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Young cricketer dies in Kolkata after fielding collision
(Reuters) – Tragedy struck Indian cricket on Monday when a 20-year-old player died as a result of a freakish on-field collision with a team mate during a club match in Kolkata. Four months after...
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China, Pakistan launch economic corridor plan worth $46 billion
(Reuters) – China and Pakistan launched a plan on Monday for energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan worth $46 billion, linking their economies and underscoring China’s economic ambitions in...
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Obama’s ‘chadar’ presented in Ajmer Sharif Dargah
A ‘chadar’ (sacred cloth) sent on behalf of the people of United State of America and President Barack Hussein Obama, was ceremonially presented at the Dargah Ajmer Sharif on Monday morning. The...
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Visiting Telangana Lawmaker Has a Grouse Against New Delhi
Kalvakuntla Kavitha Rao, Telugu Rashtra Samiti Member of Parliament from Nizamabad constituency of Telangana, is unfazed by the challenge of filling the big shoes of her almost legendary father, the...
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Kannadigas Celebrate New Year With Comedy from Los Angeles
LEMONT, Ill. More than 600 people gathered to usher in the New Year (Yugadhi) in the celebration hosted by Vidyaranya Kannada Kuta of Chicago (VKK) here at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago April 4....
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N.Y. First Lady, Public Advocate Host Vaisakhi Event at City Hall
NEW YORK First Lady Chirlane McCray and Public Advocate Letitia James hosted a Vaisakhi celebration in collaboration with South Asian 4 Better Choice (SA4BC) at City Hall April 16. The event was...
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Chicago Makes Strong Impact at National South Asian Summit
CHICAGO A strong Chicago presence made a considerable impact at the National South Asian Summit (NSAS) in Washington, hosted by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), April 10 to 13. Chicago...
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Congress party president Sonia Gandhi (C) lifts a plough given to her by the head of the party’s Delhi branch Ajay Maken as Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi (seated L) and former prime...
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A Minute With: Radhika Apte
Ekta Kapoor once asked sardonically, “Who is Radhika Apte?” This year, Indian audiences found out. The 29-year-old actress came under the spotlight after playing a scared but protective wife inSriram...
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Dr. Ram Raju Among 50 Most Influential Physician Executives
Dr. Ram Raju, president and CEO of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation is named among the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders by Modern Healthcare magazine. The list...
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Kanwal Singh Appointed Dean of Sarah Lawrence College
The Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, last week appointed Kanwal Singh as the new dean effective Aug. 1. Singh will succeed Dean Jerrilynn D. Dodds, with whom she worked closely as...
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Columbia, Yale Students Among 58 Truman Scholars
A Columbia and Yale University student are among 58 Truman Scholars, chosen on the basis of their academic success and leadership accomplishments, as well as their likelihood of becoming public...
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Bappi Lahiri, Sonu Sood, Headline India Fair in Edison
EDISON, N.J. Music lovers were treated to some golden numbers as well as new songs by “Disco King” Bappi Lahiri at a performance during the Zee India Fair here April 18. The audience was seen clapping...
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Nonprofit to Represent Indians Across the Globe Launched
Desi Talk publisher and Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh, was among honorees at the gala launch of the NRI Federation, a nonprofit established to represent overseas Indians across the globe....
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GOPIO Chicago Hosts First Business Conference and Spring Fling
OAK BROOK, Ill. Community leaders and dignitaries graced the first business meeting, gala and “spring fling,” to be held annually, of the recently launched Chicago chapter of Global Organization of...
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Festival Introduces Kids to Indian Cuisine, Healthy Eating Habits
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. A food festival geared towards introducing Indian-American children to healthy eating habits and regional Indian cuisine and styles, was held April 12 at the Renaissance Woodbridge...
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Website Streaming Movies Made by NRI Filmmakers Launched
Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, consul general of India in New York, on April 17 launched a website specially for watching movies made by Non-resident Indians in the presence of prominent members of the...
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Two Indians among 2015 Yale World Fellows
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Two Indians – SughaVazhvu Healthcare founder and CEO Zeena Johar and journalist-author Rahul Pandita – have been named 2015 Yale World Fellows by the prestigious Ivy League...
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Former Odisha chief minister J.B. Patnaik dead
Three-time Odisha chief minister and former Assam governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik died at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, a family member said here. He was 89. Patnaik passed away at a private...
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Farmer hangs himself at political rally in New Delhi
(Reuters) – A farmer hanged himself from a tree during a political rally organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a desperate protest against the...
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