Arun Kumar, Washington, Oct 27: An Indian-American girl kicked out of her school in Utah state for wearing a traditional nose ring is back in her class after she exchanged it for an almost invisible transparent stud.School authorities at the Bountiful Junior High School agreed to accept the stud after their action caused a minor storm with an Indian American group alleging that the school was denying...
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Singh expressed hope that the US would be 'more liberal' in transferring technologies to India and clear the way for implementing the landmark agreement on nuclear cooperation.The Prime Minister also said that he has no apprehensions about the United States viewing India differently because of a change of administration in Washington."I have no apprehension that our relationship with the United States...
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President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Rajiv Shah to head US Agency for International Development (USAID).The post of administrator, of the federal agency responsible for all non-military aid by the US, had been kept vacant by the Obama Administration so far.If Congress confirms the nomination of Shah -- who at present is the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and chief...
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size="2"> Lalit K. Jha
Washington
Nov. 11: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Rajiv Shah to head US Agency for International Development (USAID).
The post of Administrator, of the federal agency responsible for all non-military aid by the US, had been kept vacant by the Obama administration so far.
If Congress confirms...
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The Indian American Leadership Initiative, founded by political activist Varun Nikore a decade ago to promote Indian-American participation in the mainstream political process and to support the community's candidates at the local, state and national levels, formally launched its political action committee on Capitol Hill in September-end.Endorsing the initiative, Kansas Representative Rajiv Goyle,...
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Washington: U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Rajiv Shah to head the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).The post of Administrator of the federal agency responsible for all non-military aid by the U.S. had been kept vacant by the Obama administration so far.If Congress confirms the nomination of Dr. Shah — who is the Under Secretary for Research, Education and...
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Sheela Murthy, a successful Indian-American lawyer, exhorts people with wealth to part with someWhen Sheela Murthy says “Make me look cheap,” she really means it. That’s how the popular Indian-American immigration lawyer gives her call when she’s exhorting people wealthier than her in America, to better her philanthropic move.Attorney Sheela Murthy is founder, president, and managing attorney of the...
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Obama appoints Indian-American to key administration post < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateSuresh Kumar, an Indian-American who served a special adviser to the Clinton Foundation and was a news anchor in India from 1970 to 1985, was on Thursday appointed to a key administration post by President Barack Obama.Kumar, known for his expertise of public-private partnership, has been nominated by Obama as...
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When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Washington on Sunday, he may well be pleasantly surprised to find that Indians figure not just in his delegation but also across the aisle. American President Barack Obama’s Administration has a record number of Indian-Americans.While there is no exact count of the number, there are at least 30 Indian American appointees at various levels in the Administration,...
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least thirty people have died so far of Japanese encephalitis and 105 others are undergoing treatment for the disease inThe number of cases has prompted the state health authorities to order chemical fogging in the affected areas of"We are sending doctors to the affected areas and intensifying the technical malathion (chemical fogging) to destroy the causative mosquitoes of Japanese encephalitis,"...
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