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June 21, 2018 The India Observer #protectionism, #Tariffs, #tradetension, #Trumpadministration, #worldtrade, #WTO

India Retaliates With Higher Import Duties On US Farm, Steel Products

NEW DELHI: JUNE 21 India increased duties on a slew of farm products, steel and iron imported from the United States,

June 16, 2018 Adam Rizvi #almonds, #aluminium, #Apple, #customduties, #Ironore, #motorcycle, #PresidentTrump, #Tradewar, India, US

US import tariffs on steel, aluminium: India hits back, to suspend concessions on 30 products

Responding to the US import tariffs on certain steel and aluminium products, India has decided to suspend concessions on 30

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June 16, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Greencards, #Immigrants, #Indians, #permanenetresidency

Indians With Advanced Degree May Have to Wait 151 Years for Green Card, Says Report

The new calculation on the Green card wait period by Cato Institute, a Washington-based think-tank, comes after the US Citizenship

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June 15, 2018 Adam Rizvi #breakingtheglassceiling, #CFO, #corneroffice, #GeneralMotors, #Houston, #womenontop

Indian-American Dhivya Suryadevara to become CFO at General Motors

Houston, June 14 An Indian-American woman, Dhivya Suryadevara has been named the Chief Finance Officer of the US’ largest automaker,

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June 15, 2018 The India Observer #Marriage, #marriageregistration, #NRI, #NRImarriage

NRI marriages need to be registered within 7 days: Ministry of Women and Child Development

All NRI marriages solemnised in India would need to be registered within seven days, the Ministry of Women and Child

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June 14, 2018 Adam Rizvi #humanrights, #Jammu&Kashmir, #Pakistan, #UN, India

UN rights chief calls for international inquiry into Kashmir violations

Decades of rights violations on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir have “claimed or ruined numerous lives”

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June 11, 2018 Adam Rizvi #MehulChoksi, #NiravModi, #PNBfraud, #politicalasylum, #UK

PNB Fraud: Nirav Modi Seeking Political Asylum in the UK

London, Jun 11 Absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi who is at the centre of a money laundering case linked to over

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June 11, 2018 The India Observer #African-American, #Atlanta, #Gujarat, #hatecrime, #NRI, #PIO

Gujarat NRI killed in US, Vadodara-based kin in shock

Vadodara, Jun 11 (PTI) A man from Vadodara settled in the US was shot dead allegedly by an African-American man near

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June 9, 2018 Adam Rizvi #DACA, #IndianAmericans, #SenatorKamlaHarris, #Trumpadministration

Speak truth, raise voice against bigotry, hatred: Kamala Harris to Indian-Americans

Addressing a unique gathering of over 200 Indian-American candidates, elected officials, philanthropists, community leaders and other interested parties, Harris urged

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June 9, 2018 The India Observer #India-China, #NarendraModi, #SCO, #Wuhan, #XiJinping

Modi, Xi discuss blueprint for bolstering bilateral ties after Wuhan summit

Qingdao, Jun 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping today held talks here to draw a

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June 7, 2018 The India Observer #IftarDinner, #PresidentTrump, #Ramadan, #Whitehouse

Trump hosts first White House Iftar dinner, several Muslim groups boycott

Several Muslim organisations decided to boycott US President Donald Trump’s first Iftar dinner at the White House, citing his alleged

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June 7, 2018 The India Observer #AmericanIftardinner, #FezZafar, #Mealforhumanity, #Muslims, #Ramadan

Iftar Dinner: A Potluck to Mend the Melting Pot

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22, 2018– Fez Zafar, a high school student from Des Moines, is inviting individuals from across

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June 4, 2018 Syedda Shahid #Assassination, #assisinationoffourthcaliphAli, #DeathofAli, #Fasting, #Holymonth, #HouseOfGod, #Imam Ali(as), #ImamAli, #Iraq, #Islam, #Ka'ba, #Kufa, #LoversofAli, #masjidEKufa, #MaulaAli, #Mecca, #MonthOfFasting, #MonthOfRamadhan, #MuslimMonthofFasting, #najaf, #Prophetmohammad, #Ramadan, #Ramdhan, #Ramzan, #roza, #ShiaMuslim

