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 Educational
Excellence of Indians
The prowess of
Indians in the field of higher education, especially in
disciplines like mathematics, has taken a fabled shape by now.
In almost every western college or university, it is a common
sight to find an Indian name among the top three students. The
situation has become so intimidating that President Barack Obama
has urged Americans to raise their standards of education in
order to compete with the students of India..
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 Facing the Global Financial Crisis
More than arithmetic!! Whole Brain
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Foreign investments worth Rs.541 crore approved
The government has cleared 22 foreign investment proposals
worth Rs.541 crore, including a Rs.237.2-crore project of
Mumbai-based telecom company Tikona Digital Networks, the
finance ministry sources revealed early this week.
Kolkata-based water infrastructure company Electrosteel
Castings and Anant Raj Industries are also among the
companies whose projects got the government nod.
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Government
joins hands with Microsoft to curb internet threats
British Columbia starting liaison office in Chandigarh
Hero Motors gets $250-mn order from Canadian firm
Peerless may launch mutual fund next year
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 Matheran
We were bombed out
in Bornbay. This was in the days when Mumbai was called by
its anglicised, straight out of the mouth name. We were just
about at the end of our tether battling stress, crowds,
pollution and heat. Having moved here recently from Delhi,
it sank in, as October rolled towards November, that
"winters here are not the same as winters up north". But
what were we to do! Our work seemed to...
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India:
Best Vacation Spots for NRIs
Jodhpur
Khajuraho
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 ESSENCE
OF THE UPANISHADS
A Key to Indian Spirituality
: Eknath Easwaran
Easwaran takes one of India's classic wisdom texts, the
Katha Upanishad, and explains how it embraces all the key
ideas of Indian spirituality
within the context of a powerful mythic quest - the story of
a young hero.
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Ganga
: The River that Flows from Heaven to Earth
The
Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the
Twenty-first Century
Passage
Meditation
Timeless
Wisdom
Indians
Short listed for the Man Booker Prize
Shakti:
Realm of the Divine Mother
Celebrate
Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr with Praying,
Fasting, and Charity
Peace
or Perish there is no other choice:
Stepping Stones for Turbulent Times
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 Indian-origin
tipped to be SAfrica's next finance minister
South Africa's Indian-origin revenue
commissioner Pravin Gordhan is tipped to become the
country's next finance minister. Sources in the ruling party
- said that a decision on his appointment would be made when
ANC leader Jacob Zuma will assume office of president in
early May and finalises his cabinet. The speculation over
the appointment of Gordhan follows calls by the South
African Communist Party.
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Two
India-origin people among America's
top 100 financial advisors.
Indian-American
helps design energy-saving PCs.
'Punjabi village' in US raises $35,000 for orphans in
India
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Indian
banker among 15 Yale World Fellows.
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 Eight
Indian scientists honoured for ground
breaking research
Eight of India's leading
scientists were honoured with Thomson Reuters Research
Excellence - India Research Front Awards for their
groundbreaking work and influential contribution to global
research and development..
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ASSOCHAM urges Government to set up $90-bn infrastructure
fund.
BBC journalists board 'election train' to cover India
Indian doctors remove basketball-sized kidney from man
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 Indian
Art & Artist
We are just returning from a niece's wedding in
Cleveland, OH (in case you are wondering, yes, the groom arrived
on a magnificent white horse, followed by a procession led by a
dholi). Another niece has her big day in October … 2008 seems to
be the year of nieces tying the knot! Many things have changed
over the years.... Read
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The
Violin: An Indian Instrument ?
IRCC
Idol 2008 winner, Kamal Mehdi
Tabla
Not Your Ordinary Instrument
Bharatnatyam
- Ancient Classical Art from India
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 WHO
asks India to wake up
The World
Health Organisation (WHO) said India has a long way to go
towards controlling the incidence of diabetes in the country,
which has assumed dimensions of a 'tsunami.'
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In
an expansion mode at home and abroad
Narayana
Hrudayalaya is Pakistani boy gets new
Some
natural aids to health improvement
Ayurveda
medicine promises to cure
The
Holostic Health Village in Central Florida
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 Rahman
ready with his next international venture
After his Oscar
win, A.R Rahman has been going places. The talented Indian
composer A.R. Rahman will be teaming up with former Rolling
Stones...
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IIFA
2009 goes to China
Akshay,
Kareena to walk red carpet with Stallone at Cannes
Sikandar
screened at LA's Indian film festival
Bollywood
stars out in numbers to exercise their
democratic rights
Producer-multiplex
feud continues
Bollywood
loses two great personalities in one month
Filmmakers
Corner
Big
B to share screen with Ben Kingsley for Teen Patti
After
Raavan, Abhishek-Aishwarya go Crooked
Jiah
Khan signs two-film deal with UTV
Shabana
puts on weight for Gurinder Chaddha’s movie
Slumdog
Millionaire
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India declared winner after Australia forfeits Davis Cup tie
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has declared India the winner of
the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I third round tie after Australia
decided against sending its team to Chennai for the May 8-10 match
citing security concerns. India now move to the World Group Play-off
Sept 18-20 and the ITF Davis Cup Committee will impose sanctionson
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Yuki wins his maiden tournament without dropping a set
Gambhir,
Goswami recommended for Arjuna awards
Mohun Bagan beat Churchill to win season-ending Super Cup
Athletes
bring India 3 Gold from Bangkok
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