November 19th, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 19 (IANS) A leading US rights body has joined a class-action lawsuit against the government, filed early this year on behalf of about 500 Indians, alleging they were trafficked ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Nov 18 (IANS) A leading US rights body has joined a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, filed early this year on behalf of about 500 Indians, alleging they were ...
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October 9th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, October 9 (ANI): Actor Brad Pitt, who recently left his New Orleans residence, has left behind a fat cheque to help build 90 homes in hurricane Katrina-wrecked New Orleans.
The ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 3:11 am ICT by David M N James
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'If you don't leave, you won't have a house to live in or shelter. You will be facing certain death. We have warned you; don't say we didn't warn you'. This is ...
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September 11th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Terming the central government's relief package for flood-hit Bihar as meagre, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav Thursday sought an amendment in the law to provide speedy ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 7:14 am ICT by IANS
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St Paul (Minnesota), Sep 2 (DPA) Hurricane Gustav battered New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Monday, but the storm's reach extended nearly 2,000 km north to St Paul, Minnesota where the Republican ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 2 (DPA) Hurricane Gustav made landfall Monday near the town of Cocodrie in Louisiana state, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said.Gustav was downgraded to a category two hurricane ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 12:38 am ICT by David M N James
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Hurricane Gustav has the Republicans radically rethinking their convention this week.
The Republican National Convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul area on Monday (September 1) is set to kick off with a major ...
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September 1st, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by David M N James
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Tropical storm Gustav is poised to become a hurricane with magnitudes closer to those of killer hurricane Katrina.
Gustav which so far is closing in on American oil drilling hub has sent drilling ...
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September 1st, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) As Hurricane Gustav threatened to hit America's Louisiana coast, Republican presidential candidate John McCain turned his party's nominating convention Monday into a business like session shorn of political ...
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September 1st, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Sep 1 (DPA) Nearly three years to the day of Hurricane Katrina's destruction of New Orleans, the city and region were bracing for another disaster as Hurricane Gustav bore down Sunday ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Moscow, Aug 31 (RIA Novosti) The mayor of New Orleans has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the entire city as Hurricane Gustav approaches the US Gulf Coast. Ray Nagin said residents should ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
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Havana/Washington, Aug 31 (DPA) Gustav strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it ripped through Cuba and was on course to crash into the US Gulf coast, three years after Hurricane ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, July 7 (IANS) Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has been honoured by the New Jersey general assembly and by the city of Edison for his organisation's initiatives in ...
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June 3rd, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
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By K G Vasuki
Bangalore, June 3 (ANI): As part of its service to society, the Art of Living foundation based in Bangalore founded by spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar has started ...
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May 29th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 29 (ANI): Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan was the ultimate Bush loyalist, and his criticism of the latter in his book, has taken most by surprise.
He ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 13 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt is paying tribute to the hurricane Katrina affected New Orleans by having a tattoo of it on his lower back. Contactmusic.com reports that Pitt ...
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May 8th, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by admin
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By Parveen Chopra
New York, May 8 (IANS) Six Indian Americans, including three doctors and three entrepreneurs, have been chosen for the Ellis Island Medal of Honour for 2008, given to US citizens ...
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April 29th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin
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New York, April 29 (IANS) Bobby Jindal, the Indian American governor of Louisiana -- though flattered by rumours of a possible nomination by the Republican party as running mate to presumptive presidential ...
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April 20th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by admin
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Washington, April 20 (ANI): An American researcher of Indian origin and his colleagues have found New Orleans who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina were over five times more likely to ...
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April 19th, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by admin
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Washington April 19 (IANS) Hurricanes in some areas, including the North Atlantic, are likely to become more intense as a result of global warming even though the number of such storms decline, ...
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April 15th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, April 15 (ANI): Scientists have questioned the accuracy of Al Gores 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth, by saying that it contains weaknesses and exaggerations.
An Inconvenient Truth is about Al Gores ...
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April 10th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
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By Parveen Chopra
New York, April 10 (IANS) Dhiraj H. Shah, a retired Indian American radiologist, has been selected for the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour for his humanitarian work. The National ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Brad Pitt has provided a new lease of life to the poorest residents of New Orleans, Louisiana who were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina - by providing ...
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March 12th, 2008 - 10:53 am ICT by admin
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Washington, March 12 (DPA) Barack Obama won handily in the Democratic presidential primary in Mississippi over rival Hillary Clinton, and both campaigns have already turned their attention to next month's crucial primary ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 10:48 pm ICT by admin
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New York, March 7 (IANS) More than 100 Indian workers at a Mississippi shipyard staged a walkout claiming they were victims of human trafficking and lived and worked in abysmal conditions. The ...
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December 24th, 2007 - 6:29 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Researchers at Miami and Ohio State universities are carrying out a research to determine the benefits that victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may derive from Tibetan meditation. ...
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December 19th, 2007 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 19(ANI): Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt has ruled out reports that he is getting ready to step into the political arena.
The 44-year-old star is firm never to launch a bid for ...
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December 9th, 2007 - 11:32 am ICT by admin
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New York, Dec 9 (ANI): Brad Pitt wants to focus on expanding his family and working to rebuild New Orleans, but acting does not feature in his long-term plans.
In a recent interview ...
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December 5th, 2007 - 6:47 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie have reportedly got a case of the blues after a mystery man opened fire a few yards away from their ...
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