Friday, September 25, 2009
Bollywood's Lever brings comedy act to Chicago
Bollywood actor and comedian Johnny Lever performed in Chicago recently and sought to spread his message as a peace activist and healer through prayer. Chicago Bible Church hosted Lever on Sept. 4.
The event attracted more than a thousand guests, according to organizers. Lever spoke of his son's recovery, as well as that of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, through prayer, and performed comedy and mimicry acts.
Lever was introduced by the Rev. Shekhar Kallianpur, and was presented a plaque by the Rev.Samuel Vallabhdas.
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The event attracted more than a thousand guests, according to organizers. Lever spoke of his son's recovery, as well as that of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, through prayer, and performed comedy and mimicry acts.
Lever was introduced by the Rev. Shekhar Kallianpur, and was presented a plaque by the Rev.Samuel Vallabhdas.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Vintage Warriors
India's Leander Paes claimed his 10th Grand Slam title when he and Czech Republic's Lukas Dlouhy staged a remarkable turnaround to beat compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open men's doubles final here. The 36-year old Paes, who lost the mixed doubles final partnering Zimbabwean Cara Black, had hurt his elbow earlier in the tournament and was nursing a sore shoulder, arm and triceps Sept. 13.
"I'm a little numb at the moment because it's just been a mammoth effort over the past two weeks," Paes said. "Every time I touched the ball there was so much pain that I did not believe that I could actually go through the match and finish.
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"I'm a little numb at the moment because it's just been a mammoth effort over the past two weeks," Paes said. "Every time I touched the ball there was so much pain that I did not believe that I could actually go through the match and finish.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The run of her life
When she was just 13, Nikki Randhawa began the grown-up job of keeping the accounts for her mother's upscale garment company in South Carolina. Her name means "little one" in Punjabi, her parent's native language, but she was never the small potato.
Now the Republican South Carolina state legislator is aspiring to become the "head honcho," managing the accounts of the whole state. She declared her run for governor in mid-May this year.
The only woman in the fray, Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley, 37, will be in a crowded field of at least five Republicans, who were up for their first debate Sept. 22 at the historic Newberry Opera House in Columbia, S.C.
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Now the Republican South Carolina state legislator is aspiring to become the "head honcho," managing the accounts of the whole state. She declared her run for governor in mid-May this year.
The only woman in the fray, Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley, 37, will be in a crowded field of at least five Republicans, who were up for their first debate Sept. 22 at the historic Newberry Opera House in Columbia, S.C.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Freida Pinto, Winslet make People's best-dressed list
British actress Kate Winslet led the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chosen for "best accessible glamour."
Although the list, released on Sept. 16, does not have numerical ranking, Winslet, 33, who won an Oscar in February for playing a dour Nazi in "The Reader," was deemed to be the best-dressed woman on the red carpet on 2009 "with her unique brand of sexy sophistication, modern Hollywood glamour and those enviable curves."
People named Reese Witherspoon as having the "best short dresses," "High School Musical" actress Vanessa Hudgens as best hippie chic, and Freida Pinto, the Indian star of Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire," for having the best use of colour.
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Although the list, released on Sept. 16, does not have numerical ranking, Winslet, 33, who won an Oscar in February for playing a dour Nazi in "The Reader," was deemed to be the best-dressed woman on the red carpet on 2009 "with her unique brand of sexy sophistication, modern Hollywood glamour and those enviable curves."
People named Reese Witherspoon as having the "best short dresses," "High School Musical" actress Vanessa Hudgens as best hippie chic, and Freida Pinto, the Indian star of Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire," for having the best use of colour.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Disabled badminton player receives highest Indian sports honor
Polio-affected Parul Parmar of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, was last month honored with the Arjuna Award, the highest honor from the president of India for achievement in sports, in the Paralympics category. Parmar, 36, won the world badminton tournament for the disabled in 2007.
Disabled by polio in infancy, she has won 11 gold, three silver and two bronze medals since 2002. An exponent of the right-hand smash, Parmar won the badminton championship held at Kualalumpur at the first Asiad Paralympics in 2004.
In the second Asiad Paralympics held in Bengaluru in 2008, she won two gold medals and a silver; she defeated the Malaysian contestant in the singles and also won a gold in the doubles in tournament.
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Disabled by polio in infancy, she has won 11 gold, three silver and two bronze medals since 2002. An exponent of the right-hand smash, Parmar won the badminton championship held at Kualalumpur at the first Asiad Paralympics in 2004.
In the second Asiad Paralympics held in Bengaluru in 2008, she won two gold medals and a silver; she defeated the Malaysian contestant in the singles and also won a gold in the doubles in tournament.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Clinton, Chidambaram meet, discuss counter terrorism, Pakistan
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met India's Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram September 10, to discuss issues of counter terrorism and security. Chidambaram indicated he had communicated India's displeasure on Pakistan's handling of the investigation post-26/11 of the Mumbai bombing that killed 170 people including 6 Americans. But he stopped short of demanding Washington lean on Pakistan.