Assassination of Imam Ali (as)

By Syedda Shahid, Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi, TIO: 19th Day of Ramadan! Imam Ali (as), Islam’s greatest saint, hero,

Editorial World

June 2, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Euro, #Europe, #Italy, #Spain

After Brexit, Itexit Looms, Spanish Order Caves In: God Help Europe

Pardon the postscript first. With the appointment of Giuseppe Conte, a lawyer, as a compromise Prime Minister of Italy, the

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June 1, 2018 The India Observer #IndianAmericans, #SpellingBee

Indian-American Karthik Nemmani wins National Spelling Bee

For the 14th consecutive year, an Indian-American has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Karthik Nemmani, 14 correctly spelled ‘koinonia’

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June 1, 2018 Adam Rizvi #DineshDsouza, #IndianAmerican, #PreetBharara, #PresidentialPardon, #Trumpadministration

Indian Americans D’Souza, Bharara in Twitter spat

Two prominent Indian Americans, representing two different political ideologies – Preet Bharara and Dinesh D’Souza – engaged in a bitter

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June 1, 2018 Sarah Mahmood #Travelban, #Trumpadministration

Thank you lawyers!!!

The weekend of January 27, 2017, we didn’t do any of our constitutional law reading. Instead, we swapped the library

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May 31, 2018 The India Observer #ModiinSingapore, #NarendraModi, #Singapore, India

Singapore a bridge between India and ASEAN, defence relations with it among strongest: Modi

Singapore a bridge between India and ASEAN, defence relations with it among strongest: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday

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May 29, 2018 The India Observer #Borderfiring, #IndiaPakistan, #JammuandKashmir, #LineofControl, DGMO

India, Pak DGMOs agree to fully implement 2003 ceasefire pact

New Delhi/Islamabad, May 29 (PTI) Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan today agreed to “fully implement”

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May 29, 2018 The India Observer #AftabPureval, #AmiBera, #ArunaMiller, #AshwaniJain, #CapitolHill, #CoryBooker, #HiralTipirneni, #IndianAmericans, #JoshKaul., #KamlaHarris, #PadmaKuppa, #PramilaJayapal, #RajaKrishnamoorthi, #RoKhanna, #SamirPaul, #SriPrestonKulkarni, #USCapitol

US Capitol to host first-ever gathering of Indian-Americans

Washington, May 29 For the first time, the US Capitol next week will host Indian American elected officials, leaders, philanthropists

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May 29, 2018 The India Observer #California, #HalfDome, #yosemiteNationalPark, hiking

Indian national dies in fall from Yosemite’s Half Dome trail in US

Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is

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May 28, 2018 Adam Rizvi #crimeagainstwomen, #deaththreats, #RanaAyyub, #Rape, #trolls, #UNHumanRights

UN experts ask govt to protect journalist Rana Ayyub from online threats

A group of UN human rights experts has expressed concern over continued threats to journalist Rana Ayyub, calling on the

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May 28, 2018 Adam Rizvi #H1Bvisa, #spousevisa, #sushmaswaraj, #Trumpadministration, H4visa

Trying our best to save H4 and H1-B visas, will spare no effort to persuade US: Sushma Swaraj

Amid the US plan to scrap a rule allowing spouses of H-1B visa holders to work legally in the country,

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May 28, 2018 Shirin Abbas #IrelandAbortionLaw, #IrishAbortionReferendum, #LeoVaradkar, #SavitaHalappanavar

My body, My choice—finally as it should be!

Ireland votes for change and women’s rights on their bodies. It took the sad death of an Indian origin mother

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May 24, 2018 Adam Rizvi #AntonioGuterres, #SyedAkbaruddin, #UnitedNations, #unpeacekeepers, #UnSecurityCouncil

Unrealistic to expect UN peacekeepers to protect civilians in conflict situations: Ambassador Akbaruddin

United Nations, May 23 India has said it is “unrealistic” to expect from UN peacekeepers protection of civilians in the