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May 11, 2018 The India Observer #Janaki, #Janakpur, #PMKPOli, #PMModi, #Ram, #Ramayan, #Sita

Modi, Oli jointly inaugurate Janakpur-Ayodhya direct bus service

Janakpur, Nepal, May 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli on Friday jointly

India World

May 10, 2018 The India Observer #FDI#NitiAayog, #Flipkart, #Walmart

NITI welcomes $16 bn Walmart-Flipkart deal

New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) The USD 16 billion (Rs 1.05 lakh crore) Walmart-Flipkart deal will have a positive impact

World

May 8, 2018 Adam Rizvi #NAB, #NawazSharif, #Pakistan, #WorldBank

Nawaz Sharif now faces probe for alleged laundering of $4.9 bn to India

ISLAMABAD, MAY 8 In further trouble to Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s top anti-corruption body today ordered a probe against the embattled

India World

May 8, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Bankfraud, #CBI, #VijayMallya

Vijay Mallya loses USD 1.55 billion assets case in UK court

Judge Andrew Henshaw refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya’s assets and upheld an Indian court’s ruling that a

India World

May 7, 2018 Shirin Abbas #HillayClinton, #ShabanaAzmi, #Womenempowerment, #WPSP

Shabana Azmi nominated Global Leadership Ambassador. Project funded by Hillary Clinton

Mumbai, May7: Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi has been nominated as the Global Leadership Ambassador for Women in

India World

April 29, 2018 Adam Rizvi #China, #Militarydrills, #Pakistan, #SCO, #SHanghaiCooperationOrganisation, #UralMoumtains, India

In a First: India, Pak to carry out military drills as part of multi-nation exercise

New Delhi, Apr 29 In a first, arch rivals India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise

Australia Diaspora India

April 29, 2018 Sangeetha Devi Dundoo #AlarippuReinvented, #InternationalDanceDay, #IvyLeague, #Ramita-Vikas

Indian connect through dance

On International Dance Day, April 29, two Indian descent dancer-choreographers discuss their journeys in the US and their unique fusion

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April 28, 2018 The India Observer #H1Bvisa, #IndianAmericans, #Workpermit

Indian-American Democratic lawmakers oppose Trump admin’s plan to end work permits for H1B spouses

Top Indian-American Democratic lawmakers have vehemently opposed the Trump administration’s plan to scrap an Obama-era rule allowing spouses of H-1B

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April 28, 2018 The India Observer #Immigration, #IndianAmericans, #PresidentTrump, #Trumpadministration

Indians feel that US is no longer immigrant-friendly: Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

WASHINGTON: Indians now feel that the US is no longer an immigrant-friendly country, a top Indian-American Congressman has said, amidst

India World

April 28, 2018 The India Observer #Border, #Dokalam, #India-China, #Modi=XiJinping, #Summit, #Trade, #Wuhan

Modi, Xi agree to issue ‘strategic guidance’ to their militaries to build trust

Wuhan, Apr 28 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have decided to issue “strategic guidance”

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April 26, 2018 The India Observer #Indiachina, #PMModi, #PresidentXijinping, #SCO, #SHanghaiCooperationOrganisation, #Wuhan

PM Modi to visit China on Apr 27-28 for summit talks with Prez Xi

Beijing, Apr 22 (PTI) Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will hold a summit meeting in China’s

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April 20, 2018 The India Observer #crimeagainstwomen, #J&K, #KATHUARAPECASE

Indian-Americans protest against Kathua, Unnao rapes

Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Indian-Americans, including women and children, raising slogans like “Hate Murder, hate Crime: No more. No More” held

Editorial World

April 19, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Iran, #MiddleEast, #PresidentPutin, #PresidentTrump, #Russia, #UnitedStates, SaudiArabia, Syria

Syrian War Being Dragged On Basis Of Lies For Ulterior Reasons

If war begins in Syria, it will be on absolutely trumped up charges about the use of poison gas by

India World

April 19, 2018 The India Observer #CrimesagainstWomen, #Kathuaraoecase, #PMModi, #Unnaorapecase

Frequent tweeter PM Modi loses voice when it comes to rape of minority women: New York Times editorial

NEW YORK: Sharply criticising Prime Minister Narendra’s silence over rape cases in India, the New York Times in an editorial

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April 18, 2018 The India Observer #crimeagainstwomen, #KATHUARAPECASE, #PMModi, #PMModiinLondon, #Unnaorapecase

“Rape Is Rape, Shouldn’t Be Politicised”: PM Modi Amid Outrage Over Kathua Case

“When a child is raped… we cannot compare these incidents in numbers for different governments. Rape is rape… How can

India World

April 18, 2018 The India Observer #Commonwealth, #PMModi, #PMModiinLondon, #QueenElizabeth

Modi calls on Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON, APR 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace here and discussed

India World

April 18, 2018 The India Observer #BharatKiBaatSabkeSaath, #PMModi, #PMModiinLondon

Need of the hour is to make development a mass movement: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the United Kingdom as part of his three-nation tour, is holding a live interaction

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April 17, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Congresselections, #Democraticparty, #Democrats, #Senateelections, #Shiva4Senate

2 Indian-Americans Raise $5.8 Million, Emerge Top Fund-raiser in US Elections

Washington: Two Indian Americans, running as candidates for Senate and Congressional elections, have raised USD 4.6 million and USD 1.2

Diaspora World

April 17, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Iftar, #Muslims, #ObamaWhiteHouse, #PresidentBillClinton, #Ramadan, #TrumpWhiteHouse

High school students start a nation wide movement “The American Iftar Dinner”, to showcase tolerance and diversity

Fez Zafar, a South Asian American high school student from Iowa, has started a national-wide movement by the name “The

India World

April 16, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Ambedkar, #UnitedNations

Ambedkar’s ‘tireless efforts’ towards equality, social justice made him a pioneer: UN official

United Nations, Apr 14 (PTI) Bhimrao Ambedkar’s “tireless efforts” towards ensuring excluded groups were politically and socially empowered made him

India World

April 16, 2018 The India Observer #Baisakhi, #India-Pakistan, #Sikhism

Pak prevents Sikh pilgrims from meeting Indian envoy; India lodges protest

New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) India lodged a strong protest with Pakistan on Sunday over blocking of access of visiting Sikh

Diaspora India World

April 15, 2018 Keya Balar #Congresstestimony, #Dataleak, #Facebook, #MARKZUCKERBERG

Mark Zuckerberg Testimony: Facebook CEO Is Grilled in Congress

The star of N.J. Senator Frank Pallone Jr. questioning Mark Zuckerberg at the latter’s testimony to the US Congress on

India World

April 15, 2018 The India Observer #AntonioGuterres, #Bakerwal, #Jammu&Kashmir, #JusticeforAsifa, #KATHUARAPECASE, #UnitedNations

UN terms Kathua rape case ‘horrific’, hopes perpetrators are brought to justice

Terming as “horrific” the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, UN chief Antonio

World

April 14, 2018 The India Observer #ImranasShiva, #ImranKhan, #LordShiva

Imran Khan’s viral photo as Lord Shiva causes outrage in Pak social media

A photo of Pakistani former cricketer and politician Imran Khan as Lord Shiva that has gone viral on social media has caused

India World

April 13, 2018 The India Observer #AngelinaJolie, #BillGates, #KiranBedi, #MichelleObama, #MostAdmiredPeople2018, #PresidentObama

Bill Gates, Angelina Jolie, Obamas ‘World’s Most Admired People 2018’

Kiran Bedi tops in India with a 10.10 per cent admiration score Angelina Jolie, Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth