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September 26, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Gurbirrewal, #NewJersey, #racialabuse, #Racism, #Sikhs, #TIO, #Turban, Adam Rizvi, governor, lawinforcement

New Jersey sheriff resigns after uproar over racist remarks on Sikh AG

New York, September 24, 2018: A senior law enforcement official of a New Jersey county has resigned after an outcry over

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September 25, 2018 Adam Rizvi #BJP, #Gujaratriots, #IPS, #NarenderModi, #SanjivBHatt, CID, enougisenough, Gujarat Government, Gujarat Police, Shwetabhatt, Supreme Court

“Gujarat Must Respond”: Top Court on Allegations by Sanjiv Bhatt’s Wife

Sanjiv Bhatt, a vocal critic of the ruling BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was dismissed from service in 2015

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September 23, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Greencard, #Trumpadministration

Trump proposes to deny green cards to aid recipients; to affect Indians in US

Washington, September 23: The Trump administration may deny green cards to immigrants who have availed or may avail government benefits,

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September 23, 2018 The India Observer #ArunJaitley, #DassaulAviation, #Elections2019, #FrancoisHollande, #HAL, #IndiaAirForce, #PMModi, #Rafaledeal, #Rafalefighterjet, #RahulGandhi, #Reliance

Ex-French President contradicted himself; Dassault chose Reliance on its own: Jaitley

New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday said former French President Francois Hollande contradicted his own statement with

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September 23, 2018 Adam Rizvi #DHS, #Immigration, #IndianAmerican, #Trumpadministration, #workpermits, H4visa

Trump Administration says will revoke work permits to H4 Visa holders within 3 months

The Trump administration has publicly said and also in its court filing that it wants to revoke work permits to

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September 22, 2018 The India Observer #AnilAmbani, #DassaultAviation, #FrancoisHollande, #HAL, #NrmalaSitharaman, #PMModi, #Rafaledeal, #Rafalefighterjet, #RahulGandhi, #Reliance

Modi, Ambani carried out Rs 1.3 lakh cr ‘surgical strike’ on defence forces: Rahul on Rafale issue

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that Prime Minister

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September 21, 2018 The India Observer #AnilAmbani, #DassaultAviation, #FrancoisHollande, #IndiaFrance, #IndianAirforce, #PMModi, #Rafaledeal, #Reliance

Indian govt proposed Reliance Defence as partner in Rafale:French media quoting Hollande

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) In a significant development, a French media report quoted former French President Francois Hollande as purportedly

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September 21, 2018 The India Observer #ImranKhan, #India-Pakistan, #peacetalks, #ShahMehmoodQureshi, #sushmaswaraj, 3PMModi

J-K cops’ murder fallout: India calls off the Sushma-Qureshi meeting

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) India Friday called off the meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #JeM, #Maoists#ISIS, #StateDepartment, #Terrorism, #Trumpadministration, #USIndia, LeT

US praises India for its significant counter-terrorism actions

The parts of India seriously impacted by terrorism in 2017 included Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast Indian states, and parts

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #ImranKhan, #peacetalks, #PMModi, #ShahMahmoodQuereshi, #sushmaswaraj, #TIO, #UNGA

India accepts Pakistan’s offer, foreign ministers to meet on the sidelines of UNGA

Accepting the offer, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar clarified that the acceptance does not “indicate any change in the policy as

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Hindi, #twitter, #UniversityofMichigan

Tweeting in Hindi gaining popularity in India, says US

Washington, September 20: Tweeting in Hindi is gaining popularity in India, according to a study conducted by researchers, including an Indian,

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September 20, 2018 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #ImranKhan, #ImranKhansLetterTOModi, #India-Pakistan, #J&K, #Jammu&Kashmir, #JammuandKashmir, #modi, #Modigovt., #Muslims, #NarendraModi, #NuclearCountries, #Pakistan, #Pathankot, #peacetalks, #PMModi, #RSS, #SAARC, #Siachin, #Terrorism, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #UNGA

Pakistan PM Imran Khan writes to ‘Modi Sahab’ seeking resumption of Indo-Pak peace talks

Khan has proposed a meeting between foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pak counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the sidelines of the

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September 20, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Democrats, #HouseofRepresentatives, #IndianAmericans, #Novemberelections2018, #PramilaJaypal, #Republicans, #USCongress

