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‘Attenborough Brought Gandhiji Alive’
– MUMBAI Paying tributes to late Oscar-winning actor-filmmaker Richard Attenborough on Aug. 25, Indian celebrities like Anil Kapoor and Shobhaa De recalled the importance of his monumental film...
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BJP leaders named governors, Sheila Dikshit resigns
Four prominent BJP leaders were Tuesday named governors of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa on a day Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit succumbed to pressure and put in her papers. While former...
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Thousands of Desis Throng Milwaukee’s India Fest to Celebrate I-Day
– MILWAUKEE On a sunny Aug. 16, around 5,000 people joined the celebration of India Independence Day, for the second year in a row, at the colorful fun-filled 11-hour IndiaFest Milwaukee 2014 here at...
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Rani Mukerji on Playing ‘Mardaani’ Roles in Bollywood Films
– MUMBAI In 1997, when the top-grossing Bollywood films were a mix of fluffy romantic comedies and maudlin love triangles, a barely 20-year-old Rani Mukerji made her Hindi film debut playing a rape...
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‘Katiyabaaz’ Transforms Banal Reality into Gripping Tale
– MUMBAI In one of the many tragicomic moments in “Katiyabaaz” (Powerless), a woman earnestly remembers her gods in the darkness, mumbling something that roughly translates to “Dear Almighty, please...
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Cultural Show Celebrates Indian Unity-in-Diversity in Midwest
– CHICAGO The Indian Consulate in Chicago capped its Independence Day celebrations by hosting, for the first time, a free cultural program to showcase talent from across the Midwest here at the...
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Modi Victory and Life-Story Transformed Into Celebration of India
– BARTLETT, Ill. Close to 1,500 people showed up to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent electoral triumph at the gala hosted by the Vishwa Gujarati Samaj USA (VGS) on August 17 afternoon...
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Club of Indian Women Hosts Fashion Show
– ELMHURST, Ill. The Club of Indian Women (CIW) collaborated with Raaz Boutique and New Delhi designer Niki Mahajan to present a fashion show themed “A journey through the life of Begum Hazrat Mahal...
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Immigrant Communities Call for Justice for Michael Brown
Over 100 immigrants, including South Asians, Latinos, Filipinos and East Asians, rallied on Aug. 22 in support of Michael Brown, who was killed by the police in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9. The...
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No place for Vajpayee, Advani, Joshi in BJP’s top decision-making body
In a move marking the end of the era of stalwarts like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, the BJP Tuesday came up with a list of its highest decision-making body, the...
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Annual Festival Showcases Indian Classical, Contemporary Dances
Against the backdrop of the glorious Manhattan skyline and the New York harbor, the Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park was a perfect setting for this year’s Erasing Borders Festival of Indian dance, as dancers...
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Reception Plans for Prime Minister Modi at Madison Square Garden Firm Up
A meeting of Chicagoland activists, organizations, and news media was convened by Dr. Bharat Barai, president of the Indian American Community Foundation, at Devon’s Northshore Banquet Hall on Aug. 20...
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Modi slams whispering campaign against Rajnath Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday denied reports that the son of a top minister was involved in influence peddling, seeking to staunch the type of corruption allegations that sent the...
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Suspects in UP teen-hanging case may walk free, for now
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will not oppose applications for bail by five men arrested over the murder of two teenage girls hanged from a tree, a source familiar with the case said,...
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Arrest of Indian banker rattles lenders
MUMBAI, India — The arrest of an Indian banker amid probes into lending violations looks set to prompt tighter loan approvals that may deepen the worst credit slowdown since 2009. Federal...
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Imran Khan looks isolated as crisis reaches crossroads
Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan appeared isolated in his struggle to bring down the prime minister on Thursday after a fellow protest leader announced he was ready to allow thousands of...
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India Inc happy with Modi, but holding back on investment: poll
CEOs in India are optimistic that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spur the economy, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, but most are not ready to make new investments and say there are no signs yet...
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Modi eyes breakthrough nuclear pact on Japan trip
India is hoping to win Japanese backing for a nuclear energy pact during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and lure investment into its $85 billion market while addressing Japan’s concern about...
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Railway minister’s son booked for raping actor
The son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has been booked for rape and cheating following a complaint by Kannada film actor Maithreyi, police said Thursday. The Gowdas denied the charges. “We...
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Gov. Jindal sues U.S. over education’s Common Core
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Wednesday sued the Obama administration, arguing that it has coerced states into adopting Common Core education standards. The move by the Republican governor, who...
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