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Indian American in Nevada biz body
New York, June 30: Rajan Zed, an Indian American, has been selected for the board of the directors of the Nevada World Trade Council (NEWTRAC), Nevada's international trade organisation.
Award for Indian-American girl
New York, June 27: Benita Singh, an Indian-American girl studying in Yale University, is among 15 people chosen by Newsweek magazine for its "Giving Back Awards" in recognition to their "bravery or generosity, genius or passion and devotion in helping others".
'Create India-US JV firms'
Chicago, June 17: Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar has called upon American corporations and Indian American companies to look at India as a manufacturing hub and to enter into engaging commercial partnerships with Indian companies.
Guyana remembers Indian martyrs
Georgetown (Guyana), June 17: Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo has recalled the martyrdom of five Indian origin workers, saying their sacrifice was connected to the development of political forces that led to the Caribbean country's independence.
Trinidad family traces roots to Bihar
Patna, June 7: It will be happy homecoming for a family from the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad & Tobago when they visit Bihar, the land of their forefathers.
Indian Americans lose in Spelling Bee
Washington, June 3: Indian American students' dominance over the United States' most prestigious word spelling contest, the Scripps Spelling Bee, came crashing down on June 1 with none among them finishing in the top three.
'Don't leave Trinidad'
Port of Spain, June 1: Trinidad and Tobago President George Maxwell Richards has urged people of Indian origin, who comprise nearly 50 percent of this Caribbean nation, not to migrate because of the "less than happy times" the country is witnessing.
AAPI to help improve healthcare
New Delhi, May 31: Taking forward their commitment to help India improve healthcare in rural areas, the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) will be launching two pilot projects, in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, in July.
New US Bill on immigrants
Washington, May 27: Over 10 million illegal immigrants to the United States, including a few Indians and other Asians, may get a chance to become citizens doing the jobs most native Americans would not do, thanks to a new law on the anvil.
Chatwal reception for US lawmakers
Washington, May 19 The US-India civil nuclear agreement received rare bipartisan support when more than 70 lawmakers from both houses of the US Congress attended a reception hosted by New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal on the Capitol Hill.
Honour for Indian-born doctor in US
Bhubaneswar, May 14: A leading hospital in the US has honoured an Indian-born doctor with the Physician of the Year award for 2006.
Suriname Home Minister meets Ravi
New Delhi, May 12: Suriname Minister for Home Affairs Maurits Safdar Hassankhan Friday called on Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi to discuss details of the Bidesia project, aimed at tracing the roots of the Indian diaspora in the South American country.
Draw strength from fore-parents: Jagdeo
Georgetown (Guyana), May 11: Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo has called upon the Indian diaspora in this Caribbean nation to draw strength from their fore-parents since they persevered despite coming here under very harsh conditions.
Indian American astronaut's kin elated
Ahmedabad, May 10: Indian American Sunita Williams' relatives in Gujarat are excited over US space agency NASA selecting her for a space expedition and say she has all the qualities to succeed.
Museum on Indian diaspora in Trinidad
Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), May 9: An Indian Caribbean Museum, aimed at preserving the history of descendants of the immigrants from India to the Caribbean, has been inaugurated by Winston Dookeran, political leader of the United National Congress party, at Carapichaima in west central Trinidad.
Indian American in top NJ post
New York, May 6: Uttar Pradesh-born Ved Chaudhary, an Indian American agricultural engineer and management specialist, has been appointed assistant commissioner for finance and budget in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
Another Indian in House of Lords
London, May 5: In yet another instance of an Indian making it to the House of Lords, Kamlesh Patel, a veteran of the health and social sector, has been elevated to the house as a non-party peer.
Nilekani, NRI microlender on Time list
New York, May 2: Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani and SKS Microfinance founder Vikram Akula are the only two Indians figuring on the list of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY
R-DAY IN PICTURES
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