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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets onlookers after arriving at the Ottawa International Airport April 14. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Canada to supply uranium for India’s nuclear plants
Ottawa, April 15 (IANS) Turning a new chapter in its relationship with Canada, India on Wednesday clinched a multi-million-dollar deal for uranium to power its civilian nuclear programme. India also...
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Rahul Gandhi to address April 19 rally: Congress
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Amid consistent speculation on the date of Rahul Gandhi’s return from “leave of absence”, the Congress party on Wednesday said he will address a ‘kisan-mazdoor’...
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Why don’t Indian men wear more colours: ‘Skyfall’ designer Timothy Everest
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) He always perceived Indians have a taste for colour, but Welsh bespoke tailor Timothy Everest, who has styled the likes of Mick Jagger and has also created costumes for...
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Reluctant political ‘prince’, Rahul Gandhi, returns from vacation
(Reuters) – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi returned on Thursday from a mysterious eight-week break in an undisclosed location that had prompted ridicule and questions from colleagues about his fitness...
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TCS accused in U.S. lawsuit of South Asian bias
REUTERS – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS.NS) has been sued by a white American information technology worker who accused India’s largest software services exporter of overwhelming favoritism...
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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper walk to a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 15. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Modi pitches for Canadian investment, connects with diaspora
Toronto, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for investments for India as he met Canadian bankers and pension fund managers, winding up his three-nation tour before flying...
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‘India’s reformer-in-chief’ Modi leads four Indians in Time 100
Washington, April 16 (IANS) Headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom President Barack Obama calls “India’s reformer-in-chief”, four people of Indian origin figure in the Time magazine’s list of...
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Violent Clashes Erupt in Kashmir Over Arrest of Separatist Leaders
(Reuters) – Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Kashmir on Friday, after days of unrest in the Himalayan region over the killing of a youth by the army and a crackdown by...
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Chaitanya Tamhane‘s “Court” is a chronicle of the mundane
Chaitanya Tamhane‘s “Court” is a chronicle of the mundane – a housewife cooks dinner, a lawyer reads something in a monotone, another character shops for groceries. Yet, it is through the mundane that...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) is greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper (R) as he takes the stage for a speech to the general public in Toronto, April 15. The...
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Modi Heads Home After Temple, Gurudwara Visit in Vancouver
Vancouver, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed home after ending his three-nation tour, with the final day spent in the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, visiting a temple and a...
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Modi’s Three-nation Tour: Projecting a Self-confident India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation tour was marked by several high points – the surprise announcement on purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets in France, clinching a five-year uranium supply...
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Standing Up to Duke Campus ‘Honor Brigade’
Early last month, Anshu Vipparla, an Indian-American neurosciences senior at Duke University in Durham, N.C., sent me a warm invitation to speak on “The Paradox of Women in Islam,” on behalf of a...
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‘Mr X (3D)': Tacky 3D and Amateurish Special Effects
Twenty-eight years ago, there was “Mr India” – a film about an invisible man who helped bring down the bad guys. It is now 2015, and we have Vikram Bhatt‘s “Mr X“, which again is a film about an...
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‘Margarita, With a Straw': Too Many Contrivances and Conflicts
In Shonali Bose’s “Margarita, With a Straw”, there is a scene towards the end where the unraveling of a relationship is captured faithfully by the camera – there are accusations of betrayal, tears...
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19 Indian-American Kids Win National Geographic State Bees
Nineteen Indian-American kids from around the country are headed to Washington, D.C. next month to participate in the National Geographic Bee. As winners of the 2015 National Geographic State Bees, a...
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Indian-American Maya Harris leads Hillary Clinton’s agenda team
Making her second presidential run, Hillary Clinton has set up a three person team of senior policy advisers headed by Indian-American Maya Harris, a former senior fellow at the Center for American...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Rajat Gupta’s insider trading appeal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact the 2012 insider trading conviction of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta. Gupta is the highest-ranking corporate official to...
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