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Border concerns dominate talks as India, China give fillip to trade, investment
India’s concerns over border incursions by Chinese troops remained at the forefront of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday even as the two...
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Indian diplomat’s daughter wins $225,000 settlement from New York City
An Indian diplomat’s daughter who was suspended, arrested and forced to spend a day in jail during her senior year in February 2011 on cyber-bullying charges, has won a $225,000 settlement from New...
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Obama to nominate Indian-American Richard Verma as India ambassador
President Barack Obama is expected to nominate a former State Department official, Richard Verma, to be the new U.S. ambassador to India, just ahead of a visit to Washington this month by new Indian...
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Indian Fashion Designers to Attend Michelle Obama’s Reception
First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to bring together industry professionals and high school and college-age students with a strong interest in fashion, at the White House’s first Fashion Education...
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Is India’s Bold Prime Minister Bold Enough?
Narendra Modi, India’s new prime minister, radiates confidence. He has the first outright majority in India’s parliament in 30 years. The public lauds him, world leaders court him and the Bombay Stock...
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‘Khoobsurat’: A Candy-floss Romance
If you are looking for a modern version of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s much-loved film of the same name, then Shashanka Ghosh’s “Khoobsurat” may disappoint you. Mukherjee’s film was centred on Manju...
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‘Daawat-e-Ishq’ Unpalatable Like Stale Biryani
After finding global visibility with “The Lunchbox”, Indian actress Nimrat Kaur has landed a chance to play a Pakistani character in the fourth season of hit American series “Homeland”, set in...
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President Obama Meets 2014 Spelling Bee Winners
President Barack Obama on Sept. 16 welcomed 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champions Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe to the Oval Office. Hathwar, an eighth grader from Painted Post, New York,...
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What is Big B’s ‘Impossible’ Act?
– MUMBAI Megastar Amitabh Bachchan can play romantic roles, emote feelings of a child on the big screen or be the angry young man. But he says that for any actor, including him, it’s impossible to...
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Bollywood Star Calls Out Leading Paper for Disrespecting Her
– MUMBAI One of Bollywood’s leading actresses was all the buzz this weekend when a leading Indian newspaper tweeted a story, not about her just-released film or even gossip, but about her cleavage....
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I Don’t Make Tacky Films, Says Farah Khan
– NEW DELHI Her films have dances, songs, melodrama, romance, dollops of emotions, colour, star power and all of what make a typical Bollywood potboiler. If they manage to entertain the mass audiences...
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Flag bearer of India Sardar Singh leads the team into the Opening Ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon September 19.
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Modi says al Qaeda will fail in India – CNN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world’s second-most populous nation and he praised Indian Muslims for their commitment to fight for the country....
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Indian-American Groups to Hold Rallies to Welcome Modi to New York
The Indian American Intellectual Forum (IAIF) in cooperation with several Indian-American associations will organize a “Chalo U.N. Rally” to welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United...
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Modi to observe strict fast during maiden trip to U.S.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will observe a strict religious fast during his maiden trip to the United States, aides said on Monday, in a test both of the 64-year-old leader’s stamina and of...
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India’s Mars mission a step closer to success with engine test
Indian scientists successfully tested the main engine of a spacecraft bound for Mars on Monday and performed a course correction that puts the low-cost project on track to enter the red planet’s...
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Pakistan appoints ally of army chief to head intelligence agency
Pakistan appointed a close ally of the army chief to head the country’s most powerful and controversial intelligence agency on Monday, cementing the military’s dominance following weeks of...
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Business high on Modi agenda on U.S. visit
Trade and investment, including focus on renewable energy, railways and the government’s “smart cities” project, would be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the US...
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No-frills Modi gives new touch to Indian diplomacy
Indian diplomacy may have lost its highfalutin edge with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known to have little patience for bombast, keeping his sentences, like his work, focused on the deliverables. The...
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How can host Obama eat when guest Modi would be on fast?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Navratri fast, which he is known to steadfastly abide by has thrown Washington into a tizzy. What would they serve Modi for the Sep 29 and 30 repasts during his summit...
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