Category: Latest
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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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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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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.
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Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans get a call up from Smithsonian
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The storied Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC plugged this gap significantly, rolling out the first-ever exhibition chronicling the heritage of Indian immigrants and Indian-Americans and the contribution they have made to the American melting pot.
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US spelling bee runs out of words after marathon duel between Indian-origin boy and American girl
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A spelling bee competition in the US has been tied between a 13-year-old Indian-origin boy and a 11-year-old girl after they duelled for 66 rounds until finally the judges ran out of words.
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At Surrey museum grandfathers story aboard ship echoes 100 years later
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In a new exhibit the story of the Komagata Maru is told on a single wall of four screens at Surrey museum The community treasures section of the Cloverdale facility is home to echoes of the Komagata Maru 1914 to 2014
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‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’
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An Indian-origin tycoon in the UK will not be allowed to visit the Buckingham Palace despite winning an auction to take part in a celebrity tennis match there after getting embroiled in a bribery scandal, a media report said on Sunday.
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UK to change work law on turbans
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Britain is close to changing employment laws to remove an anomaly that meant Sikhs were exempt from wearing head protection in a high hazard industry such as construction but were required to do so in lower hazard workplaces
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Indian-origin doctor’s role in patients’ deaths probed
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Police in Britain are investigating the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of an Indian-origin surgeon.
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Indian-American Pentagon official to join thinktank
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Vikram Singh, the highest-ranking Indian-American at the Pentagon, is joining an eminent US thinktank after serving the Obama administration in various positions for over five years.
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NYC mayor urged to include Diwali as school holiday
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A broad-based coalition of about 40 organisations and temples from New York City has the asked to include Diwali alongside the new proposed public holidays for Eid and Lunar New Year.
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Indian-origin toddler dies in Britain
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An Indian-origin toddler has died after falling with her mother from the window of a house in the British city of Bradford.
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Indian embassy in Doha allays concerns on deaths of Indian workers in Qatar
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Amid concerns over high number of deaths of Indian workers in Qatar, the Indian embassy in Doha sought to downplay the issue, saying that the number was ‘quite normal’.
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Malaysian-Indian opposition leader found guilty of sedition
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A Malaysian-Indian opposition leader was on Friday found guilty of sedition by a court for questioning the decision of the sultan of an eastern state five years ago.
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Indians jailed for forging documents to get jobs in Singapore
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Singapore has jailed 25 foreigners, including seven Indians, for submitting forged academic certificates to obtain employment in the city-state.
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Indian-American denies medical billing fraud claims
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Indian-American owner of a billing firm, who agreed to pay fine of $3.3 million along with three others to settle alleged medical overbilling fraud, has said he and his company committed no crime.
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Indian-born scientist in a New York university identifies 400 million-year-old fossils in US
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The pre-historic legacy of what is now the United States could be redefined thanks to an Indian-born scientist in a New York university who has identified fossils that may be as old as 400 million years through a technique that can benefit many other researchers.