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US Sikhs fight for religious rights
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A Sikh organisation in the US have filed a lawsuit to protect their right to keep a beard in the US prisons. The Washington-based Sikh Coalition has filed a case against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on behalf of a Sikh detainee who received disciplinary sanctions for…
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American Indian leader objects to vulgarity in Bollywood
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“Unnecessary violence and vulgarity of Indian films” is concerning a US-based Indian community leader. Rajan Zed, the US-based president of Universal Society of Hinduism, is urging India’s Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to retrain its team in “what India stood for†and what were our moral perimeters. Zed wants…
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World Cup final: Wankhede pitch to help bowlers
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The Wankhede Stadium wicket for the ICC World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka will be a slow turner, according to the pitch curator, Sudhir Naik. This is like most wickets in the subcontinent during this time of the year, says Naik who is a former India player. If the…
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Census 2011: India population touches 1.2B
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There are now 1.2 billion Indians in India, according to the provisional figures released by the country’s census office. This is an increase of 181 million since 2001 when the last census was conducted. The provisional results bring some good news for the country that has suffered from poverty arising…
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Canadian Indian shortlisted for Booker Prize
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Rohinton Mistry is no stranger to success. He is the only author whose all books have been nominated for this year’s Man Booker International Prize worth close to $100,000. The 59-year old Canadian Indian author was raised in India’s Mumbai where he graduated from one of India’s oldest universities, the…
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Indian actor gets jail for raping maid
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Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja has been sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonmnet (RI) for raping his maid. The victim had turned hostile during the trial in a fast-track court. Ahuja is also fined Rs 3,000. Sessions Judge P M Chouhan acquitted Ahuja of less serious charges of criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement.…
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Sachin takes India to World Cup final
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India has entered the final of the ICC World Cup, thanks to a heroic knock by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin was awarded the man of the match award. Batting first, India put a modest target of 260 for Pakistan to chase, but Pakistan struggled to chase the total. Pakistan…
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Will India-Pakistan match be affected by rain?
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India-Pakistan cricket match in Mohali came under clouds with a drizle and light storm in Chandigarh just the night before the crucial ICC World Cup match. However, the met department is predicting the weather to be clear for the match. The temperature is expected to be around 32 degrees, with…
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PETA asks Poonam Pandey to strip for animals
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While aspiring Indian model Poonam Pandey reiterated her promise to remove clothes if India wins the ICC Cricket World Cup in Mumbai on Saturday, an NGO has appealed to the 19-year old to strip for animals. In an open letter to the Kingfisher model, PETA India’s chief functionary, Poorva Joshipura,…
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PETA wants cricket balls banned
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Spare a thought for hapless cows while you enjoy the final battle between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Cricket balls are made of leather, which is procured after slaughtering defenceless animals. In India, where much of the world’s leather comes from, cattle are marched for days…
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India-Pak Cricket to slow down work in India
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The India-Pakistan cricket match in Mohali in a semi-final of the ICC World Cup is going to be a work-stopper. Described as the battle of battles, this mother of all cricket matches is likely to stop work throughout India. Sensing the potential impact of the India-Pakistan world cup match on…
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Ice Hockey game to go ahead in Christchurch
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While the Rugby World Cup 2011 may been the biggest casualty of the Christchurch earthquake for canterbrians, all is not lost. Encouraged by Prince William’s visit to the earthquake-affected Canterbury, the promoters of International Ice Hockey USA vs Canada have decided to go ahead with the event. “I do not…
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Honda CBR250R launches at Rs1.77 lakh
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Honda CBR250R is entering an Indian market which has for years relied either on Royal Enfield and Bullet brands or expensive, imported BMW bikes in the high-performance two-wheeler market. Honda CBR250R will hit Indian roads in May and will redefine the sports bikes market with a price-tag much lower than…
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Indian becomes world’s youngest millionnaire
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A five-year boy of Indian origin became the youngest millionnaire in the world after he won a lottery in Dubai. Ebrahim Fahimuddin Shaikh became a millionnaire when he won a drawof National Bonds Corporation. His father couldn’t believe their luck when he received a phone call from the chief executive…
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NRIs vow to fight corruption – the Gandhi way
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Mahatma Gandhi is probably the most famous NRI (non-resident Indian) that India has ever seen. It is no surprise then that a group of NRIs in the US have decided to take a leaf out of Gandhi’s book and wage a war on an unfair system in a similar fashion.…
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Who the hell is Rebecca Black?
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Rebecca Blake became a popular name almost overnight when her YouTube music video went from a few views to close to 25 million views in less than a week. The 13-year old singer apparently became a music sensation for the “worst song ever”. “Truly, undeniably awful,” is how Hypervocal.com describes…
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Holi Khele Raghuvira becomes the favourite Holi song
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On the Holi morning, Indians are busy searching and downloading their favourite Holi songs, with “Holi Khele Raghuvira” leading the trend. The close second is Amitabh Bachchan’s Rang Barse from Silsila. Interestingly, both the top songs have been filmed on Bollywood’s first superstar, Amitabh Bachchan. Rang Barse was also the…
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Indian-origin woman heads US Navy ship
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“One of my young cooks has been intereested (sic) when I cook. He joined me for this set of food experiments,” writes Shanti Sethi in her blog article. No, she is not a chef or a home-maker. Far from it. She is a US Navy commander in chief on a…
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Investing in women is the highest-return venture – Sonia Gandhi
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Speaking at the Commonwealth Lecture in London, Sonia Gandhi called for women’s voices and concerns to be heard in the global climate change debate, to “help the world find a more sustainable and less consumerist path to development”. “Among all the challenges facing humankind in the twenty-first century, few are…
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New Zealanders keen to work in Christchurch
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As many as half a million New Zealanders are willing to work in Christchurch and help rebuild the city destroyed in the recent earthquake. Many of those who left Canterbury also plan to return, as per the findings of the first official poll that estimated the work force available to…