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“America’s Doctor” to Headline Physicians’ Annual Convention
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin will hold its 33rd Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, June 17-21, and it will be headlined by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, 37, the...
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Convicted Doctor Settles Medical Fraud Suit with $650,000 Settlement
A cardiologist in Lafayette, Louisiana, accused of Medicare fraud, reached a settlement with federal authorities paying out $650,000 in settlement claims. United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley...
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Clashes in Maldives as thousands call for president to quit
(Reuters) – Clashes broke out in the Maldives on Friday after thousands gathered to protest against the arrest of former president Mohamed Nasheed and demand that current leader Abdulla Yameen resign....
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Modi passes budget test despite lack of reform dazzle
(Reuters) – India’s reform-minded prime minister, Narendra Modi, appears to have passed a major test with a budget that pleased economists and investors with pledges to spend more on modernising...
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Sayeed’s remarks cause uproar; Congress attacks, BJP dissociates
New Delhi/Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s controversial remarks giving credit to militants and Pakistan for the smooth conduct of elections caused a...
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Mufti Sayeed: He went for scholarship – and embraced politics
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who took charge of Jammu and Kashmir for a second time Sunday, developed a passion for politics in his teens when he met then Kashmir “Prime Minister”...
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SAPNA Presents International Veena Festival in Hyderabad
Sri Annamacharya Project of North America (SAPNA), 26-year-old Indian classical performing arts organization based in Chicago, and SRI Foundation organized the Seventh International Veena Conference...
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Fifth Grader Wins National Award for Essay on Investment
NAPERVILLE, Ill. Fifth-grader Aayush Desai was recognized second place national winner in SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite Fall 2014 essay competition here at his White Eagle Elementary school, Feb. 23....
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Is Ajit Jain in two-man race to succeed Buffett?
Washington, March 2 (IANS) As Warren Buffett revealed that someone from the Berkshire Hathaway itself would succeed him as the company’s CEO, media speculated on two likely successors – India-born...
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GOPIO to Host Business Conference and Annual Gala April 18
CHICAGO The Chicago chapter of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin is hosting a business conference and its annual gala at Oak Brook Marriott’s Grand Ballroom April 18, GOPIO executive...
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Glenbard Students Present “A Suitable Boy” at India Night
Glenbard North High School’s Indian Student Association (ISA) in Carol Stream hosted its seventh annual India Night, Feb. 27 and 28. One of the largest high school cultural shows in Illinois, the 2015...
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Roots of Islamic State don’t lie in religion
A Kuwaiti immigrant in London has been revealed as Islamic State’s public executioner. The news attests yet again to the sinister global appeal of al-Qaida’s successor. But the debate about Islam,...
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India widens oil leaks probe to defence ministry; security concerns grow
(Reuters) – India has widened an investigation into leaks of confidential documents from its oil ministry to include the defence ministry, raising fears that other secrets vital to national security...
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Top Indian, Pakistani diplomats meet to mend ties
(Reuters) – India’s top diplomat pledged to improve relations with Pakistan on Tuesday after the first meeting with his counterpart since India called off talks aimed at easing the rivals’ many...
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AAP crisis: Prashant, Yadav may be out of PAC Wednesday
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Minus a last-minute change of mind, AAP leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav may be out of its top body on Wednesday even as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he was...
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Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan February 25.
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Had to rectify legacy of bad governance by UPA: Jaitley
New York, March 3 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Narendra Modi government had to set right the legacy of bad governance left behind by the previous UPA government at the...
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Desi Candidates for 50th Ward Alderman Add Up a Losing Draw
CHICAGO The two Desi candidates for Alderman of Devon’s 50th Ward, Shajan Kuriakose and Zehra Quadri, drew equal percentages in losing out to incumbent Debra Silverstein at the Chicago municipal...
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Neal Katyal: Real-life SCOTUS lawyer plays SCOTUS lawyer
The Washington as imagined in “House of Cards” requires some suspension of disbelief — but at least one scene this season will mirror real life. Fans who stayed home Friday to get an early start...
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Woman Loses Upstate Mansion for Harboring Illegal Immigrant
An Upstate New York woman convicted in 2013 of harboring an illegal immigrant in her Saratoga County mansion for more than five years has lost an appeal to overturn her conviction. Annie George, widow...
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