Indian Origin
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Sikh wins right to join US army prog keeping articles of faith
World | Jun 16, 2015, 10:18 AM ISTNew York: In a significant verdict, a Sikh-American student at a city-based university after a long struggle has been allowed by a US court to enrol in an army programme without removing his articles of
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'Sunscreen' layer on distant exoplanet discovered by Indian-origin researcher
World | Jun 12, 2015, 02:47 PM ISTWashington: In what could reveal the composition of a planet and how it formed, a team including an Indian-origin researcher has detected a stratosphere, one of the primary layers of Earth's atmosphere, on a massive
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3 Indian-origin youths shortlisted for White House Fellows Programme
World | Jun 12, 2015, 07:16 AM ISTWashington: Three Indian-origin youths have been named finalists for the prestigious White House Fellows Programme that offers first-hand experience for working at the highest levels of the US federal government.The national finalists, selected through a
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Indian-origin man jailed 10 months for stabbing wife
World | Jun 12, 2015, 07:03 AM ISTSingapore: A 29-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was jailed 10 months for stabbing his estranged wife in front of their two children in October last year.Suresh David Narasimmalu, had been on a Diwali shopping with
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Indian-origin businessman elected head of global firm
World | May 24, 2015, 10:35 AM ISTLondon: A leading Indian-origin entrepreneur has been elected as the head of the Bureau of International Recycling, a global organisation that facilitates free and fair trade of recyclables in a sustainable and competitive world economy.Ranjit
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Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai awarded for his services in Singapore
World | Apr 25, 2015, 09:53 AM ISTSingapore: Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai has been bestowed with ‘Outstanding Service Award' for his services to the city-state by the National University of Singapore (NUS) here. 78-year-old Gopinath Pillai, who is currently the Ambassador-at-Large of
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A third of America's budding science talent are of Indian origin
India | Jan 23, 2015, 11:13 AM ISTWashington: Nearly one-third of the 40 high school seniors named finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2015, America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition are of Indian origin.The finalists receive an
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Indian-origin Robin Dutt is Stuttgart's new director of sport
Football | Jan 07, 2015, 04:02 PM ISTBerlin: German football club VfB Stuttgart has appointed Indian origin Robin Dutt as its new director of sport.The former Bundesliga coach has penned a deal until Dec 2018, reports Xinhua."Robin Dutt's proposed sportive concept, with
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Indian-origin portfolio manager wins delay of prison term
World | Nov 05, 2014, 11:58 AM ISTNew York: An Indian-origin portfolio manager, sentenced to nine years on insider trading charges, won his bid to delay his surrender to prison next week until an appellate panel decides on his motion to remain
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Indian-origin scientist makes breakthrough in laser technology
Jun 06, 2014, 09:36 PM ISTNew York: Your personal computer may soon become more compact and energy efficient as laser could replace the mesh of wires.Scientists at University of Michigan, led by an Indian American Pallab Bhattacharya, have found a
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Indian-origin scientist develops leadless pacemaker
May 10, 2014, 07:44 PM ISTNew York: The world's first wireless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist, has shown promising results after one year of human trials. The device, resembling a tiny, metal silver tube and smaller than a triple-A
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Indian-origin scientist makes leadless pacemaker
World | May 10, 2014, 01:29 PM ISTNew York: The world's first leadless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist Vivek Reddy, has shown promising results after one year of human trials on 32 patients who received the pacemaker. "This is the first
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Smartphone leaves fingerprints too: Indian-origin scientists
Apr 30, 2014, 09:13 AM ISTWashington: You leave your fingerprints all over - from computer keyboards or door knobs - but do you know that your smart phone leaves real-time fingerprints that cannot be removed?Puzzled? Not any more. Three Indian-origin
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Two Indian-origin students missing in US
World | Mar 06, 2014, 04:20 PM ISTHouston: A 21-year-old Indian-origin student has mysteriously disappeared while vacationing with friends in the US state of Florida, even as the search was on for an Indian-American who went missing in New York.Reny Jose, a
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Indian-origin scientist makes blindness cure closer to reality
World | Feb 18, 2014, 02:33 PM ISTLondon: An Indian-origin scientist has discovered an ultra-thin layer hidden deep in the eye that can help treat glaucoma, thus taking a step closer to curing blindness caused by the ocular disorder.Harminder Dua, a professor
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Indian origin Jatinder Singh pockets NZ $100,000 for catching Anderson's six singlehandedly
Cricket | Jan 23, 2014, 04:43 PM ISTHamilton: In the 2 ODI match which was played between India and New Zealand on Wednesday, an Indian origin man caught Corey Anderson's six on the long off boundary single handedly to win NZ $100,000.In
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Indian origin scientist in US claims breakthrough for type-2 diabetes
World | Jan 05, 2014, 02:16 PM ISTNew York: If a single gene is not functioning properly, insulin is not released into the bloodstream to regulate blood sugar levels - leading to type 2 diabetes, claims a scientist of Indian origin.A research
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Indian-origin slave owners accused of targeting kids in UK
World | Dec 01, 2013, 08:43 PM ISTLondon: A far-Left Maoist group run by an Indian-origin man and his Tanzanian-Indian wife in the UK, who allegedly held three women captive here for 30 years, has been accused of attempting to indoctrinate children
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Indian-origin UK slave owner claimed he was Jesus
World | Nov 29, 2013, 11:57 AM ISTLondon: The Indian-origin head of an extremist Maoist sect, accused of enslaving three women in his home in London for 30 years, tried to convince his British followers he was Jesus Christ, a former activist
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Indian-origin man lay dead in his bed for 12 days
World | Oct 02, 2013, 06:19 PM ISTLondon: British police failed to find an Indian-origin man who was lying dead in his bed for 12 days after taking an overdose of prescription painkillers.An inquest at the Southampton Coroner's Court heard that 52-year-old