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3 Indian-Americans show their innovations to Obama
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama celebrated his birthday in an unusual way by hosting the first-ever White House Demo Day where innovators from around the country, including three...
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Move over lehengas, anarkalis, try dhoti skirts!
Twirling lehengas and floor-sweeping anarkalis continue to attract would-be brides. But the dhoti skirt, a silhouette that reflects both the traditional and contemporary aesthetics, is also becoming a...
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Three Arrested in New York For $2.5 Million Bank Fraud
New York, NY – Three men of South Asian descent from the Tristate area have been arrested on charges of bank fraud and money laundering. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet...
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Can Rahul Gandhi get his act together?
MAMILAKUNTAPALLI, India — For more than a decade, Rahul Gandhi, the heir-apparent of India’s oldest political dynasty, has dodged the mantle of leadership. His countrymen nearly gave up on him last...
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Indian-origin scientists develop new super-thin material
Indian-origin scientists Swastik Kar and Srinivas Sridhar have developed a new super-thin light-weight material with potential applications in a range of tools that we use everyday — from cameras to...
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Science Foundation’s $500,000 Grant To IIT-trained Professor In North Dakota
An IIT Madras alumni, who is a chemistry professor at North Dakota State , was granted nearly a half a million dollar grant last week by the National Science Foundation to develop environmentally...
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India seeks to step up scrutiny of offshore wealth managers
Seeking to root out undeclared wealth, India’s market regulator has sent letters to some large wealth managers operating out of low-tax centres like Hong Kong and Singapore to try and bring them under...
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Sushma speaks about Lalitgate, amid Congress attacks
New Delhi: Youth Congress activists stage a demonstration against Modi Government at Raisina Road in New Delhi, on Aug 6, 2015. (Photo: IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday made a...
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Cruise Line Employee Sentenced to 13 Months For Sexual Abuse
NEWARK, NJ—A Newark federal court judge sentenced a Mauritius man of Indian origin to 13 months in prison Aug. 5, for sexually abusing a sleeping woman aboard a cruise ship last year. Karan Seechurn,...
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U.S. Waiting For Prime Minister Modi’s Visit Next Month: Nisha Biswal
Nisha Desai Biswal, assistant secretary of state for south and central Asian Affairs, said last week that the month ahead is going to be intense for the United States-India relations as the two...
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Sanjit Sethi To Head George Washington Varsity’s Arts School
Longtime arts advocate and educator Sanjit Sethi will head the George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, the university announced last week The university announced Aug. 2...
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Republicans showcase Gov. Nikki Haley as rising star
CLEVELAND — Republicans have descended here on the shores of Lake Erie to begin the long process of selecting a presidential nominee, but one of the GOP’s rising stars made her case here Thursday for...
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Arundhati Roy On Writing A ‘Tourist Brochure Of India’
Anuradha Roy, longlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015, dispels the notion that Indian writers sell dark social realities of the country to the western world As a writer, she says, she can’t close eyes to...
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Interview: Karan Anshuman on ‘Bangistan’
As a film critic for one of Mumbai’s most read tabloids, Karan Anshuman judged a Bollywood movie each week. This week, it’s his turn to be judged. Anshuman’s debut film “Bangistan“, a satire about two...
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Atul Keshap named US envoy to Sri Lanka, Maldives
Washington, March 27 (IANS) After Richard Rahul Verma, who is the US ambassador to India, yet another Indian American has been named the country’s envoy by President Barack Obama. Atul Keshap, a...
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Story of lost, mute girl searching for home unites India, Pakistan
Geeta walks up a flight of stairs at the Bilquis Edhi Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro The story of a deaf-mute woman who lost her family when she wandered over...
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India, Pakistan talks face new hurdles as expectations diverge
Pakistan Rangers (R) and Border Security Force personnel take part in the daily flag lowering ceremony at their joint border post of Wagah near Lahore February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/Files India...
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Lalit Modi planning rival body to overthrow world cricket establishment
Former Indian administrator Lalit Modi claims to be master-minding a complete overhaul of the world cricket establishment by forming a rival governing body to the International Cricket Council (ICC)...
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11 killed, 50 injured in stampede at Jharkhand temple
Deoghar: Dead bodies scattered after stampede in Deoghar district of Jharkhand, about 400 kilometers from Ranchi on August 10, 2015. At least 11 ‘Kanwarias’ devotees, including one woman, were killed...
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Mumbai police to record godwoman’s statement in dowry case
Mumbai: Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa during a programme in Mumbai on August 10, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Summons have been served on self-styled godwoman Sukhwinder Kaur alias Mamtamai Shri Radhe Guru Maa...
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