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Governor’s rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir
Governor’s rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir Friday after polls left a hung assembly and political parties failed to cobble together a coalition government. Governor N.N. Vohra imposed the...
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A Hindu devotee prays as she takes a holy dip at Sangam during Magh Mela in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 5.
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Sri Lanka verdict a slap for Tamil extremists
It may sound bizarre but the defeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka’s presidential battle is a huge slap for LTTE supporters who had called for an election boycott by Tamils. Hardcore supporters of...
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California attorney general launches bid for US Senate seat
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is expected to be a crowded field in the 2016 race to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate. In her...
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In India, everybody knows this healthful one-pot dish
We all ask for different things from our food in the name of comfort. We look for that glint of a certain place or time, or of a particular person or group of people. Others of us might look to dishes...
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Feds Want $1.96 Million Florida Home of Convicted Hedge Fund Manager
Rosemary Martoma, the wife of convicted hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma, cannot keep her $1.9 million home in Florida, prosecutors argued in a brief at the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
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India’s challenge is science, not pseudo-science
NEW DELHI — Last September, India put a spacecraft into orbit around Mars. Since then, boasts about the country’s scientific prowess have grown outlandishly. In October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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From ‘The Lunchbox’ to ‘Homeland’– Nimrat Kaur looks back
Nimrat Kaur’s understated performance in Ritesh Batra’s “The Lunchbox” left viewers gasping for more. Now that the film has been nominated for the prestigious British Academy Of Films and Television...
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Several New Yorkers of South Asian Origin in Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ List
Several New Yorkers of South Asian origin have made it to the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list of “young game changers, movers and makers.” The fourth annual compilation includes 30 achievers in each...
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Municipal ID Gives ‘Personhood’ to Undocumented, Activists Say
– NEW YORK South Asian activists and leaders of non-profits say the New York City Municipal Identification Card program or IDNYC, launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio Jan. 12, will lift the veil of fear...
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Chef Vikas Khanna Approached for Hollywood Biopic
– MUMBAI Award-winning Michelin-starred Indian chef Vikas Khanna has been approached by a Hollywood studio to make a biopic on his inspiring journey from Amritsar to the US. Officials of the studio...
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Sitcom Creator Likes Challenge of Combining Islam, Humor
In the wake of the horrific Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris last week, people are asking why Muslims can’t take a joke. It’s a question I’ve occasionally asked myself. As a female Muslim comic, I’ve...
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U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against PM Modi over 2002 riots
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not have to face a U.S. lawsuit claiming he failed to stop anti-Muslim rioting in 2002, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in New...
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Muslim man excels in classical Indian dance for Hindu women
A man in Kerala has become the first Muslim to receive a doctorate in a classical dance rooted in Hindu mythology which is traditionally the preserve of women. K.M. Abu, 47, has performed Mohiniyattam...
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‘Horrex’: The new thrillers in Bollywood
“Scary is the new sexy,” says actress Bipasha Basu ahead of the release of “Alone”, but Bollywood trade experts believe filmmakers have for long entertained viewers with ‘horrex’, an amalgamation of...
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Dalits angry as Bihar massacre accused are acquitted
Family members of the Dalits who were killed in 1999 in Bihar’s Arwal district, allegedly by the outlawed, upper -caste militia Ranvir Sena men, are disheartened and devastated over the release of all...
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A Minute With: Bipasha Basu
In an industry that typically sidelines actresses as they age, Bipasha Basu has reinvented herself, going from sex symbol to the queen of Bollywood horror movies, a genre that most mainstream stars...
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Finally, the Tamils booted out Rajapaksa
Just six years after he crushed the Tamil Tigers in a brutal war that also left thousands of innocent Tamils dead, the Tamil community finally had its revenge. If Mahinda Rajapaksa is no more the...
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Indians out of the race for 87th Academy Awards
India will be a no-show at the 87th Academy Awards as none of its probable contenders, including Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, have made it to the final nomination list, which was announced here Thursday....
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Diwali Commemorative Stamp Resolution Introduced in Congress
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced a resolution in the Congress, urging the country’s postal service to issue a stamp to commemorate Diwali — “an important spiritual and cultural festival...
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