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Sunanda Pushkar murder: Amar Singh questioned
Delhi Police Wednesday questioned former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh as part of its probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Amar Singh was questioned at...
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Dalit IAS officer explores law to preach Christianity
Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer C. Umashankar is looking at legal options to challenge a government directive forbidding him from preaching Christianity. “I am looking at legal...
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Korma, kheer and kismet, a gastronomic memoir of a food-obsessed journalist
When Scottish journalist Pamela Timms came to India in 2005 with her husband and her three children it was meant to be a short trip for her. But they settled down in Delhi, where her husband is now...
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Jaishankar is new foreign secretary, Sujatha Singh’s tenure curtailed
The Narendra Modi government Wednesday appointed India’s envoy in the US, S. Jaishankar, as the new foreign secretary, replacing incumbent Sujatha Singh six months before her term was to end. The...
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Upstate New York Physician Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
An Indian-American in northern New York state pleaded guilty to hundreds of thousands of dollars in healthcare fraud and faces a significant jail term upon sentencing. On January 22, Dr. Mahesh...
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Aniesh Patel, 22, Marks 8th Student Death at Rutgers Since September
Aniesh Patel, a 22-year-old fourth-year student at Rutgers University’s Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, died unexpectedly Jan. 13. The cause of his death is currently not made public as per his...
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Bachchan Pledges to be AAPI Envoy for Healthcare Causes
The 9th annual Global Healthcare Summit 2015 organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin concluded here Jan. 4. More than 500 delegates from the U.S., India and other...
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Documentary on 7 New York Kids Raised in Isolation Screened at Sundance
Crystal Moselle’s documentary ‘Wolfpack ´on seven siblings, who were raised in complete isolation inside a four-bedroom apartment in New York City, was screened Jan. 25 at the Sundance Festival in...
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As Obama visits India, Pakistan looks to Russia for military, economic...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — As the United States forges closer ties to India, neighboring Pakistan is looking for some new friends. Officials hope they have found one in Russia — a budding partnership that...
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Florida Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison in $433,000 Fraud Case
A Florida man was sentenced to 21 months in prison Jan. 22 in a 433,000 fraud scheme he perpetrated against small business owners and others seeking lines of credit all across the country. Michael...
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Muslim woman editor arrested for reprinting ‘Charlie Hebdo’ cartoons
The woman editor of an Urdu daily was arrested for reprinting a controversial cartoon of Prophet Mohammed which was first published by the French weekly “Charlie Hebdo” but later released on bail,...
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Beyond Bromance: Obama and Modi Chart a new Course for U.S.-India Relations
On his last day in India Jan. 27, President Obama used his address to a civic gathering to pull at the heartstrings of history but also address today’s tough challenges of social justice and political...
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Beating Retreat attempts Indian-Western blend, but doesn’t always work
On a sunny evening, under a clear blue sky, with a bracing breeze fluttering the tricolour, 1,000 bandsmen of the Indian armed forces brought music alive on Thursday at the Beating Retreat ceremony...
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‘Rahasya’: an ode to “Queen of Crime”
Manish Gupta’s “Rahasya” (mystery) might be in the news for being loosely based on the Aarushi Talwar double murder case, but other than a few cosmetic details, the film is more of an ode to “Queen of...
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Reputation tarnished by low and dirty stories, says Sujatha Singh
Two days after she was abruptly relieved of her post, former foreign secretary Sujatha Singh said Friday that her reputation has been tarnished by adverse stories coming out about her on social media...
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Jayanthi Natarajan quits Congress, attacks Rahul Gandhi
Senior Congress leader Jayanthi Natarajan, a onetime party spokesperson who was considered quite close to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Friday quit the party, sending shock waves through its...
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Obama’s religious freedom message is for US too: Envoy
US President Barack Obama’s stress during his speech in India on the right of freedom of individuals to profess, practice and propagate religion was a message for Americans too, US Ambassador Richard...
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Hingis wins Australian Open mixed doubles title with Paes
Five times grand slam singles winner Martina Hingis won her second Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday as she teamed with India’s Leander Paes to beat last year’s winners France’s Kristina...
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Vendors sell clothes on the roadside at a second-hand street side clothing market in Mumbai January 28
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Modi vs Kejriwal vs Sonia on last Sunday before Delhi polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Sunday made determined bids to woo the people of Delhi for Feb 7 assembly polls, launching sharp attacks on...
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