris to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in this month’s state...
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BJP wins trust vote, governor injured amid chaos
The 13-day-old BJP government of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Wednesday won a confidence vote in the Maharashtra assembly amid bedlam that left Governor C.V. Rao slightly injured and the Shiv Sena...
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resident Obama delivers remarks at the APEC leaders’ meeting at the International Convention Center at Yanqi Lake in Beijing, November 11.
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Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy, a gas leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant that killed at least 3500 people, shout slogans during a sit-in protest in New Delhi, November 10.
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Tainted drugs suspected in sterilisation surgery deaths
Tainted or sub-standard drugs probably led to the deaths of 13 Indian women after sterilisation surgery at a family-planning “camp”, and owners of the factories that produced them have been summoned...
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R.K.Gupta (L), a doctor who performed sterlisation surgeries at a government mass sterilisation ‘camp’, sits at a police station as police and the media look on in Bilaspur, in Chhattisgarh, November 13.
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Pakistan court issues arrest warrants for protest leaders Khan, Qadri
Pakistani opposition leaders reacted with outrage on Thursday after a court issued arrest warrants for a top politician and a firebrand cleric who led protests in the capital of Islamabad aiming to...
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Bollywood makes up for years of bias against women
Charu Khurana remembers watching Hollywood films like “Star Wars” and “King Kong” as a child. Their special effects, prosthetics and makeup sparked her interest in the craft. She studied makeup in Los...
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The Shaukeens: Weak story banks on Akshay
In Abhishek Sharma’s version of Basu Chatterjee’s 1982 comedy “Shaukeen”, three old men looking for a weekend of fun with a young woman turn it into a sleaze-fest by leering at every female on the...
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