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Pressure mounts for Pachauri’s ouster from TERI
Noted environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who awaits a bail hearing Thursday on charges of sexual harassment, was Wednesday admitted to a city hospital even as women activists mounted pressure demanding...
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U.S. to allow work permits for spouses of some foreign high-tech workers
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will allow spouses of certain high-tech foreign workers to apply for work permits, an accommodation designed to make things easier for families waiting in long lines...
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Laborers work at the installation site of a new railway track on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, February 25
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Two more arrests in document leak case
Two officials of the environment ministry and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were arrested in connection with the official documents leak case, police said Thursday.Delhi Police have...
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A 19-year-old Virginia man pleaded guilty Feb. 24 to conspiracy to commit money laundering and harboring a fugitive. Danish Syed of Smithfield faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for...
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Pakistani Amid Naseer denies al Qaeda ties at terror trial in New York
(Reuters) – A Pakistani-born man accused by U.S. authorities of participating in an al Qaeda plot to attack targets in Europe and the United States took the stand in his defence Wednesday, denying any...
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Christian of Dalit origin will be Dalit if he embraces Hinduism, says Supreme...
The Supreme Court Thursday said that a Dalit whose parents or grandparents embraced Christianity will get the benefits of reservation meant for Scheduled Caste if he converts to Hinduism. “… we are...
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Surgeon General Speaks on Community Health, Priorities, at White House Q&A
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dreams of dunking a basketball on a regulation rim; and admits to be working on his vertical to make this dream a reality. But if that is not achieved, the dream to be...
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What it’s like to be East Indian in North Alabama?
The stately home of Vijay and Koki Thakore positioned at the entrance to the same Monte Sano mountain neighborhood where former Huntsville, Ala., Mayor Loretta Spencer lives, is a metaphor in brick....
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A 500-year-old dispute threatens Modi’s plan to modernize India
NEW DELHI — Under a rusty metal roof in one of India’s oldest cities, Amrat Lal and a dozen other craftsmen carefully engrave thousands of slabs of sandstone. When finally put together, they threaten...
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Modi’s secular pitch can give BJP a new face
The saffron brotherhood is apparently coming to terms with India’s pluralism – and the constitution.As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s observation that his government will act against any religious...
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President Nominates Former U.S. Consul in Hyderabad as Ambassador of Somalia
President Obama nominated Katherine S. Dhanani to serve as the first United States Ambassador to Somalia since 1991. Dhanani, who once said she had become a “Hyderabadi” during her stint as U.S....
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Spy Chief Says Modi Government Decisive, Seeking Stronger Ties
President Obama’s chief of intelligence says the new Modi administration is more decisive on the foreign policy front and may seek stronger ties with Washington. He also said India-Pakistan relations...
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Modi says willing to make changes to land decree
(Reuters) – The government is ready to make changes to an executive decree it issued to make it easier for businesses to buy farm land for infrastructure and industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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American atheist blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death in Dhaka
An American atheist blogger who vocally opposed religious extremism has been hacked to death in a street in Bangladesh. Avijit Roy was a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen who proved a prominent critic of...
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New Web Series Attempts to Challenge Stereotypes, Misinformation About Muslims
Comedian Aasif Mandvi is attempting to challenge stereotypes and misinformation about Muslims with a new web series called “Halal in the Family.” A parody of the quintessential American sitcom “All In...
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Way Cleared for some H-4 Dependents to Apply for Work Visa
After years of advocacy and petitioning some H-4 visa holders won the right to apply for work permits in this country. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Feb. 24, thateffective...
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“Dum Laga Ke Haisha” is rooted in reality
Sharat Katariya’s “Dum Laga Ke Haisha” (which roughly translates to “give it all you’ve got”) is one of those films that you have to pay close attention to if you want to enjoy it to the full. There...
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‘Ab Tak Chhappan’ a slick film about an encounter cop
Shimit Amin’s “Ab Tak Chhappan” (“56 So Far”, which refers to the number of gangsters the protagonist has killed) was a slick film about an encounter cop with a heart of gold. Aejaz Gulab’s sequel to...
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