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N.Y. Rally Seeks Justice for Nepali Teen Who Died in Manali School
NEW YORK A group of Indians and Nepalese who represent the Sherwood College Alumni – a boarding school in India – participated in a peaceful candlelight march in the city Dec. 6 to demand justice for...
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Neal Sharma is the NJ.com Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year
Neal Sharma of Summit, New Jersey, has been named the boys’ cross-country Coach of the Year. Sharma led Summit to its greatest season in school history this past fall, highlighted by its first state...
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Pakistani Student Gunned Down in Attempted Robbery
CHICAGO Mutahir Rauf, 23, a Loyola University student from Pakistan was shot to death in the 1200 block of West Albion Avenue, a block from the university’s campus, during an attempted robbery about...
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The saga of Akhil Sharma’s magnificent second novel, Family Life
Great moments in literary compression: In 1911, Ezra Pound attempts to capture a vision he had one day while exiting a Paris subway station. He junks that 71-line poem, deeming it a “work of the...
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India, Russia to set out energy vision, Siberian deals eyed
India and Russia will strike an energy partnership when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to prepare the way for two Siberian oil deals and chart a route for a...
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Opposition politicians criticise conversion of Muslims
(Reuters) – Hindu groups are luring poor Muslims to convert with offers of cheap food, opposition politicians said on Wednesday, accusing the groups of a “diabolical agenda” to undermine religious...
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Putin, Modi seek to revive jaded Russia-India relationship
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Thursday in an attempt to revive a historic friendship that has faded over the years, seeking to improve cooperation in energy, defence and...
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Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Prizes for child campaigns
(Reuters) – Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for refusing to quit school, and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi received Nobel Peace Prizes on Wednesday after two days of...
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In modernising India, suicide is on the rise among young
(Reuters) – Pinki Chauhan, a straight-A physics and maths student, arrived at her university campus in India shortly after breakfast, poured petrol over her wispy frame and lit a match.The 19-year-old...
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Police again quiz Uber’s Asia head, collect more evidence in rape case
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday questioned radio taxi company Uber’s Asia-Pacific head Eric Alexander for the second consecutive day in mounting problems for the US-based company that...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai poses with the medal and the diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo December 10.
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Controversial Indian-American abortion doctor arrested
A controversial Indian-American abortion doctor, Naresh G. Patel, operating in Oklahoma City since 1984, has been arrested on fraud charges for prescribing abortion-inducing drugs to patients who were...
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Uber says will tighten driver background checks in India after ban
Uber, the popular U.S. cab-hailing company banned in New Delhi, said it will carry out a review of its India operations and beef up driver screening as it seeks to reach an agreement with the...
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Doctor Arrested, Jailed, After Attorney General Investigation into Abortions
Oklahoma physician Dr. Nareshkumar G. Patel was arrested Dec. 9 on charges of fraud, telling women they were pregnant when they were not, and then giving them abortion-inducing drugs. The arrest, made...
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Man Gets 48-month Prison Sentence for Distributing Controlled Substance
An Alabama man, who has admitted of being involved in the distribution of spice, was sentenced Dec. 8 to 48 months in federal prison. Harshadbhai Pate of Mobile was also ordered to serve three years...
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Nebraska Man Accused of Stabbing Son-in-law Found Incompetent for Trial
A 77-yearold Nebraska man has been found incompetent to stand trial on allegations he stabbed his son-in-law to death in August. Bayapa Lingala will be treated at the Lincoln Regional Center, The...
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‘Slumdog’ Co-stars Freida Pinto, Dev Patel Split After 6 Years
After dating for six years, “Slumdog Millionaire” co-stars Freida Pinto and Dev Patel, have split. The two met on set of the Oscar-winning movie in 2008. “Dev and Freida have broken up,” a source told...
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Unlicensed Investment Advisor Sentenced for Running Ponzi scheme
A 37-year old Indian-American man from Brighton, Michigan, duped several family friends and other clients of nearly $4 million dollars posing as an investment manager of a hedge fund. He was sentenced...
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Gujarati Americans Feel Ahmedabad Should Have Visa-on-Arrival
Some Gujarati Americans are surprised that Ahmedabad is not among the cities that can issue a Visa-on-Arrival to visiting tourists despite the state being the hub of international business and global...
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Rep. Ami Bera Made Co-chair of India Caucus on Capitol Hill
California Congressman Ami Bera has been named the new Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, the largest country caucus on Capitol Hill and possibly the most...
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