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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The future of Facebook is in India. India is the third largest Facebook market. By 2015, it will have more Facebook users than any other country in the world. Actually Facebook is perfect for the Indian ethos where our sense of privacy and personal space is fuzzy at best. In his pre-IPO missive Zuckerberg described Facebook’s “social mission” as being “to make the world more open and connected.” Well, India knows all about connections. We thrive on them; every social transaction is about whom you know. ...
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Sari has always been the most versatile outfit, be it Indians or Hollywood figures, everyone likes to try their hands on it. Sari is one outfit, which can give the rich traditional look or can add the glamour quotient to your personality. There are many traditional and innovative yet fresh ways of wearing a sari, which can give you the oomph look.
By Purvaja Sawant
Love the elegant feel of chiffon and georgette saris but stay away from traditional draping styles because they are boring and fussy? Well, if...
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New Delhi:
A five-year-old girl raped allegedly by a neighbor after holding her captive for four days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted into her body.
The victim, whom the doctors claimed was undernourished and weighing 20kg, was shifted to AIIMS from Swami Dayanand Hospital for treatment. She underwent a surgery at the Swami Dayanand hospital for removing foreign objects from her body.
The horrific incident, which took place in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area...
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Bangalore:
Twenty-five kg of rice at one rupee for all poor families and free laptops/tablets to pre-university level and graduate students are among a set of allurements, Karnataka's ruling BJP held out to the electorates in its manifesto for May 5 assembly polls.
Pure drinking water to all citizens, 24X7 uninterrupted power supply and a project to teach good and correct English in Kannada medium schools would all be a reality, said BJP seeking the people's mandate for the second time.
The manifesto was r...
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New York:
An extraordinary 34-carat “Princie” diamond from the mines of Golconda in South India, once owned by the world's richest man the last Nizam of Hyderabad, has sold for a record $39 million at an auction here. The diamond a 34.65-carat Fancy Intense Pink cushion cut sparkler was purchased by an anonymous collector bidding by phone. It set a new record at Christie's New York on April 18, selling for $39,323,750 with premium, or $1,135,000 per carat.
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Kochi:
India's top young entrepreneurs can now hope to visit and connect with like- minded counterparts, mentors and seed investors in the Silicon Valley, California, with the creation of a “Startup Corridor” between India and US.
The “Startup Corridor” is the brain-child of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani, wife of late Stanford Professor Rajeev Motwani, a mentor to the likes of Larry Page and Sergey Brin and a key architect of the algorithms that power Google today.
According to Asha...
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