At a press briefing following his meeting with the secretary, Chidambaram said he had discussed stepped-up infiltration of terrorist elements from Pakistan over the last few months. "The numbers are now running at about 50 to 60 (infiltrators) a month.
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At a press briefing following his meeting with the secretary, Chidambaram said he had discussed stepped-up infiltration of terrorist elements from Pakistan over the last few months. "The numbers are now running at about 50 to 60 (infiltrators) a month.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Skeptics among us
In recent interviews with News India Times, a surprising portion of the usually pro-Obama Indian Americans revealed widespread hesitations over President Obama, his proposed health care reforms and the government-run public health insurance option.
While many interviewees were pro-reform and happy with their current health plans, many revealed that they were without health insurance. Yet another group revealed doubts about the place of the U.S. amongst the world's most developed countries and others expressed hesitation over the financing and administration of the public option.
"Obama isn't tackling the problem," said Sriram Sundarraj, 22, a financial analyst from New York, N.Y. "He's doing it because it was a campaign promise."
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While many interviewees were pro-reform and happy with their current health plans, many revealed that they were without health insurance. Yet another group revealed doubts about the place of the U.S. amongst the world's most developed countries and others expressed hesitation over the financing and administration of the public option.
"Obama isn't tackling the problem," said Sriram Sundarraj, 22, a financial analyst from New York, N.Y. "He's doing it because it was a campaign promise."
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Labels: health insurance, healthcare, hesitations, insurance, obama health reform plan, obama speech healthcare, President Obama, United states
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Indian film festival in Atlanta
The fourth annual Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival (AIAFF 2009) is under way in Atlanta.
The festival, held on weekends for 11 weeks, will run through Oct. 31. Organized by the Indo-American Film Society and High Museum of Art, with support from the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), the festival started Aug. 21.
The festival is divided into two parts. Part I is titled "Treasures from India's National Film Development Corporation" and is scheduled to be held at the High Museum of Art through Sept.13.
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The festival, held on weekends for 11 weeks, will run through Oct. 31. Organized by the Indo-American Film Society and High Museum of Art, with support from the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), the festival started Aug. 21.
The festival is divided into two parts. Part I is titled "Treasures from India's National Film Development Corporation" and is scheduled to be held at the High Museum of Art through Sept.13.
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President Obama hosts several South Asians at iftar dinner
Several Indian Americans as well as India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, were guests at President Obama's Sept. 1 aftar dinner, where he praised Islam and the contributions of American Muslims.
Also present were several members of Congress from both parties, including Sen. Richard Lugar, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani was also among the invitees, as were several ambassadors from Muslim countries.
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Also present were several members of Congress from both parties, including Sen. Richard Lugar, ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani was also among the invitees, as were several ambassadors from Muslim countries.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Student from Hyderabad is killed in car crash in Ohio
Naresh Dacha, 22, a first year student at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, died in a car accident Sept. 1 at 5:30 a.m. on Route 22 in Dayton.
He died on the spot when he swerved to avoid hitting a tree while trying not to hit a cat running across the highway, according to the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), which is helping the family with the arrangements for the funeral.
Varun, a friend of Naresh's who was in the front passenger seat, escaped with minor injuries.
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He died on the spot when he swerved to avoid hitting a tree while trying not to hit a cat running across the highway, according to the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), which is helping the family with the arrangements for the funeral.
Varun, a friend of Naresh's who was in the front passenger seat, escaped with minor injuries.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Asides of a tragedy
Within hours of the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, a section of ruling Congress party leaders here have begun demanding his son Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy be made the next chief minister.
Some ministers have openly demanded that the young lawmaker be made the next chief minister. A group of federal lawmakers also held a meeting here and decided to take up their demand before Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
"When Indira Gandhi expired Rajiv Gandhi was made the prime minister. Why not Jagan be made chief minister now?" says a cell phone text message being circulated by the younger Reddy's followers.
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Some ministers have openly demanded that the young lawmaker be made the next chief minister. A group of federal lawmakers also held a meeting here and decided to take up their demand before Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
"When Indira Gandhi expired Rajiv Gandhi was made the prime minister. Why not Jagan be made chief minister now?" says a cell phone text message being circulated by the younger Reddy's followers.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Death of a populist
The wreckage of the aircraft and the bodies were recovered Sept. 3. "The aircraft is broken up into several parts and is charred, the bodies are also charred," Home Minister P.Chidambaram, who headed the search operation, said in New Delhi.
Reddy's body was brought to the state capital by an Air Force helicopter and taken in a funeral procession first to Gandhi Bhavan, the state headquarters of the Congress Party in Nampally, and then to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, where members of the public gathered to pay their respects.
Known as the "people's leader," Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, called YSR by supporters, was the architect of his party's comeback in Andhra Pradesh, winning the elections in 2004.
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Reddy's body was brought to the state capital by an Air Force helicopter and taken in a funeral procession first to Gandhi Bhavan, the state headquarters of the Congress Party in Nampally, and then to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, where members of the public gathered to pay their respects.
Known as the "people's leader," Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, called YSR by supporters, was the architect of his party's comeback in Andhra Pradesh, winning the elections in 2004.
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