12 Indian-Americans in race for US Congressional elections in November

Six Indian-Americans, three men, and three women are running in the election to the US House of Representatives. A record

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September 19, 2018 The India Observer #AI101, #Boeing747-300, #Delhi-NewYork

Multiple instrument failures, low on fuel: Air India pilot before landing plane at US airport

According to an audio clipping of the conversation between the pilots and an air traffic controller in the US, various

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Bhutan, #Bhutanelections, #China, #Dokalam, India

Bhutan poll results concern for Delhi

Ruling Pro-India PDP Exits Race Coming Third in Primaries New Delhi September 17: Bhutan’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by

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September 18, 2018 Adam Rizvi #JaipurLiteratureFestivalHouston, #NamitaGokhale, #shashitharoor, #Teamworks, #ZilaKhan

Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Houston

Houston, September 16: Inclement weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of literature lovers who waited in long queues to

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #AsianAchieversAward, #NeilBasu, #scotlandyard, #UK

Scotland Yard’s first Indian-origin counter-terror chief wins award in UK

London, September 15 Scotland Yard’s first Indian-origin counter-terrorism chief has won the Asian Achievers’ Award in the Uniformed and Civil

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September 18, 2018 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #Democrats, #Elections, #PaulManafort, #PramilaJayapal, #Republicans, #RobertMueller, #TIO, #Trumpadministation

Americans don’t trust Trump: Indian-American Congresswoman

By Adam Rizvi: The comment comes days after Paul Manafort, who once headed Trump’s campaign, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges

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September 17, 2018 The India Observer #AdamRizvi, #consulgeneral, #designers, #fashionshow, #fashionweeknyc, #Indiafashion, #Indianbride, #INDIANCONSULATE, #INIFD, #internationalinstituteoffashion, #LGBT, #lifestyle, #NewYork, #NewyorkCity, #oldestdemocracy, #SANDEEPCHAKRAVORTY, #TANUJACHAKRAVORTY, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #Vibrant, #Vibrant India, #Vibrantindia, Democracy, PTI

‘Vibrant India’ at New York Fashion Week, courtesy INIFD

NEW YORK Sept. 17: ‘Vibrant India’ celebrated the second season at the New York Fashion Week, recently, delighting all. Guests

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September 16, 2018 The India Observer #IndiaPakistan, #JammuandKashmir, #Kashmirconflict, #Partition, #Punjab, #The India Observer, #TIO

Anam Zakaria’s new book uncovers the human dimension of the Kashmir conflict

Pakistani writer Anam Zakaria moves beyond politics to focus on the people in the Kashmir conflict Anam Zakaria’s first book, The

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September 16, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Assadregime, #civilwar, #Hezbollah, #Idlib, #JohnBolton, #Russia, Syria, Turkey, US

Air Bombardment Or “Chemical Attack”: Suspense Surround Idlib Endgame

The Byzantine and Roman sites of Ebla and Idlib, in North West Syria, may well be reduced to dust if

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September 14, 2018 The India Observer #ArunJaitly, #CAD, #CurrentAccountDeficit, #Modigovt., #RBI, #Rupeedepreciation, #UrjiPatel, #USDollar

Modi Govt. unveils measures to check widening CAD, falling rupee

The domestic currency has declined around 6 per cent since August and touched an all-time low of 72 level this

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September 14, 2018 The India Observer #JohnBolton, #NSA, #Trumpadministration, AjitDoval

NSA Ajit Doval in U.S.; to meet Secretary of State and other top officials

In addition to his meeting with his American counterpart John Bolton, Mr. Doval is likely to meet officials from the

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September 13, 2018 The India Observer #ArunJaitley, #BankLoansdefault, #CrownProsecutionService, #KingfisherAirlines, #UKextradition, #VijayMallya

I’m a political football, scapegoat, says Vijay Mallya as Arun Jaitley rubbishes claims of meeting him

The government is seeking the extradition of Mallya, the tycoon behind India’s best-selling beer, after bankers have pursued him for

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September 13, 2018 Adam Rizvi #fooddeprivation, #Hunger, #UN, #unicef#undernourishedpeople, #WHO

Hunger reached ‘alarming’ 10-year high in 2017, according to latest UN report

The report estimates that the number of undernourished globally, increased to 821 million in 2017; meaning that one in every