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Category: INDIAN NEWS

  • Jaya to seek bail from High Court

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     Jailed AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa will file a criminal revision petition Monday in the Karnataka High Court to seek bail in the four-year jail term she has been sentenced to for corruption. “A team of senior lawyers met Jayalalithaa Sunday in the visitors’ room of the central jail where she is lodged since Saturday and…

  • Join to build a new India:Modi

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected with thousands of rapturously cheering Indian diaspora at Madison Square Garden here Sunday, promising them he would deliver on the electoral promise of a resurgent India and urged them to join in the mass movement to work for their country of origin. Addressing a 20,000-strong crowd at the venue…

  • Lifelong visas for Indian diaspora

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      Amid cheers from thousands of Indian-Americans, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday announced several measures to ease travel to their motherland including life-long visas. “Happy?” he asked as the crowd cheered his announcement with chants of “Modi, Modi” at the huge Madison Square Garden community reception for him. “There is even more to come,” he…

  • Modi Magic at Madison Square

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    Will deliver on promises, build India of your dreams: Modi to Indians abroad  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected with thousands of cheering Indian diaspora at Madison Square Garden Sunday, promising them he would deliver on the electoral promise of a resurgent India and urged them to join in the mass movement to work for…

  • Panneerselvam to succeed Amma

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    AIADMK legislators elected Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam to succeed the jailed J. Jayalalithaa as Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister. The meeting of AIADMK MLAsunanimously elected Panneerselvam, a small tea stall owner to become a politician, as the party’s Legislative Party leader. Raj Bhavan sources said the AIADMK had sought an appointment with Governor K. Rosaiah…

  • INTERVIEW: Neel Mukherjee

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    Shilpa Raina talks to Neel Mukherjee  who says his novel The Lives of Others”  is not a family saga. The book was short-listed for Man Booker Prize Author Neel Mukherjee is absolutely “thrilled” that “The Lives of Others” has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2104. Though he was a bit wary how…

  • MODI ON THE MIKE

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra The UN General Assembly is one of the worst places to give a speech. The atmosphere is dull and dreary, the podium is small and apologetic, there is scarcely anyone in the vast cavern and no one is really listening. You ignite little passion and are often one of a…

  • NAMASTE! Modi wows youth in Central Park

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    Arul Louis reports that Modi wows 65,000 youth in Central Park, with message of sanitation, peace  Who would have thought of Narenda Modi as a rock star? But Saturday evening, the Indian Prime Minister shared the stage with top music stars like JayZ, Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Sting and Alicia Keys and himself received rockstar treatment…

  • Who will enter Jaya’s shoes?

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    Who will be the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu?  Tea-stall owner turned finance minister O. Panneerselvam is among the top contenders for the post. He was placed in a similar crisis situation in September 2001 when Jayalalithaa chose him to replace her after the Supreme Court declared her appointment as “not legal and valid”.…

  • MUST WATCH – Value of togetherness

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    Busy…busy..busy…! Look what you are missing

  • Modi pays tributes at 9/11 memorial

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    Symbolising India’s resolve to fight terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday paid tributes at the 9/11 memorial where the twin towers of World Trade Centre, destroyed by Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attack, once stood. Dressed in a half-sleeve white Modi kurta and churidars and a grey shawl thrown on his left shoulder, Modi walked to…

  • Who will succeed Jaya?

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    Who will be Tamil Nadu’s new chief minister? This is being debated animatedly in the state following the conviction of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a corruption case. After being sentenced to four years in prison, Jayalalithaa loses her Tamil Nadu assembly membership and the chief minister’s post. The Bangalore court also fined her Rs.100…

  • Jaya convicted in assets case

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa was convicted Saturday in a Rs.66 crore disproportionate asset case by a special court here. Following this, Jayalalithaa, also known as Amma (mother) by her party cadres, is disqualified as a member of Tamil Nadu assembly. After an 18-year court battle, judge John Michael Cunha convicted 66-year old Jayalalithaa,…

  • India rejects Sharif’s Kashmir remarks

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    India has strongly rebutted as “untenable” the remarks on Kashmir by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the UN General Assembly. India exercised its right of reply on the floor of the UNGA to rebut Pakistan’s statement. “I would like to bring to the notice of this august House that the people of Jammu and…

  • INTERVIEW: Tommy Hilfiger

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    By Nivedita    Indian culture has inspired Tommy Hilfiger since the beginning of his career. The 63-year-old iconic American designer confesses that his heart lies in Indian wear and that he often uses in his creations “Ikkats, block prints and colours that are seen only in Jaipur”. “I have seen amazing Indian clothes and I love…

  • India committed to Palestinian cause: Sushma

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    India has said that as a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) it has always supported the cause of Palestine and its commitment to the Palestinian cause has been a feature of its foreign policy. At the NAM Committee on Palestine here, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said: “NAM has consistently reaffirmed its…

  • India staring at heart disease epidemic

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    Poor lifestyles, rich diet and little physical activity have led to an “epidemic of heart disease” in India and the only way to check this looming threat is through better awareness and preventive measures, health experts say. According to government data, the prevalence of heart failure in India due to coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity,…

