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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY
R-DAY IN PICTURES
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NRIs send home $21 billion New Delhi: For Indians, the umbilical cord with home is never severed. India is the largest recipient of remittances by overseas workers, estimated at $21 billion -- up from almost 150 per cent since 1995, says a study by investment bankers JP Morgan. The Indian diaspora is estimated at 20 billion. Indian-Americans test their clout on atom pact Indian-Americans have mounted an intensive drive to support President Bush's plan to aid India's civilian nuclear program, spending heavily on lobbying, campaign contributions and public relations to persuade Congress to approve the deal. Sewing a relationship with the Sultanate One might find him quoting Mahatma Gandhi’s words of wisdom with ease... his trainees learn not just about the tricks of the trade, but about life itself, from him... he works with clockwork precision but doesn’t look at the clock. We’re talking about, well, a tailor. Indian American sworn in to Massachussetts advisory board Boston: Ramesh Advani, selectman from Norfolk, Mass. was sworn in as the co-chair of the Asian American Commission by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Migration to Gulf at record high Mumbai: Last month, 2,500 workers rioted at the construction site of what will be the world’s largest building in Dubai, protesting against unpaid wages and miserable living conditions. The incident, widely covered in the international media as the grime behind Dubai’s new glitz, brought attention to Asian migrant workers in the Middle East. With Bihar & UP, MOIA sets out to trace PIO roots New Delhi: Bhojpur in Bihar and Ballia in Uttar Pradesh have been selected by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for one of its most ambitious projects: tracing the roots of PIOs or People of Indian Origin. The Ministry has convened a meeting on April 5 of the nodal agencies, Bihar Tourism Development Corporation and Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, to ensure that the project takes off. Knock, Knock. It's Indian Comfort Food. It's a few minutes after 1 p.m. on a Friday, and Raj Desai is ready for lunch and waiting for a knock on his door. A man he knows as Kishan soon enters his office with a clear plastic container that holds his lunch: fish fry, rajma masala (curried kidney beans), yogurt, rotis and rice. Out of differences come debate and compromise: Ash Patel Ash Patel, the new secretary of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), is known for cutting to the chase on any issue, but with a view to negotiating a compromise rather than encouraging confrontation. |
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