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PM Dismisses Reports Of Obama Snub
Type: Indo US News
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made light of reports that US President-elect Barack Obama ignored India while making telephone calls to leaders of various countries after his election to America&rs ...more

Jindal Planning 2012 Presidential Run?
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: WASHINGTON D.C. - Votes were still being counted in some races in the Nov 4 election, but no matter: Talk of the potential Republican field in the 2012 Presidential election was already underway. T ...more

3 Indians Among Top 50 Women to Watch
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: NEW YORK, NY - Led by Pepsico Chief Indra Nooyi, three Indians have made their way into the Wall Street Journal’s global list of 50 women to watch for this year. Cisco’s Chief Technolog ...more

Bhimsen Joshi Gets Bharat Ratna
Type: Indo US News
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: NEW DELHI - Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary exponent of Hindustani classical music, has been chosen for the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. The honor for the 86-year-o ...more

Chinmaya Mission Holds Musical Fundraiser
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: BY NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN GARDEN GROVE, CA – In a musical fundraiser featuring renowned vocalist Shubha Mudgal, Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles, raised close to $300,000 for development projects that ...more

India Thrash Australia by 172 Runs to Get Trophy
Type: Indo US News
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: NAGPUR - India gave ample proof of its status as a dominant force in world cricket as they thrashed Australia by 172 runs in the fourth and final cricket Test to regain the coveted Border-Gavaskar tro ...more

Is India One Country?
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: Your excellent editorial ‘Is India One Country?’ (I-J., Oct. 31) asks the question, “with all these shameful happenings, does India look like the United States of India?” ...more

Special Program For Service to Veterans and Their Families
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: While ordinary Americans are bracing for the economic meltdown, thousands of war veterans, from recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are suffering from a host of post-traumatic stress related disorder ...more

Pork Barrel, Bacon and Other Exotics With Corrections
Type: Indo US News
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: These politically tinged idioms form the lingua franca of the American vernacular these days. They all refer to the budgetary earmarks for special projects and services in the constituencies of member ...more

Bush-Cheney and Obama
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld group has severely reduced the prestige, power and standing of America in the world using dictatorial behavior, isolation theory and above all inhumane and war mongering conduct. ...more

Great Celebrations at Montebello Sai Baba Temple
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: BY K.B.NAIR MONTEBELLO, CA - It was another red letter day for devotees at the Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan here on Nov 9 when the Shivling & Vrushabha, Saipaduka Prathistapana Mahotsav was he ...more

Vedic Temple Marks 1st Anniversary and Kumbh Mela
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: By A STAFF REPORTER MONCLAIR, CA - Hundreds of visitors attended the third annual Kumbha Mela and the first anniversary celebrations of the Vedic Temple here, on Nov.9 ...more

San Francisco�s Mayor Gavin Newsom Flies Jet Airways
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer were greeted by Zainul Aljunied, Jet Airways’ Vice President-Western USA, before boarding a Jet Airways flight to S ...more

Woodland Hills Rotary Club Raises $7,000 for Spending in India
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: BY A STAFF REPORTer WOODLAND HILLS, CA – A fund raising dinner for the Rotary Club of Woodland Hills was hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Amarjit S. Marwah at their residence in Malib ...more

Obama�s Salary
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: NEW YORK, NY - The U.S. government provides for its President an aggregate compensation of $400,000 a year, to be paid on monthly basis during his or her term. In addition, he gets an expense allowanc ...more

1008 Oil Lamps Lit in San Diego
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: BY A STAFF REPORTER SAN DIEGO, CA – The Festival of lights - Diwali - was celebrated in a unique manner in San Diego on Oct 28 by the lighting of 1008 traditional oil lamps by women. It was h ...more

L.A. Public Works Celebrates Diwali
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: BY A STAFF REPORTER LOS ANGELES, CA - The City of Los Angeles Public Works employees celebrated Diwali in the Tom Bradley Tower Banquet Hall. It was widely attended by engineers, managers, accounts ...more

Obama Supports Strategic Ties With India, Not Outsourcing
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is a solid supporter of the growing Indo-U.S. strategic partnership and backs the landmark bilateral nuclear deal, but has strong views about outso ...more

MIACC 8th Film Fest Closes, �Amal� Gets Best Film Award
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: I.J.NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK, NY – The Eighth Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival wrapped up its five day festival on Nov. 9 at the Walter Reade Theater with th ...more

Sonal Shah Appointed Obama�s Advisor
Type: Community
Date Submitted: Thu Nov 13, 2008
Story: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sonal Shah, economist who heads Google’s philanthropic arm, has been appointed an advisory board member by US President-elect Barack Obama to assist his team in the tran ...more

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