  • Jaya’s trial begins

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    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa flew down to Bangalore in a special aircraft from Chennai for the verdict in the disproportionate assets’ case against her. The verdict will be delivered by the special trial court in the central jail at Parapanna Agrahara in the city’s southern suburb. A couple of Tamil Nadu cabinet ministers…

  • Modi gets a rock star welcome

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    Wearing a smart burgundy bandgala and dark trousers, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plunged into a large throng of madly cheering crowd of fans here Friday evening here, throwing his security detail into a tizzy, as he arrived at his New York hotel from the airport. Several hundred people had gathered outside the hotel to…

  • Special Report: An alternate for sand

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    Can discarded plastic replace sand in concrete…writes Mayabhushan Nagvenkar   Plagued by chronic sand shortage following a ban on its indiscriminate mining, a scientific project undertaken by Goa’s structural experts and Britain’s University of Bath involving plastic may well bring cheer to the beleaguered real estate industry in the state. Academics in government engineering and polytechnics in…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Modi-Obama summit

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    Amidst crises galore, Modi, Obama to focus on defence, security…writes Arun Kumar  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit meeting with President Barack Obama will have a strong focus on defence and security issues taking place as it does in the midst of a number of international crises, US officials say. The Sep 29-30 summit comes at…

  • Call to reform UN Security Council

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    The IBSA Dialogue Forum comprising the three large democracies of India, Brazil and South Africa stressed on the urgent need for reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC), which needs to be enlarged in order to better reflect the present day realities and make it more representative and effective. The foreign ministers of the grouping,…

  • INTERVIEW: Geethu Mohandas

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    Haricharan Pudipeddi talks to Geethu Mohandas , director of India’s official Oscar pick for the best foreign language film category. she says my short film helped me make ‘Liar’s Dice’ Actor-filmmaker Geethu Mohandas says it was her short film “Are You Listening” that paved the way for her debut feature film “Liar’s Dice”, which is India’s official…

  • Special Report: India’s ties with Vietnam

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    Vikas Datta looks into the strategic importance of Vietnam to India  September was a busy month for Indian diplomacy with a slew of high-level visits – both outgoing and incoming. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Japan and now is headed to the US, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a number of visits around the…

  • Requiem for River Yamuna

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    World Rivers Day – Yamuna to be focus of World Rivers Day functions in Braj …writes Brij Khandelwal The problems of the Yamuna and other Indian rivers will again be in focus on the the annual World Rivers Day as the people of Braj Mandal join millions around the world in the 10th edition of the…

  • Modi enjoys immunity from court summons: US

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    Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit, the US Friday made clear that as head of government, he enjoys “immunity and personal inviolability” and no US court summons can be served on him. Senior administration officials previewing the visit told reporters that they were aware of a law suit filed against Modi by…

  • Modi arrives in US

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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York to a tumultuous welcome by the Indian American community as diaspora members chanted “Modi, Modi” and held placards in his welcome. Modi, who arrived on a five-day visit to the US, was attired nattily in a dark maroon bandh-gala suit. A large group of Indian diaspora…

  • Pakistan rakes up Kashmir issue at UN

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      Pakistan expectedly raked up the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly with its Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying the “core issue” of Jammu and Kashmir has to be resolved and pushed for a plebiscite in the state. He also blamed India for the calling off of bilateral foreign secretary level talks last month.…

  • Chavan quits as Maharashtra CM

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    A day after the NCP called off its alliance with the Congress in Maharashtra and withdrew from the government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan submitted his resignation to Governor C.V. Rao. The Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) move, which came weeks before the assembly elections slated Oct 15, had reduced the Congress-led Democratic Front government to…

  • THE MADNESS OF MOTIVATION

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    Daily Dose by Bikram Vohra You have to be a professional moron to fall for such drivel. I have this friend who is into psycho-executive analysis which sounds very heavy but what it means is that people are not happy in their work and he makes them feel better about the situation. For this he…

  • Labour Lauds India’s Role

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    High Commissioner Mr. Ranjan Mathai, in collaboration with the Labour Friends of India, hosted a reception on the side lines of the Labour Party Conference in Manchester. The Leader of the Labour Party Mr. Ed Miliband addressed the gathering which comprised many MPs & Peers, including John Speller, Seema Malhotra, Gareth Thomas, Mike Gapes, Virendra…

  • Hrithik Supports Mountain Bike Race

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    HRX, a brand established by superstar Hrithik Roshan along with his management agency Exceed Entertainment, recently an exciting, industry-first partnership with the tenth annual mountain bike race MTB Himalaya Challenge 2014, beginning on the 26th September. The partnership between HRX and the MTB Himalaya Challenge 2014 will bring together both brands’ vision for sporting excellence, promoting a healthy lifestyle, the sustainability…

  • Empire Debate in London

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    Experts dissect the impact of British colonisation of India reports Ragasudha Vinjamuri Marking 400 years of formal relations between the UK and India, an Empire debate whether the Indian subcontinent benefited more than it lost from the experience of British Colonisation was held at the Supreme Court in London recently. The erudite panel consisted of politicians,…

