Tag: education
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Allow kids to talk about sexuality – expert
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You don’t have to be an expert in sexuality education to help your child make sense of relationships and sex, says University of Canterbury’s (UC) Health Sciences lecturer Tracy Clelland. Tracy spoke to 60 parents of 11 to 14-year-olds for her PhD research, and found that young people are learning about…
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BJP’s Indian-American supporters bet on ‘chai pe charcha’ in the US
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The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) is organising hundreds of “chai pe charcha” events in the US and calling up people in India to influence potential voters.
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PIO woman who set hubby on fire gets 20 years’ jail for arson
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According to the prosecution, Shriya, who had been in the US for just a week at that point, having joined her Indian-American husband a year after an arranged marriage in India, cold-bloodedly planned his murder.
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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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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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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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New Zealand court sentences Sikh leader for forging poll papers
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A Sikh leader has been sentenced by a New Zealand court to community detention and community work for forging poll documents in a bid to win a local body election three years ago.
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Missing Indian-American student found dead
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A missing Indian-American student Pravin Varughese was found dead in a wooded area Tuesday, nearly a week after he was last seen, according to a media report.
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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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Business visa changes to create jobs & growth
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced a new business visa policy to encourage migrants to set up high-quality businesses in New Zealand to help create local jobs and support economic growth. “New Zealand needs to attract talented, enterprising, well-connected business people to invest and grow businesses…
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Immigration advisers’ regime to be reviewed
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Michael Woodhouse | Immigration Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse has announced a review of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, which regulates immigration advice and created the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) and the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. “The Act is now more than five years old and a review…
