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Rajasthani child bride, now 19, faces $25,000 fine for rejecting marriage
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The family of a 19-year-old girl has been ostracised and fined 1.6 million rupees by a village council after she rejected a marriage arranged when she was a...
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Telangana IT minister seeks investment from Silicon Valley giants
Telanagana Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao met top leaders of IT giants in Silicon Valley and urged them to invest in the newly-created state. Tarakarama Rao, who is currently on a...
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Hindu population up in U.S., becomes fourth-largest faith
New York, May 13 (IANS) Fueled by immigration, America’s Hindu population has reached 2.23 million, an increase of about one million or 85.8 percent since 2007, making Hinduism the fourth-largest...
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Wave of Indian talent sweeps global television
The overseas small screen is calling for Bollywood talent. From Priyanka Chopra, Nimrat Kaur and Tina Desai to veterans like Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi – Indian actors are landing plum roles in...
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Rescue workers search for victims in the wreckage of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 12. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Women cover themselves as they walk on the banks of the river Ganges during a dust storm in Allahabad, May 12. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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New Jersey Teen Wins 2015 National Geographic Bee
New Jersey Teen Wins 2015 National Geographic Bee From News Dispatches A 14-year-old eighth-grader from New Jersey has won the 2015 National Geographic Bee. Karan Menon of Edison clinched the title...
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Four Indian Americans elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four Indian Americans – Sanjeev Arora, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, Ravindran Kannan and Renu Malhotra – are among 197 new members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a leading centre for...
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Wayward Pines': M. Night Shyamalan’s addictive new effort
Nothing pleases a grouchy TV watcher more than to catch a new show in the act of being utterly derivative, if not downright plagiaristic. “That looks just like ‘Twin Peaks!’ ” such a viewer has...
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6 of Indian Origin Among 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients
Five Indian-Americans and one British-Indian are among recipients of this year’s Ellis Island Medal of Honor, awarded annually to American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own...
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Racism and a Salad of Sprinkled Syllables
Standing by the university cafeteria under the massive maple tree breaking into new leaves, we’re engrossed in a discussion about the use of the F word in literature –how much F is too much. Just...
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B-Town proud of Priyanka Chopra in ‘Quantico’
Bollywood celebrities like Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon are proud of Priyanka Chopra’s act in American television series “Quantico”. The “Mary Kom” star shared a three-minute trailer of...
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Pakistani actress Sanam Saeed to play an Indian
Pakistani actress and model Sanam Saeed, who found popularity in India with her TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”, is now going to play an Indian girl in Nasir Khan’s romantic thriller film “Bachaana”....
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Emergency workers and Amtrak personnel inspect a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 13. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Amid dollops of culture, Modi, Xi hold ‘extremely productive’ talks
Xi’an/Beijing, May 14 (IANS) With China’s rich cultural heritage and the ancient links of Buddhism forming a grand backdrop, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held “extremely productive”...
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Carnatic Vocalist Unnikrishnan Performs at Temple Fundraiser
LEMONT, Ill. Popular Carnatic and national award winning playback singer Unnikrishnan entranced a packed hall at a concert hosted here by and at Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, May 9. He was...
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2 IT Company Employees Arrested For H1B Visa Fraud
Two New Jersey residents were arrested May 13 for their alleged roles in a scheme that fraudulently used the H1-B visa program to reduce skilled labor costs. Hiral Patel, 32, and Shikha Mohta, 31,...
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White House Summit on Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders Held
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on May 12 hosted the first-ever White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at The George Washington University....
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Hindu Volunteer Organization Holds Teacher Appreciation Event
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. On behalf of Hindu Education Foundation (HEF), HSS Abhimanyu Shakha (branch) of the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh organized its annual “Teachers Appreciation” (Guru Vandana) program here at...
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India, China leaders try hand at “selfie” diplomacy
In a rare show of everyman charm from one of China’s most elite politicians, Premier Li Keqiang appeared in a grinning selfie with visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Modi, who is...
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