Category: News
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Indian-origin couple charged over alleged visa scam in Australia
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The agent and his wedding celebrant wife — Chetan Mohanlal Mashru and Divya Krishne Gowda — were accused of allegedly running visa racket, media reports here said.
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Stop sending monkeys to labs – Pamela Anderson
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Pamela Anderson is urging China Southern Airlines to stop sending monkeys to laboratories. On a recent visit to Auckland, the former model, who rose to fame for her Baywatch role, saw a China Southern Airlines plane at the Auckland airport and got curious. “I spotted a China Southern plane when…
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Indian students in US launch website on Lok Sabha elections
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The ‘FiveFortyFive.com’ is a “single-subject website” focusing on the Indian general elections founded by six Columbia journalism school students.
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TCS to strengthen brand with New York Marathon
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The world’s most popular marathon will now be known as TCS New York Marathon from this year. India’s largest technology solutions company – Tata Consultancy Services (popularly known as TCS) – has become the title sponsor of the premium running event which attracts 50,000 runners. The race dates back to…
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Sai temple opens in Auckland
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After many months’ hard-work by the members of Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan of New Zealand, the brand new Sai Baba Temple in Auckland was inaugurated on Thursday 6 February 2014. The four-day long opening celebrations began with a Ganesh puja at 8.30am on 6 February, and continued till the evening…
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Indian athletes suffer over politics
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 Winter Olympics games are about to begin without an official entry from the second-most populated country in the world. India is not participating in the games, and there will be no team walking out with the Indian national flag at Sochi in Russia – for the first time since India…
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Satya Nadella’s first interview as Microsoft CEO
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Software giant Microsoft has appointed Satya Nadella as its next chief executive. Working with Microsoft for the last 22 years, Satya is Microsoft’s third chief executive in the company’s nearly four-decade history. Founder Bill Gates was the longest-serving head of Microsoft, who was replaced by Steve Ballmer. The 1967-born…
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Coke Super Bowl ad upsets many
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Soft drink giant Coca Cola’s multi-million dollar campaign at the Super Bowl drew extensive criticism for its multicultural message. The one-minute video, a multilingual rendition of “America Is Beautiful” in Spanish, Arabic and English showcased cultural and racial diversity of the United States. The commercial exposed cultural intolerance of many…
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Why Satya Nadella is good for Microsoft top job
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UPDATE 4 February 2014: In a release issued earlier today, Microsoft has confirmed the appointment of Satya Nadella as its new chief executive. As Satya Nadella becomes the third CEO of Microsoft, he brings a relentless drive for innovation and a spirit of collaboration to his new role. Many companies,…
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Acrylic art works by a Pune based artist
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Pune based artist Rahul Phulkar is currently showcasing his recent works at a gallery in SoBo.
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Rahul Gandhi’s interview draws funny reaction
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Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of India’s Congress Party, has caused a lot of reaction following his interview to a leading television channel. According to reports, the Congress had arranged the interview of the possible prime ministerial candidate with NDTV. However, the plans were later changed in favour of another television channel,…
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Learn English: How to pronounce consonants
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As a native speaker of the English language, I find it difficult to understand many traps that are set by the language for those that need to learn its twists and turns later in life. English has become the language of importance and success for many nationalities in the world,…
