Seven-language campaign to educate South Asian voters in US
September 10th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) A coalition of South Asian community organisations has launched a national, non-partisan campaign called South Asian Vote! in seven South Asian languages to engage the community ... Read more...
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Foreigners croon Indian ragas, regale crowds
August 24th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) Bada khyaal, chota khyaal, kathak, bharatanatyam teen taal on tabla and Raag Malkaus -- pure Indian classical music and dance forms.Music, however, knows no barriers and ... Read more...
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US community groups seek hate crime hearings
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) A diverse group of over 150 organisations led by the Sikh Coalition has asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to conduct hearings on hate crimes and the ... Read more...
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Sikh-Americans confident they shall overcome
August 19th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Confident that the Sikh-American community shall overcome the trauma of the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, its leaders have sought laws against school bullying, workplace discrimination and ... Read more...
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South Asians in US celebrate American I-Day with fireworks
July 10th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Edison (New Jersey), July 10 (IANS) Over 15,000 South Asian Americans gathered in a New Jersey park to celebrate the American Independence Day with a cultural programme by Indian, Chinese, ... Read more...
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South Asians fear racial profiling over US court ruling
June 26th, 2012 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 26 (IANS) South Asian and other immigrant groups have joined the White House in warning that a US Supreme Court decision upholding a controversial provision of Arizona's ... Read more...
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One in four Indians ’suffering’: Gallup poll
May 28th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (IANS) South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than most residents in other parts of Asia with nearly one in four Indians "suffering", third highest after ... Read more...
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First South Asian film festival in Washington next month
May 8th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The three-day first Annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival from June 1-3 will include a Shyam Bengal retrospective, acting and filmmaking workshops and short films ... Read more...
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South Asians seek rejection of tough US immigration law
April 26th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 26 (IANS) As the US Supreme Court began a hearing on Arizona State's tough immigration law, a South Asian umbrella organisation asked the apex court to reject the ... Read more...
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Punjabi museum opens in Yuba City
April 2nd, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Yuba City, April 2 (IANS) A mutli-media museum celebrating more than 100 years of the Punjabi community in the US opened in the community-dominated Yuba City in California Saturday.A brainchild ... Read more...
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South Asian New Yorkers still confront profiling
March 23rd, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) New Yorkers of South Asian descent are confronting the impact of profiling by national and local law enforcement agencies even ten years after 9/11 terror attacks, ... Read more...
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A million strong Indian-American voters gain political clout
March 11th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Indian Americans have emerged as an increasingly powerful segment of the American electorate as President Barack Obama makes his re-election bid this November, according to ... Read more...
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Rights group concerned over Maldives turmoil
February 13th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Expressing concern over the recent political developments in the Maldives, a human rights group has called for strict compliance of the accepted democratic norms and the ... Read more...
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Building the next generation of South Asian American leaders
February 5th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Sam Arora is a Maryland state Delegate, Aaron "Ronnie" Chatterji served on President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and Hari Kondabalu is a ... Read more...
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Indian Americans grow to 3.2 mn, top in income
November 16th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) Some 3.2 million Indian Americans, including Asian Indians of mixed race, lived in the United States in 2010 as South Asians led all Asian groups in ... Read more...
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‘India-Pakistan rivalry impacts regional cooperation’
November 8th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the leaders attending the forthcoming 17th SAARC summit to strive for a democratic charter for the region ... Read more...
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Asians, Europeans need different doses for same condition
October 17th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 17 (IANS) Dietary and lifestyle differences may explain why South Asians and Europeans require different doses of drugs to treat similar conditions.Vidya Perera, final year pharmacy doctoral student ... Read more...
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South Asian Americans seek return to diversity ideals
September 16th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Documenting the experiences of South Asian Americans in the decade after the 9/11 terror attacks, a community organisation has suggested steps to ensure American ideals of ... Read more...
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South Asians seek return to US ideals of fairness, inclusion
September 12th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Over 40 South Asian organisations joined in solemn remembrance of those who lost their lives in the traumatic 9/11 terror attacks, seeking an end to discrimination ... Read more...
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South Asians more prone to knee arthritis: Expert
September 10th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) Senior citizens in the Indian sub-continent suffer a 15 percent more severe attack of osteo-arthritis in their knee joints as compared to their counterpart Caucasians from ... Read more...
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Ten years after 9/11, Indian Americans have come a long way
September 10th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Ten years after terrorists struck US unleashing a backlash against the South Asians given their close resemblance to the hijackers from the Middle East, the community ... Read more...
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South Asians star in play on post-9/11 paranoia
August 21st, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) "Who is Abulkasem?" Is he a character in a fairy tale, or an international super-spy? Is she a renowned auteur director? Does he or she pose ... Read more...
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South Asian human rights forum condemns Hazare arrest
August 19th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) Friday condemned the arrest of social activist Anna Hazare and others before they launched their agitation for an effective Lokpal ... Read more...
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Felt proud South Asians were bulwarks of defence in London: Kabir Bedi (First Person)
August 14th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London was burning the night I arrived on Aug 8. Police sirens blared through the darkness, racing towards rioters ransacking shops and torching buildings in Croydon, Clapham and Peckham. The ... Read more...
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South Asian playwright revisits 9/11
August 14th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) A Chinese-Pakistani family's loss from the Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks and the backlash they endure is the theme of a play by a South Asian ... Read more...
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Violence was unprecedented, says Indian leader in Britain
August 11th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A councillor in London's Southall, also known as Little India, Thursday said he had never seen such large scale violence in recent years."There is calm ... Read more...
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Why packing on pounds is riskier for Indians
August 2nd, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 2 (IANS) Packing on pounds is riskier for Indians and other South Asians than white people, says a study.While white Caucasian people store their extra body fat in ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan talk, hope for peaceful ties (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday said he looked forward to forging "a peaceful and cooperative relationship" with Pakistan and underlined the need for ... Read more...
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Now Star Plus shows same day, same time across globe
July 8th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Whether you're in New Delhi or New York - viewers in more than 65 countries can now watch all Hindi shows of general entertainment channel Star ... Read more...
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IITian’s million dollar gift for India centre in Canada
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 2 (IANS) Toronto-based IITian Vasudev Chanchlani has given a million dollars to help start an Indian policy centre at a Canadian university.Canada's University of Waterloo will launch the ... Read more...
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Rampaging Punjab man gets 2-year jail in Canada
April 8th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Vancouver, April 8 (IANS) A Punjab man in the Sikh-dominated city of Abbotsford near here was Thursday jailed for two years for terrorizing his white tenant family.Paramjeet Jandu, who was ... Read more...
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Indian drama in Canadian polls: Delhi filmmaker alleges copyright violation
April 2nd, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 2 (IANS) Delhi-born Gemini Award-winning filmmaker Ali Kazimi has alleged that Canada's ruling Conservative Party has violated his copyrights by using an image from one of his ... Read more...
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Poonam Alaigh quits as New Jersey health chief
March 30th, 2011 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 30 (IANS) New Jersey's Indian American Commissioner of Health and Senior Services has resigned from the cabinet level post after 14 months in office, citing personal reasons.Alaigh ... Read more...
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South Asians in US agog over Mohali battle
March 28th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) With three teams from South Asia in the semi-finals of the cricket World Cup, the large South Asian community in North America are all agog ... Read more...
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Trial begins in biggest US insider trading case
March 9th, 2011 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 9 (IANS) The trial of former hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam in the biggest insider trading case in US history has got underway with the process ... Read more...
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