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How will Trump’s India card play in The Afghan Great Game?
Delivering his address to the nation on a new Afghanistan strategy on Monday, Aug. 21, United States President Donald Trump played the India card against Pakistan when he asked for New Delhi’s help and...
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Condoleezza Rice’s book on Democracy could not have come at a better time
Condoleezza Rice Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s book, “Democracy: Stories From the Long Road to Freedom,” published in May, focuses on the merits of democratic systems of government and...
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The tropical overwater bungalow — long a symbol of relaxation and luxury —...
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com The overwater bungalow — that iconic symbol of the paradisiacal tropical vacation, standing in clear blue water on stilt legs — turns the big five-oh this year. The...
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Trump singled out India to do more in Afghanistan. That could easily backfire.
Christopher Clary, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. In the middle of Monday night’s fairly orthodox speech on Afghanistan, President...
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Conservatives, don’t demonize immigrants
Michael R. Strain, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Whenever I’d see George, the first thing I always noticed was his shoes. He loved Jordans. He must have had two dozen pairs....
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Hundreds arrested after riots in Panchkula leave more than 30 dead following...
A victim of violence which erupted in Panchkula where a religious sect’s leader was convicted for rape. (Photo: Indo Asian News Service) ANEW DELHI – Hundreds of people have been arrested in a north...
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After deadly protests in Panchkula, Punjab and Haryana in lockdown for...
A member of the security forces reacts during violence in Panchkula, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is deploying thousands of riot police and shutting down...
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Team led by Indian-American from UIllinois identify potentially cheaper,...
Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, researcher B.K. Sharma, above, and co-authors from the University of Birmingham have collaborated to develop a greener biofuels processing catalyst...
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FDA warnings meant to protect consumers are falling under Trump
Many aspects of your daily life, the sorts of activities and purchases you take for granted, are regulated by a single federal agency. From the toothpaste you use to the lipstick you apply, the...
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Oil markets hit by Storm Harvey; U.S. dollar extends fall
A trader looks at his screens on the Unicredit Bank trading floor in downtown Milan June 13, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo NEW YORK – U.S. crude oil futures fell on Monday but gasoline...
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Trump rescinds Obama limits on transfer of military gear to police
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop in Spencer, Iowa December 5, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued an...
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Texas officials say at least eight dead as Hurricane Harvey flooding continues
Downtown Houston is seen in rain and clouds on Sunday. Rising water from Hurricane Harvey pushed thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford...
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Indian American defrauds International Surrogacy Clients
Acharyya Rupak, also known as Rudy Rupak, has been sentenced to 24 months in jail and must pay a fine of $10,000 for crimes he committed relating to his international surrogacy company, Planet...
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H-1B visa holders seeking Green Card to be interviewed by USCIS
NEW YORK – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will, from October 1, interview in-person certain visa holders and others seeking a Green Card, including those on H-1B visa...
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Swati Dandekar returns to the U.S., forms consulting group
Swati Dandekar is back both geographically and professionally, after serving 10 months as ambassador to the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines, to form a new consulting group known as...
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Indian American entrepreneur couple are ‘Harry and Sejal’ of online business...
NEW YORK – Although a flop at the box office and a major disappointment for Shah Rukh Khan fans, Imtiaz Ali’s recent film Jab Harry Met Sejal, which also stars Anushka Sharma, is about a Punjabi guy...
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Pakistani man sentenced to 21 months in prison for fraud
Umair Hamid was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in an international diploma mill scheme operated through the Pakistani company Axact by the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern...
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‘Sniff!!!’ amateurish mystery with some lovely moments
(Photo: Reuters) The first sign that there was something off about Amole Gupte’s “Sniff!!!” came in the fifth minute of the film. After digging her fingers into a jar of pickle (a disconcerting sight...
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Promoting India in America
Assemblyman Jamel Holley, Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty, Deputy Chief Mission Santosh Jha, Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly Sheila Oliver,...
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Meena Bazaar in Edison
Natasha Khan, CEO of Natashaz S Entertainment; Model of the Year 2017 Ivy Dominic and Pakistani TV star Juvaria Abbasi at Meena Bazaar in Edison NJ. (Photo: Deval Parikh) The 10th Meena Bazaar took...
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