Tag: times
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Man who beat Indian-American computer scientist fatally gets 12 years in jail
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A New Jersey court has sentenced last of five men charged with the 2010 fatal beating of an Indian-American computer scientist Divyendu Sinha to more than 12 years in prison.
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Obama names Indian-American as alternate IMF director
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US president is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as US alternate executive director at International Monetary Fund.
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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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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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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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Indian student missing in US, family offers $15,000 reward
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A 19-year-old Indian-origin student of the Southern Illinois University has gone missing with his family offering a reward of $15,000 for information leading to his recovery.