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By K.B. NAIR NORWALK, CA :  At the mega event held at the Excelsior High School Grounds here on Mar. 16 thousands of revelers descended on the venue throughout the day and into the night in the same spirit. Barely had the doors to the grounds opened than streams...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Journalist Bobby Ghosh has been named the new editor of Time International. Ghosh was appointed on Mar. 16 as the first non-American world editor in TIME’s history. “It gives me great pleasure to announce that Bobby Ghosh is our new international editor. Bobby, quite simply, is...

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CHICAGO, IL – Indian-American politician Raja Krishnamoorthi has been appointed Vice Chair of the Illinois Innovation Council by Governor Pat Quinn. A lawyer and engineer, 39-year-old Krish-namurthy is the former Deputy Treasury of Illinois and lost the November 2012 Congressional elections from the Eight Congressional District of Illinois. He...

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BY A STAFF REPORTER ORANGE, CA –   Sardarni Gurbachan Kaur, 86 years old, passed away on March 14. She is survived by a son, Gursharan Singh Dhingra living in India, two daughters Satinder Kaur, married to Dr. Surinder Singh Dang, and Surinder Kaur, married to Agyakar Singh Kochhar,...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – An eminent structural engineer joined the small but expanding league of Indian-Americans heading educational institutions in the US as he was approved as President of the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr Vistasp M Karbhari, who completed his higher education from University of Pune, is at...

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BANGALORE-  Andy Rubin who headed Google’s Android operating system for Smartphones and tablet computers has stepped down and is replaced by Sundar Pichai, an IITian who heads Google’s Chrome division. The company appointed Sundar Pichai as the executive keeping an eye on its Chrome web browser and applications like...

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BY A STAFF REPORTER LOS ANGELES, CA – Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) will present Krazy 2, an evening with renowned singers Sunidhi Chauhan and Ali Zafar live in concert in Los Angeles. They will be performing classic Bollywood hits along with some feet tapping numbers. ‘Krazy 2’, will be...

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LOS ANGELES, CA – The Upakar Foundation is pleased to unveil new community college scholarships for the 2013-14 academic year. These grants will be open to high-achieving, financially-needy Indo-American students pursuing undergraduate degrees. “The community college scholarships bring the financial clout and mentoring services of Upakar to a new...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Activist-turned politician of India Arvind Kejriwal and Manipal Group chairman Mohandas Pai are two new faces who will address the Wharton India Economic Forum meeting. In a fresh list of keynote speakers to this annual conference being organized by the Wharton School – one of the...

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ORLANDO, FL – A college student whose name suggests he is of South Asian descent, with two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Mar. 18 in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so...

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