Chandigarh, (IANS) Political leaders in Punjab Monday urged the US administration and the Indian government to ensure safety and security of the Sikh community in America following the attack on a gurdwara in Wisconsin’s Milwaukee which left six people dead and many others injured. The incident also put a question mark on the wedding celebrations [...]
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New Delhi, (IANS) Arch-rivals Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati Monday attended the lunch hosted by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on the eve of the vice-presidential election, marking a new turn in her party’s relationship with the two Uttar Pradesh parties which support the UPA government from outside. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati shared the [...]
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Agra, (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-day brain-storming session ended here Monday with party president Nitin Gadkari’s assuring all that only a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leader would be the next prime minister. Gadkari’s announcement came a day after senior party colleague L.K. Advani’s prediction of a non-Congress, non-BJP prime minister after the 2014 [...]
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Lucknow, (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav Monday assured the party’s youth wing that promises made to the youths will soon be fulfilled and exhorted them to do their best to secure maximum Lok Sabha seats in the next general elections. Addressing a meeting of the youth wing district presidents [...]
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By Abdul Vahid V Gymnastic enthusiasts are anxiously waiting for Women’s Floor Exercise final at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The event, to take place on Tuesday, August 7, is a great opportunity for the U.S. gymnasts to dominate the Romanians. No one will discount the dexterity of the Romanians on gymnastic floors. But, they were [...]
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By Raaj Datta (NVONews.Com) The Russian duo of Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina are yet again doing what they do the best. They are machines at synchronized swimming and they have done it since the Sydney Olympics in 2000 – in both Duet and Team. Both Ishchenko and Romashina are crowd favourites and the Russian [...]
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Sikh temple shooting has rattled the miniscule Sikh community in United States of America. The shooting and consequent killings is being treated as a case of domestic terrorism by the US authorities. Meanwhile Soroor Ahmed of NVONews.Com wonders as to why Sikhs are being singled out for hate crime? When World Trade Centre and Pentagon [...]
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Washington, (IANS) Mistaken for Muslims for their beards and turbans, the Sikh community in the US has faced more than 700 attacks or bias-related incidents since the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The first person murdered after the 9/11 attacks was a Sikh, a gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona, [...]
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By Priyanka Sahay New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The world is using Africa as a dumping ground for its products but only India is helping the continent in capacity building, a group of African professionals says, indicative that New Delhi’s proactive diplomacy is paying dividends. “India is different. Most other nations are looking at Africa [...]
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Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has made a successful comeback. He looked out of form merely a few months ago with many reports suggesting that he couldn’t run due to severe pain in his thighs. But he appeared again in the Olympic trials and won the nomination along with Yohan Blake, who beat Bolt to retain [...]
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New Delhi, The business dynamics of Indian men’s apparel industry have witnessed key changes due to the influx of international players. Yet, the increased competition has seen Indian brands holding their own against international labels. One of the oldest Indian players, Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd., feels international players offer westernised trends that may not necessarily [...]
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Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), (IANS) It is a poultry bird that does not fly but ensures a steady income. Now a second emu-rearing farm has come up in Himachal Pradesh. Ever since the farm was set up in this town in Kangra district in May, it has become a centre of attraction for young and progressive [...]
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By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri New Delhi, (IANS) Taxman may not be a proper term to use any more, given the gender of the current chairs of the direct and indirect tax administrations: It is women who now oversee how the government fills its coffers – a target of $215 billion this fiscal. In India, women [...]
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By Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) After faking art works of contemporary Indian masters like S.H. Raza and F.N. Souza, the underground copy market has turned its attention to India’s top contemporary sculptor and artist Satish Gujral to tap the budget segment of collectors. A consignment of crude bronze sculptures of a “stylised [...]
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