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Nepal to issue passports with third gender for sexual minorities
Nepal will issue passports to sexual minorities, adding a third gender category, an official said on Wednesday in a sign of the conservative Hindu-majority country becoming more liberal since the end...
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Tharoor alleges bid to implicate him in Sunanda death
A day after police said Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned, her husband and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged in a letter made public Wednesday that a police officer tried to implicate him and a domestic...
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India reaches out to diaspora youth as three-day PBD takes off
India reached out to its global youth with the message of “come, connect, celebrate and contribute” to be part of the “momentous transformation taking place in the country” as the three-day 13th...
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Ban appoints Khare as under-secretary-general for field support
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday appointed a veteran Indian diplomat and UN official, Atul Khare, as the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, making him one of the two highest-ranking...
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A woman holds a placard that reads, I am Charlie, during a vigil at Trafalgar Square in London January 7.
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Blasphemy and the Law of Fanatics
As they went on their rampage, the men who killed 12 people in Paris this week yelled that they had “avenged the prophet.” They follow in the path of other terrorists who have bombed newspaper...
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Kerry to Address Vibrant Gujarat, Discuss Technology
The Obama administration is ratcheting up its involvement with India in its waning days with a flurry of activity preceding the landmark visit of the President scheduled for India’s Republic Day Jan....
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Sri Lanka’s Strongman President Voted out After Decade in Power
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost his bid for a third term on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption....
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Sunanda murder: Tharoor seeks professional probe
A friend of Sunanda Pushkar who dropped her to the hotel where she was later found dead has been quizzed in connection with her murder and 12 more people including her husband Shashi Tharoor will soon...
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Obama’s advance security team to arrive Jan. 13
Delhi Police and other security agencies were making elaborate security arrangements for the visit of US President Barack Obama who would be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade here — but...
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Woman Accused of Throwing Baby in Dumpster Appears in Court
A trial is currently ongoing for an Indiana woman accused of throwing her baby in a dumpster. Thirty-three-year-old Purvi Patel of Granger took the stand for the first time Jan. 5 and described how...
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Missing Virginia Hiker Found Dead in Mexico Mountains
A Virginia man reported missing last week in the central Mexican state of Morelos has been found dead. The body of 25-year-old Hari Simran Singh Khalsa was discovered Jan. 2 in a wooded area of the...
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Renowned Kathak Dancer Pandit Chitresh Das Dies
Pandit Chitresh Das, considered one of the most influential Indian classical artists instrumental in popularizing Kathak in the U.S., died unexpectedly on Jan. 4 in San Rafael, California. He was 70....
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‘India Risen’: Modi’s Clarion Call to Indian Diaspora
Seeking deeper engagement of the Indian diaspora for the country’s growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told non-resident Indians that a whole lot of possibilities await them in India as it has...
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News India Times Publisher, Gujarat CM Discuss Healthcare Initiatives
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel is keen on working with non-resident Indian physicians interested in performing philanthropic work in India. In a meeting with News India Times publisher Dr....
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Renowned Photojournalist of Indian-American Life and Times Dies
Rajan Devadas, a photojournalist who chronicled the history of U.S. – India relations and the Indian-American community over a half century died Dec. 26 at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. He...
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73 Indian-American Teens Among Intel Science Finalists
Seventy-three Indian-American high schoolers are among 300 finalists of the Intel Science Talent Search contest announced Jan. 7. They will now compete with others the nationwide finals to be held in...
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Former Engineer’s Short Film Wins California Award
Chicago-based filmmaker Sanjay Arora’s latest project “Once Again,” has won the Silver Award in the short films category at the California Film Awards announced last month. The film had its world...
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President Nominates Chaudhuri as Head of Gaming Commission, Parekh for OPIC
President Obama nominated two Indian-Americans to high level positions in his administration Jan. 8. He renominated Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be chairman of the National Indian Gaming...
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