Category: News
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Indian woman in US found guilty of setting husband afire
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A 27-year-old Indian-origin woman in the US state of Texas has been found guilty of causing arson that killed her husband two years ago.
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US lawmakers urge Pentagon to allow Sikhs leeway in military attire
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Lawmakers urged the Pentagon on Monday to lift a virtual ban on Sikhs serving in the US armed forces by easing the military-uniform policy to enable Sikhs to wear beards, long hair and turbans in accordance with the customs of their religion.
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British Sikh teacher in school job row
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A British Sikh head of a school has alleged that he was pushed out of his post by the schools Muslim governors for opposing their move to ban sex education classes and allow only halal food
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Rare Maharaja Ranjit sword to be auctioned this March
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A recently discovered early 19th century Indian sword bearing on its blade a silhouette of Maharaja Ranjit Singh the legendary lion of the Punjab goes under the hammer later this month in Ludlow Shropshire English midlands
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Google faces up to 5bn CCI fine says cooperating in probe
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Google which is facing antitrust investigation in India by fair trade watchdog CCI can face a penalty of up to about 5 billion if it is found to have violated competition norms of the country
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Indian-American candidate asked to quit Congressional race
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Manju Goel, a Republican Indian-American Congressional candidate in Illinois, has been asked to withdraw from the primary race over accusations of putting up fake web and social media sites to discredit her opponent.
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Are antibacterial soaps worth the hype?
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A consumer rights protection magazine from New Zealand believes that antibacterial soaps do more harm than good. Antibacterial soaps are little more than a marketing invention and at worst could actually be doing us harm, says Consumer New Zealand. “Ads trumpet the soaps’ 99% bacteria-killing power successfully playing on our…
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Elderly Sikh stabs compatriot with kirpan in UK
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A 60yearold British Sikh man has allegedly stabbed a compatriot who was reportedly drunk on the streets of northeast London with his kirpan Bagicha Singh is accused of attacking Pritpal Singh 30 repeatedly with his ceremonial dagger during an altercation near Ilford
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When an Indian girl goes for honeymoon alone
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A girl that usually went unnoticed in the crowd could not have bargained for what unfolds as she steps out for her honeymoon – alone. That’s the story of Rani, the protagonist in the latest Bollywood movie Queen. The typical middle-class, conservative girl has her dreams shattered when her groom…
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Measles alert on Brisbane-Auckland flight
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(Photo: Dave Haygarth) Passengers flying from Brisbane to Auckland on 23 February on an Air New Zealand flight may have been exposed to measles, the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) advises. ARPHS has reported two measles cases who were passengers on Flight NZ136 leaving Brisbane at 11:15am on Sunday…
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Preet Bharara, Indian-origin actress to speak at Harvard Law School
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Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor Bharara graduated from Harvard College in 1990 and earned a degree from Columbia Law School in 1993.
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Sukhdeep Kaur Receives PMs Award for Teaching Excellence
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Sukhdeep Kaur Chohan of Hickory Wood Public School of Brampton Ontario is the only South Asian teacher to receive the 2013 Prime Ministers Award for Teaching Excellence The awards were announced to coincide with National Child Day which marks the date that Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the…
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IndoCanadian girl wins Miss Canada 2014
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An IndoCanadian girl who is a firstyear nursing student at the University of Windsor has won the prestigious crown of Miss Canada 2014 On Saturday 18 year old Priya Madaan competed against 18 other finalists from across Canada held in her hometown Montreal
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Indian arrested in US for sexually assaulting fellow passenger
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A 61-year-old Indian national has been arrested in the US on charges of sexually assaulting a fellow woman passenger aboard a domestic flight.
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Indian-origin hedge fund manager seeks to overturn conviction
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Indian-origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma, convicted for his role in the most lucrative insider trading scheme in US history, has asked a court to overturn the verdict or give him a new trial as jury bias “tainted” the ruling.
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Indianorigin man charged with murder appears in Oz court
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An Indianorigin man charged with the murder of four persons in a road accident appeared in an Australian court today and surrendered his passport
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Candian minister announces over 50 lakhs grant to help IndoCanadian children
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Manmeet Bhullar Indian origin human services minister of the Canadian province of Alberta has announced a CAD 100000 nearly 90000 grant to help sexually abused IndoCanadian children in the city of Calgary
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Turbaned Sikhs jersey featured in Smithsonian
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It was his first ever basketball game in high school and like any other freshman Darsh Preet Singh was anxious and excited to get the season underway
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US court permits Sikh group to summon PM
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A US court has granted a Sikh groups plea to serve summons on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in India under an international convention for alleged rights abuses during his tenure
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Two Indians charged with wire fraud in US court
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The charges against stock promoter Sandip Shah, 40, and CEO of a firm Shailesh Shah, 47 — both from California — followed a lengthy investigation focusing on preventing fraud in the microcap stock markets.