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US lawmakers move to speed up visa approvals for Indian doctors
Citing a shortage of physicians in the US, two lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation to speed-up visa approval for Indian and Pakistani doctors slated to work at US hospitals. Called the...
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Was Purvi Patel a Victim of Cultural Bias?
On March 30, a judge in Indiana’s St. Joseph County court sentenced a young Indian-American woman, Purvi Patel, to 41 years for the crimes of feticide and neglect of a dependent. She will serve 20 of...
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3 Executives from N.Y., N.J. Schools Plead Guilty in Student Visa Fraud
Three senior executives of privately owned for-profit schools in New York and New Jersey have pled guilty to criminal conspiracy charges for their involvement in student visa fraud and financial aid...
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A body of a victim lies trapped in the debris after an earthquake hit in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 25. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring U.S. warning against haste
(Reuters) – India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared...
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Nepal, aid agencies trade blame as confusion mars quake relief
(Reuters) – A row has broken out between Nepal and some international agencies over the handling of aid that poured into the country after last month’s devastating earthquake, with each side blaming...
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Bollywood holds breath as Salman Khan faces jail
A guilty verdict for Salman Khan on Wednesday in a 13-year-old hit-and-run could derail some of Bollywood’s most prized projects if India’s most bankable actor is put behind bars. Khan faces up to 10...
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Climate change sparks tension in India’s tea gardens
(Reuters) – Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in Assam. “Do you think 3,000 rupees are enough when your monthly expenses can be...
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Raga Boyz from Pakistan Delight With Most Varied Fare
LOMBARD, Ill. Over 300 ecstatic fans showed up to hear Raga Boyz, a popular band from Pakistan, perform here at Mezban Restaurant, April 17. Khan brothers Nayab Ali, Wali Hamid Ali and Inam Ali...
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Women’s Conference Homes in on Workplace Gender Equity
NAPERVILLE, Ill. Indo American Community Services (IACS) hosted its fifth South Asian Women’s conference here at the Marriott, April 26. Focused on gender equality and women’s empowerment, the hall...
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Meet Mangla Charan Mishra, ‘Friend of the Dead’
If you ever find yourself driving down the secluded, dusty National Highway 96 in the remote Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, you probably will notice a billboard flashing this message in Hindi:...
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Groom Khil Bahadur Ghale (L), 25, and bride Bishma Punj (C), 24, perform rituals during their wedding ceremony at a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal May 4, 2015. The couple decided to go ahead with the...
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Inspiring Generations: A Conversation With the Author of “Maati, Pankh Ani...
Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay believes that today’s Indian youth can aspire, dream and work towards achieving their goals, despite the trials and tribulations experienced on the way. Mulay has been...
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‘Margarita, With a Straw’ Opens 15th of New York Indian Film Festival
NEW YORK Besides being inspired from her cousin’s life, filmmaker Shonali Bose’s “Margarita, With A Straw,” has pieces of her own emotional journey. “It is very difficult to bring a personal story...
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A Delhi shopper finds a friend in the bargain
NEW DELHI, India — In Chandni Chowk, a frenetic market in Old Delhi, a man with one leg hopped over to me and issued a friendly warning. “Watch out for pickpockets,” he said. “And don’t shop here....
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India investigates bank accounts of Gates Foundation – source
(Reuters) – India is investigating the finances of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a senior Home Ministry official said on Wednesday, part of a growing crackdown on thousands of foreign...
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Salman gets five years in jail for 2002 death – then reprieve
Bollywood was in shock on Wednesday after superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in jail for a 2002 hit-and-run that killed a man sleeping on a footpath and injured four others here. As the...
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Greenpeace faces shutdown after India freezes funds
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Greenpeace India is facing imminent closure after authorities froze its bank accounts leaving it with little funds, the environmental group’s head said late on...
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Pakistan army accuses India of backing terrorism in rare rebuke
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s military has accused India’s main intelligence agency of whipping up terrorism in Pakistan in rare public criticism that could increase tension between the nuclear-armed rivals....
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What happened to the rights of the accused in America?
Reading about the short, troubled life of Freddie Gray — who suffered lead poisoning as a child, was arrested for drug offenses more than a dozen times and died in police custody nearly two weeks ago...
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