Category: News
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Orange juice ban in the US likely to cause other health issues
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Temporary ban on the import of orange juices in the United States is likely to have a counter-productive effect, according to an industry expert. Parents worried about the fungicide may actually feed to their children more of it by switching to other juices, such as apple or grape juice, according…
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NRI children forcibly removed by Norway
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An NRI couple is living a nightmare in Norway as they continue to fight the battle to get their children back from the Norwegian government. Two young children of Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, were taken under protective care by a childcare agency and placed in foster care in May last…
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India records a polio-free year
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Thanks to a sustained eradication campaign, India has completed a year without recording a new case of Polio virus. India’s last reported case of the sometimes-fatal disease was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal State on 13 January 2011. The record seems even more remarkable against its historic figures –…
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Auckland leaders oppose outsourcing at port
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As many as 28 Auckland local board members from 10 boards have joined hands to call for Ports of Auckland to return to good faith bargaining and drop plans to outsource jobs at the port. Ports of Auckland Ltd is a council-owned company. We support its operational independence, but the…
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Chinese reggae band to perform with Auckland stars
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In a first, China’s number one reggae band Long Shen Dao, are making the trip to New Zealand to perform along side popular New Zealand artists. New Zealand reggae giants Katchafire, rising international star David Dallas, Ardijah, Maisey Rika, Bella Kalolo, Sons of Zion and Foundation are some of the…
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Indian railways launch mobile booking
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No more queues at a railway station for making a booking on Indian Railways. Indian Railways have launched a mobile website that can be access from any basic mobile phone with GPRS. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp), which is Indian Railways’ online ticket booking system, now has a…
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Players deliver a win
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Of course I am not talking about the Indian cricket players’ performance in Australia. This is about Bollywood players’ mega-movie, Players, which opened to full house in Auckland. Almost half of the movie is shot in Auckland and Wellington, which could be a factor of attraction for big audience numbers…
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NRIs get ready for Lohri and Makar Sankranti
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Aucklanders are getting ready to fly kites to celebrate Lohri and Makar Sankranti and make a colourful beginning to the New Year. Continuing its annual tradition since 2005, Vaishanv Parivar NZ Inc. has organised an Indian Kite festival. More than 5000 people are expected to gather at Avondale Racecourse in…
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Sonu Nigam: The lord of cords
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Well, the king of cord, Sonu Nigam demanded no such attention and yet my heart and soul played to each note he sang.
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Be child-safe this holiday season
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The recent incident in Auckland where a two-week old boy was seriously injured when his child seat came loose is a stark reminder of reviewing our child-safety, says a New Zealand charity. Plunket New Zealand is urging people to have their child car-restraints checked before the busy Christmas holiday season.…
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Indian embassies to stop outsourcing to foreign firms
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Heeding to complaints from NRIs, India’s Ministry for External Affairs has instructed its embassies and foreign missions not to outsource any visa and passport related work to foreign firms. A circular issued by the ministry has directed Indian High Commissions worldwide to award outsourcing contract only to Indian companies “with or…
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US says sorry for frisking former Indian president
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He may be one of the highly respected men in India, but when it came to the US immigration officials’ treatment of APJ Abdul Kalam, India’s former president was frisked like a suspected terrorist. The incident resulted in a major backlash in the Indian media and prompted the US embassy…
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Rockstar rocks with star performances
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In what can be seen as a combination of factors of working in favour of the movie, the Ranbir-Nargis starrer has exceeded expectation on the box office. Followed by a month-long extensive promotion of the film, including a house-full rock-concert by Oscar award-winning musician, A R Rahman, the latest movie…
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Leader upset at “sexploitation†of yoga
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A Hindu community leader has expressed his displeasure about “books, magazines, DVDs, and other media showing yoga as some kind of potion to enhance sex life.” Hindu statesman Rajan Zed says that yoga was a serious mental and physical discipline by means of which the human-soul (jivatman) united with universal-soul…
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Foreign-owned mining projects don’t benefit Australia, economists warn
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Mining projects in Australia have limited local content and are foreign owned, with little direct benefit to the Australian economy, economists Peter Sheehan and Bob Gregory warn. Compounding this trend is the shift towards offshore liquefied natural gas mining, which relies heavily on foreign-supplied equipment, and the high value of…
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Muslim men awarded for work against family violence
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While  they come from different countries and have varying professional background, these four migrants have one thing in common – desire to help ethnic women fight the menace of domestic violence. These  Muslim community workers were recently acknowledged for supporting the rights of Muslim women, as part of Islam Awareness Week…
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NZ to treble merchandise exports to India by 2015
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New Zealand plans to treble merchandise exports to India to NZ$2 billion by 2015 and is working on a strategy that envisages that India will be a core trade, economic and political partner for New Zealand by that year. As part of the strategy, New Zealand also wants to attract and…
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Good guys celebrate diwali
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Diwali is a celebration of victory of good over the evil. Is there a better way to celebrate it than with the cops? The good guys of Auckland’s Manukau formally celebrated Diwali for the first time this year. About 120 staff attended a special lunch to celebrate the five-day festival,…
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Councillor objects to racist comments about Muslims
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A New Zealand councillor has taken strong objection to comments by a national broadcaster. Manu Caddie, a councillor for New Zealand’s Gisborne District Council, has lodged a complaint against state-owned Radio New Zealand, for “racial” comments against Muslims during a programme on national radio. “I was listening to Radio NZ’s…
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Sri Lankan man dead in immigration detention
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A Sri Lankan man has died in a government-run facility in Sydney. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has confirmed a man died at the Sydney Immigration Residential Housing (IRH). The Sri Lankan man was discovered in distress in his accommodation at the facility. “An ambulance was called immediately…