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Washington DC:
Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan inched closer to scripting history as the first South Asian judge after a key Senate committee confirmed his nomination to the DC Circuit Court, America's second highest.
Described as "trailblazer" by US President Barack Obama, Chandigarh-born Srinivasan's nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee on May 16.
He was first nominated to the post by Obama near...
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Mumbai:
Actor Sanjay Dutt, sent to the Arthur Road Central Jail here, spent a restless night reading spiritual books, while his lawyer on May 17, requested the TADA court to shift him from the high-security egg-shaped cell where he felt suffocated, seeking permission to move him to Pune’s Yerwada prison.
“The ‘anda’ (egg-shaped) cell does not have enough light and Dutt felt suffocated due to insufficient ventilation,” his lawyer Rizwan Merchant told the TADA court. Dutt had been sentenced under Arms Act ...
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New Delhi:
More players, including two foreign cricketers, have come under the scanner of the Delhi Police in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scam even as six bookies were held in Tamil Nadu in connection with another IPL betting racket.
The police claimed that Indian pacer Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan — two of the three arrested Rajasthan Royal (RR) players — have "confessed" to the spot-fixing charge.
The role of more players whose names cropped up during the interrogation of ...
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Chicago:
The 31st annual convention of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is all set to start from Thursday, May 23 at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers, here.
To be attended over 2,000 physicians of Indian origin, the five-day event will provide a forum for the nation’s acclaimed physicians of Indian origin to deliberate on ways to enhance their own professional growth while offering opportunities for networking and staying united. In addition to the entertainment and fun to the...
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By A Correspondent
Chicago, IL/Edison, NJ:
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on May 12 addressed NRIs across 20 cities of the USA to commemorate 53rd Gujarat Day celebration. The program was organized by Indian/Gujarati Samuday. Over 1,200 people gathered at the Meadows Club and 500 people at Albert Palace in New Jersey to watch the live telecast in rapt attention. A team of volunteers under the leadership of Dr. Bharat Barai and Kanti Patel made this live telecast possible in Chicago, which was a gran...
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Washington, DC:
A US-based Sikh rights group has announced an award of $1 million to any individual, whose testimony and evidence may result in conviction of Sajjan Kumar, the senior Congress leader from Delhi.
"The 'Million Dollar' reward will be given to those individuals, who will come forward with tips, evidence and testimony leading to the reversal of Judge Aryan's April 30 order acquitting Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for role in the killing of Sikhs in November 1984," Sikh for Justice said in a sta...
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Amritsar:
A contingent of Punjab Police reversed their arms and then fired shots in the air as a mark of respect to 49-year-old Sarabjit Singh, who died on May 2, in a Lahore hospital.
The pyre was lit by Sarabjit's sister Dalbir Kaur in the presence of his wife Sukhpreet Kaur, daughters Swapandeep and Poonam and son-in-law Sanjay.
Dalbir Kaur was assisted by local SAD MLA Virsa Singh Valtoha.
A large crowd comprising villagers and VIPs, including Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, bid a heartfelt adieu ...
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Boston, MA:
The story of Chanda Zaveri, who ran away from Kolkata in 1984 in a bid to escape an arranged marriage and went onto become a successful US-based businesswoman, has inspired a lot of women around the world.
According to the Telegraph, Chanda Zaveri bumped into an American couple on Park Street in Kolkata in 1984, who offered her a different fate from "most Marwari girls" of her age. The couple told her that she would have their help if she visited Boston. And, that was enough for Chanda to cat...
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Washington, DC:
The first American Sikh Congressional Caucus that would provide a formidable platform to the community to address its issues has been launched in the US.
The caucus is a giant step forward to address issues and problems confronting the community. There are Sikh identity issues, issues relating to security of the community members and Sikh shrines in the US along with human rights' issues," said coordinator of American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AG-PC) Dr. Pritpal Singh on April 25.
Pres...
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