  • Sangh to focus on culture, character development

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    Ragasudha Vinjamuri reports on the cultural and character development activities of the HSS UK Members representing more than 50 organisations attended a networking event organised by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh UK. The event at Swami Narayan Temple, Stanmore to host Dattatreyaji Hosabale, member of RSS National Executive and founder of World Organisation of Students and Youth which…

  • Madison Square Garden awaits Modi

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    People are coming by chartered flights, buses and trains, besides driving down to New York from all over North America, as the Indian diaspora comes together on an unprecedented scale to honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a community reception at New York’s Madison Square Garden in downtown Manhattan Sunday. About 18,500 people will be…

  • Two political splits in one day

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    In a day of fast political developments, Maharashtra’s two main alliances – the BJP-Shiv Sena and the Congress-NCP – Thursday broke up over differences in seat sharing, setting the stage for multi-cornered contests in the Oct 15 assembly elections. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) called off its 15-year-old alliance with the Congress in the state,…

  • India gears up for mission ‘Clean India’

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    From photo competitions to cleanliness drives at schools and historic monuments, the government is exerting in every way to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Swachh Bharat, or Clean India, mission a success. As a prelude to the campaign’s formal launch by Modi on Gandhi Jayanti Oct 2, many central government ministries, schools, and…

  • All set for Amma’s birthday

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    Mata Amritanandamayi’s followers have arrived at her ashram here from all over the world to take part in her 61st birthday celebrations that begin Friday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders will arrive Saturday to attend the two-day event ‘Amritavarsam61’ Sep 26 to 27 and greet Amma. On Sep 27, important announcements and inaugurations…

  • BJP-Sena marriage end in divorce

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      The Shiv Sena, in an edit in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ called its former ally of 25 years Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a ‘crow’. In the edit, the Sena proclaimed itself as “the real protector of Maharasthra” through its army of Shiv Sainiks. “The alliance based on common Hindutva ideology has sadly collapsed… We tried…

  • Pakistan spoilt dialogue by talking to Hurriyat: Sushma

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    Pakistan “spoilt” the Indo-Pak dialogue by talking to Hurriyat leaders just four days ahead of the scheduled foreign secretary level talks, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Friday. “There was an initiative from our side. The prime minister called Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif at the swearing in,” Sushma Swaraj told the media here. She said…

  • Modi to begin new chapter with US

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    Shunned by the US for nearly a decade, a triumphant Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flies into New York Friday to start what he himself has called “a new chapter in our strategic partnership.” Modi gets into Washington for his first meeting with President Barack Obama only on Monday after an address to the UN…

  • NEWS N PICS

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  • Bang Bang hits London streets

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    This year’s biggest Bollywood release Bang Bang’s promotion hits London streets as the city’s iconic double-deckers buses adorn with the posters of the Hrithik-Roshan starred film. London-based media agency Di5 is handling the promotional campaign in the United Kingdom. Bang Bang! is an action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Fox Star…

  • INTERVIEW: Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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    By Ashok Easwaran   For an actor who has made his mark playing an arrogant Intelligence Bureau officer in “Kahani” and the villain with the heinous laugh in the recent blockbuster “Kick”, one would expect Nawazuddin Siddiqui to project a larger than life image, or at least an air of entitlement that stars of lesser talent…

  • Tata Steel UK faces protest strike

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    Tata Steel UK at centre of Middlesbrough dispute over ‘arm’s length’ move for R&D staff Tata Steel UK could become embroiled in a nationwide dispute, if its research and development staff in Middlesbrough are forced to work for an arm’s length organisation where their pay and pensions could be under threat. The staff, members of…

  • HARD WORKERS HAVE HARD HEARTS!

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    DAILY DOSE BY Bikram Vohra All you lazy sods in office. Now you have a real excuse to slouch off and not pull your weight. By working less you might live more. I can imagine so many people saying, woo, this is good stuff, this is the sort of research we want, now we have…

  • Nobel laureates to boycott South Africa summit

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    Coming out in support of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who was denied a travel visa by South Africa, four women Nobel Peace laureates have refused to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town next month. Three of them – Jody Williams of the US, Shirin Ebadi of Iran and…

  • Indian scientists more religious than British peers:Study

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    Indian scientists are more religious than their British counterparts but they are more likely, than the general population, to not participate in a religious service or rituals, says a cross-national study of religion and spirituality among scientists. The surveys and in-depth interviews with scientists revealed that while 65 percent of British scientists identify as non-religious,…

  • Modi launches ‘Make in India’ campaign

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      Prime Minister Narendra Modi  launched his pet “Make in India” campaign to put India prominently on the global manufacturing map and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while creating millions of jobs. The ambitious scheme, that also puts in place the logistics and systems to address in a timely manner queries…

  • India- US ties to be stronger: US experts

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    Several US policy experts, including a former key Clinton administration official, see the upcoming US visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an opportunity to take India-US ties to the next level. The Obama administration sees the recent election of Modi-led majority government in India “as an opportunity to take the relationship to the…