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Volume 10 Issue 36 | Dallas | Sep 16
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Long daytime naps linked to increased diabetes risk
Napping for more than an hour during the day could be linked to 45 per cent increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned. Researchers at the University of Tokyo used data […]
Business & Economics
Mauritius hopes to remain major FDI source to India
Mauritius today expressed hope to remain one of the biggest investment routes to India post revision of the bilateral tax treaty, as the two nations move ahead with talks on trade liberalisation pacts. After meeting […]
Business & Economics
Indian-American Entrepreneurs Awarded In US
Four prominent Indian Americans and three Americans have been awarded by a Houston-based chamber of commerce for their outstanding work as entrepreneurs and “building bridges” between India and the US. The awards were given by […]
Business & Economics
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Believes Bots Will Change Customers’ Experience
Artificial Intelligence-powered bots will become the next interface, shaping our interactions with the applications and devices we rely on and Microsoft’s latest solutions are set to change the way HP interacts with its customers and […]
Education
Indian American, Ramesh Raskar, MIT Scientist Bags $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Indian American Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, 46, has bagged the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize worth $500,000 for his groundbreaking inventions to create solutions to improve lives globally. Risker is founder of the Camera Culture research group at the MIT […]
Education
Indian American MIT Scientists Win Lemelson-MIT Prize
Two Indo-American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#MIT) have been conferred with prestigious awards for their path-breaking inventions. Nasik-born Ramesh Raskar, an imaging scientist and inventor at MIT, has been awarded the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT […]
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Asia
US lifts Myanmar trade sanctions
President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to provide duty-free treatment for goods from the Asian nation. Yesterday’s (09/14/2016) meeting in Washington was the first by Aung San […]
Europe
Former British PM Cameron quits Politics, resigns from Parliament
Britain’s former Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned his seat in the House of Commons, he told in an interview earlier this week. Cameron stepped down as prime minister in June, hours after Britain voted to […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
Obama talks about American Values on 9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON: On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, US President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 at the Pentagon in Washington. He called on Americans to protect the ideals that made their […]
Indian Americans
Barack Obama Nominates Indian-American Diane Gujarati to the US District Court bench in New York
US President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York, the White House has said. “I am pleased to nominate Diane Gujarati to serve on […]
Middle East
Syrian conflict: Russia and US agree to co-ordinate air strike
Russia and the US have agreed to co-ordinate air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria, part of a detailed agreement to reduce the violence there. The plan will begin with a “cessation of hostilities” from […]
Education
Indian Parents prefer US Colleges for their Kids: Report | Education
Although the US is an expensive destination, it is the top choice for Indian parents who would consider university abroad for their wards, according to a report. HSBC’s ‘The Value of Education Foundations for the […]
Indian Americans
Krishna Leela staged in NY
A dance drama on Krishna leela was presented by the East-West School of Dance in traditional Kathak style, bringing Vrindavan to the Blue Sky Center auditorium of Ananda Ashram, a yoga retreat and spiritual educational […]
Business & Economics
A cafe that charges you more!!! for being RUDE (Trump to stay away)
LONDON: Pays to be polite! A Spanish cafe owner has put in place a novel policy to promote good manners under which rude customers are charged more while prices are cut for those who say […]
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Indian Paralympics Team at RIO win Gold and a Bronze
In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won the gold medal while compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze in the men’s high jump T-42 event on Saturday at the Rio Paralympics. The 20-year-old […]
Indian Americans
NRI TEENS WIN AT 2016 US OPEN
Two teens of Indian origin shone at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., defeating their opponents and moving forward in the rankings. Natasha Subhash, 15, won an exciting match in the US Open Juniors […]
India
Padma Awards nomination process now open for general public
For the first time ever, the government of India has decided to involve the general public in the process of selecting nominees for the prestigious Padma Awards. In an attempt to transform the national awards […]
Indian Americans
Sikh faith Exhibition to open in NY as US marks 9/11 anniversary
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): A Sikh subway driver who saved countless lives by reversing a train headed for ground zero on 9/11 and a decorated Sikh-American Army veteran are among the several men and women […]
India
Gandhi’s wake up after 26 years After, Finally a Visit to Ayodhya
After a gap of almost 26 years, a member of the Gandhi clan, Rahul Gandhi, visited Ayodhya. As part of his ongoing ‘Kisan Mahayatra’, the Congress vice-president visited the temple town on Sept. 9 and […]
Indian Americans
Intermediate Hindi taught for first time at University of Montana
For the first time ever, intermediate Hindi is being offered at the University of Montana (UM), taught by Surbhi Jain, a Fulbright scholar at the University, who will also be teaching elementary Hindi and will act […]
Indian Americans
Indian-Origin Robin Saha Selected As 2016 Ehrlich Award Recipient
A University of Montana professor is the 2016 recipient of the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, bestowed by Campus Compact, a national network of colleges and universities dedicated to advancing the public purposes of […]
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ATTRIBUTES OF MAHADEV
Lord Shiva represents the aspect of the Supreme Being (Brahman of the Upanishads) that continuously dissolves to recreate in the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the universe. As stated earlier, Lord […]
Incredible India
MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS IN #UTTARAKHAND
Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful northern states of India located on the southern slope of the Himalayan range. Mighty Himalayan peaks and glaciers are on its north where it borders Tibet. Nepal is […]
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Neuronal switch that turns off compulsive drinking urge
Researchers have found that inactivating a network of alcohol-linked neurons can switch off the urge for compulsive drinking. There may be a way to switch off the urge for compulsive drinking, according to a new […]