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Watch Indian-American Emily Shah win Miss New Jersey title
World | Oct 26, 2013, 01:49 PM ISTWashington: Just a month after beauty queen Nina Davuluri made history by becoming the first Indian-American Miss America, 18-year-old Emily Shah has won the Miss New Jersey USA 2014 title.Shah, a resident of Edison, home
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Indian-American mayoral candidate faces racial slur in NJ
World | Sep 25, 2013, 08:11 PM ISTNew York: In an apparent act of racism, election sign boards of an Indian-American mayoral candidate and his running mates in New Jersey have been defaced with a swastika and words “Never In Edison”.Sudhanshu Prasad,
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America's top 10 most wanted fugitives
World | Jul 05, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: When it comes to criminals there are many types of them. Some are dreaded and others are petty criminals. Criminals when get caught pay for their sins by living their life behind bars
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Americans associate turban-wearers with Osama bin Laden: study
World | Sep 09, 2013, 04:42 PM ISTWashington: Reflecting the low level of awareness about Sikhs in the US, a new research today said an overwhelming majority of Americans associate turban-wearers with slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.The study ‘Turban Myths', conducted
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Jobs paint grim picture of US unemployment crisis
World | Sep 07, 2013, 12:05 PM ISTWashington: The number of jobs in the US continued to paint a bleak picture of the ongoing unemployment crisis in the country, as experts said that at current rates America will have to wait years
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American girl robbed, stabbed inside Churchgate-Borivali train in Mumbai
India | Aug 18, 2013, 11:43 PM ISTMumbai: Michel Mark, a 24-year-old American girl, was robbed and stabbed by a criminal inside the ladies compartment of Churchgate-Borivali local train this evening. Mumbai Central GRP (Government Railway Police) admitted her to Nair Hospital
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Kerry in Pakistan
World | Jul 31, 2013, 11:16 PM ISTIslamabad, July 31: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday night on a three-day visit to Pakistan, reported Xinhua.During his visit, Kerry will meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and hold talks
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A Sikh American soldier's battle for the turban
World | Jul 21, 2013, 02:27 PM ISTWashington, July 21: "If the militaries in Canada, England, India and progressive nations allow Sikhs to serve in turbans and beards, then why can't the US?"That was the question that Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, the
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Congress, administration argue over Israeli visas
World | Jul 15, 2013, 11:19 AM ISTWashington, Jul 15: Legislation that would let Israelis visit the United States without visas but not demand full reciprocal treatment for all Americans wishing to travel to the Jewish state could put Congress and the
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Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Snowden
World | Jul 06, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTCaracus, Jul 6: The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo
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French president demands any US spying cease now
World | Jul 01, 2013, 06:40 PM ISTParis, Jul 1: French President Francois Hollande is demanding that the United States immediately stop its alleged eavesdropping of the European Union.According to weekend reports, U.S. intelligence agencies have bugged EU offices in three cities.Hollande
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Ecuador flower growers in Snowden shock
World | Jun 30, 2013, 06:41 PM ISTPifo, Jun 30: Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United States. These days he's worried
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EU demands explanation after reports of US spying
World | Jun 30, 2013, 06:17 PM ISTWashington, June 30: A media report claiming that the US National Security Agency spied on EU offices may have tremendous repercussions, the European Union (EU) said on Sunday, and asked for immediate explanation from Washington.German
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US eyes Cairo embassy security amid Egypt unrest
World | Jun 29, 2013, 08:03 PM ISTWashington, Jun 29: The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said on Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would
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US to launch talks on free trade in environmental goods and services
World | Jun 26, 2013, 06:15 PM ISTWashington, June 26: The United States will launch negotiations toward global free trade in environmental goods and services, including clean energy technology, for a low-carbon world economy, President Barrack Obama has announced.Also, the US will
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WikiLeaks says leaker safe, gives no added detail
World | Jun 26, 2013, 06:06 PM ISTLondon, Jun 26: WikiLeaks says that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is “safe and well,” a brief statement that gave no indication of how the information was obtained and did little to clear
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Ecuador: Decision on granting asylum to Snowden can take months
World | Jun 26, 2013, 10:29 PM ISTKuala Lumpur, Jan 26: Ecuador today said it would take months to decide on whether to grant asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently staying in Moscow airport for the fourth day in a row
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Chinese workers holding US boss say wages unpaid
World | Jun 25, 2013, 04:01 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 25: Chinese workers keeping an American executive confined to his Beijing medical supply factory said Tuesday that they had not been paid in two months in a compensation dispute that highlights tensions in
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Why was "U.S Route 66" called America's Mother Road?
World | Mar 18, 2013, 12:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Though current maps do not include old Route 66 but it is known as the Mother Road of U.S .It also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main
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SRK opens his heart out at what it takes to be a Muslim
Bollywood | Jan 23, 2013, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 23: My Name is Khan and I am not a terrorist, the line reveals it all about the world's misconception regarding Muslims and the lead actor Shahrukh Khan open up in Outlook