Category: News
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Kejriwal’s honesty jokes trend on Twitter
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Aam Admi Party’s spectacular victory in the recent assembly elections in New Delhi created an overnight brand – Arvind Kejriwal. His brand of honesty has even become a trending topic on Twitter, with a hashtag, #YoKejriwalSoHonest, leading on the social marketing site. [View the story “The…
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Game On: What world is playing in 2014
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Suddenly, it seems, it’s possible to have a conversation with your grandmother about what her favourite online games are. Ten years ago such a dialogue would have been unthinkable, but now smartphones have spread into every section of society. Tech Affordable touchscreen technology, the spread of connectivity via Wi-Fi, and…
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Police identify suspect in Canadian store shooting
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Surrey RCMP have now released the name and photo of a suspect wanted in connection with a convenience store shooting that took place earlier this week Harpal Dhaliwal is wanted on outstanding warrants for criminal negligence causing bodily harm
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Court extends judicial custody of youth
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A Delhi court on Thursday extended till February 6 the judicial custody of a youth seeking trial in India for an alleged driving offence committed in Australia in 2008 in which one person lost his life
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Lohri chosen to get people talking about sex selection
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Vancouver Coastal Health and local community groups are using an annual winter Indian festival to kickstart a candid conversation on the controversial topic of sex selection The move comes amid evidence that the practice is continuing within some IndoCanadian communities in BC
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Indianorigin Michael Chopra fined by Blackpool
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Indianorigin English footballer Michael Chopra has reportedly been slammed with a 10000pound fine by his Football League Championship side Blackpool and warned about his future conduct following some comments that he made on the social media
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Assaulted Indian student innbspOz out of induced coma
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A 20yearold Indian student who suffered serious head injuries after being brutally attacked and robbed in Australia is now out of induced coma and responding well to the treatment
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IndianAmericans to make phone calls to garner support for BJP
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Taking cue from Barack Obamas successful campaigning strategy the Overseas Friends of BJP has decided to create an army of IndianAmerican volunteers to call their friends and relatives back home seeking their support for Narendra Modi in the next Lok Sabha polls
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Indian gay couple gets asylum in US
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One country’s loss is another country’s gain. A recent landmark judgement by India’s supreme court – reinstating criminal status for homosexuality – is likely to force its gay population to leave the country fearing persecution and prosecution. One such case is of Sukhwinder Sukhwinder and his partner Jagdish Kumar. In…
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Eight of Sikh family hurt as van plunges down cliff in NZ
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Eight Indians including a sixmonthold boy were injured when their van plunged 15 metres down a cliff in New Zealand turning their celebration trip into a tragedy
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Sonia Gandhi to seek dismissal of lawsuit in 1984 riots case
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will move a US court here seeking dismissal of a human rights violation lawsuit filed against her by a Sikh advocacy group and will urge the court to prevent it from filing further cases on the 1984 antiSikh riots in America
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Indian assault case One teenager gets bail in Australia
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A teenager charged with attacking and robbing a 20yearold Indian student here was on Friday granted conditional bail by an Australian court after it was told that the boy was assisting the police in the case
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Sikh driver shot dead by police in southern California
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A 45yearold Sikh truck driver was shot dead by police in the city of Bakersfield in southern California on Sunday morning According to reports in the local media the victim has been identified as Jaspal Singh
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Oz gang targeted people of Indian appearance
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An Australian teenager charged with brutally attacking and robbing a 20yearold Indian student here was part of a gang that targeted people of Indian appearance a court heard today
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Sunny Leone becomes India’s most searched person
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Storify by The Global Indian Thu, Dec 26 2013 05:19:57 Sunny Leone becomes India’s most searched term Sunny Leone has replaced Bollywood actor Salman Khan as the most searched term in India in 2013. The adult film actor who made her Bollywood debut with Jism 2 this year also became…
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Racist tweet gets PR person fired
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Storify by The Global Indian Tue, Dec 24 2013 03:29:32 Racist tweets get PR person fired A PR director got fired for one tweet. Add to story or collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Abcnews · Tue,…
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Canadian Sikhs back Khalsas cause
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Hundreds of British Columbia Sikhs and human rights protesters gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday in support of Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa who has been on a hunger strike for the past more than 40 days Khalsa is seeking the release of former militants who have completed their jail…
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Khobragade puts two nations in trouble
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Canada cricket captain Ashish Bagai retires after stellar career
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Canadian captain Ashish Bagai the face of Canadian cricket for more than a decade is retiring from the sport at the age of 31 Bagai who graduated last year from the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia with an MBA is starting a new job next month as a management…
