Netanyahu in India: What was swept under the carpet
By Vijay Parshad If you believed that the Indian people universally welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India, then you were
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Author: The India Observer
What does the US government shutdown mean? Your questions answered
The U.S. government shutdown began at midnight Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to resolve a standoff over immigration and
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Bollywood selfie with Amitabh Bachchan and other Bollywood stars
Recreating the viral ‘Oscar selfie’, which featured several Hollywood stars in one picture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posed with
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Indian Govt. withdraws Haj subsidy, says will use funds to ’empower minorities’
The government has withdrawn the subsidy it offers for Haj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, from this year, four
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NRI stuck at Delhi airport after a flyer to Canada takes his passport by mistake
A Bahrain-bound NRI has been stranded at the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for the past three days after
Read MoreFirst Indian-origin death-row prisoner in US to be executed next month
The date of execution for the US’ first Indian-American prisoner on death-row has been set for February 23. Convicted of
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Spain surpasses United States to become world’s second most visited country after France
Spain last year surpassed the United States to become the world’s second most visited country after France. Spanish Prime Minister
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Indian-origin man stripped of his US citizenship, has been living ‘illegally’ since 1991
A naturalized American from India has been stripped of his US citizenship, the first case under a government initiative designed
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Demonetised notes converted into stationery by prisoners in Indian jail
The inmates serving life sentence are converting shredded demonetised notes into stationery for the state government and its agencies to
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Rahul Gandhi promises ‘new and shining’ Congress
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday sought assistance of Indians living in Bahrain to “fight forces of hatred” in India,
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Trump calls author of book on him ‘a total loser’
Donald Trump today dismissed as “full of lies” a new explosive book about him, his family and his administration that
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Bride’s family kidnaps engineer, performs wedding at gunpoint in Bihar
A 29-year-old junior engineer at Bokaro Steel Plant was reportedly abducted and forced to marry a woman at gunpoint in
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Two-fold jump in NRIs registering as voters: Govt. of India
The number of NRIs registering themselves as ‘overseas electors’ has seen a two-fold jump in the last three years, latest
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The glitzy event in Hyderabad was just a glamorous selfie for Ivanka Trump and Narendra Modi
Ivanka Trump gave India something that had nothing to do with women and empowerment. She gave India what it still
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BJP ROUTED IN UP URBAN LOCAL BODIES’ ELECTIONS
On 2nd December 2017, most newspapers flashed a front-page story that Bhartiya Janata Party has swept the urban local bodies’
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Remembering The ‘Monstrous’ Legacy Of Ratko Mladic
Nura Mustafic, one of the Mothers of Srebrenica, wipes away tears as she reacts to the verdict handed down against
Read MoreLord Ram in a secular court
IT is an exaggeration and possibly untrue that Hindu revivalists have a poor knowledge of history. Would you call the
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Two daughters and sons-in-law
At the height of their popularity two of South Asia’s greatest politicians — and bitter rivals — were struggling with
Read MoreSouth Asians in Local Elections 2017 in New Jersey
South Asians in Local Elections 2017 in New Jersey are flexing their political muscle Ravi Bhalla is a Mayoral Candidate
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To Fight Hate – Stand Up and Vote TODAY Nov.7, 2017
The last decade has been witness to the growing prominence of South Asians in the American political landscape. The latest
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Phil Murphy For Governor. Phil Murphy: liberal idealism tempered with real-life financial expertise
Today is Election Day! It is when every American can go to the voting booth and decide upon the future
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Meet, Mayor Tom Lankey the hottest star of Edison
Left To Right, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Tom Lankey & NJ gubernatorial candidate for Governor Phil Murphy Mayor
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Freeholder Assad Akhter
Assad Akhter was sworn in to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders on December 16, 2016. He was the
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