Thursday, December 31, 2009
Pakistan to release 100 Indian fishermen
Pakistan has ordered the release on humanitarian grounds of 100 Indian fishermen languishing in prison for illegally venturing into its territorial waters, the prime minister's office said.
"As a humanitarian gesture, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has decided to unilaterally release 100 Indian fishermen who have been in Pakistani custody," the prime minister's office said in a statement released late on Dec. 22.
A prison official in the port city of Karachi, where the fishermen are being kept, said nine children were among the group of 100 to be released.
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"As a humanitarian gesture, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has decided to unilaterally release 100 Indian fishermen who have been in Pakistani custody," the prime minister's office said in a statement released late on Dec. 22.
A prison official in the port city of Karachi, where the fishermen are being kept, said nine children were among the group of 100 to be released.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Hyderabad shut over demand for separate Telanagana state
Protesters demanding a new state of Telangana be carved in southern India shut down the IT hub of Hyderabad while local MLAs began resigning enmasse which could force the government to call a mid-term poll.
The government air-lifted central police from New Delhi as students clashed with policemen leaving about a dozen injured. About 82 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) in the 294 Andhra Pradesh st ate assembly also resigned.
The protests came after the Congress-ruled central government appeared to backtrack from its original decision to allow the creation of Telangana, placing the decision in the hands of the state legislature.
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The government air-lifted central police from New Delhi as students clashed with policemen leaving about a dozen injured. About 82 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) in the 294 Andhra Pradesh st ate assembly also resigned.
The protests came after the Congress-ruled central government appeared to backtrack from its original decision to allow the creation of Telangana, placing the decision in the hands of the state legislature.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Long Island association holds essay contest
India Association of Long Island held an essay contest in collaboration with Long Island Sierra Club for all Long Island High School students, on the topic of "Going Green on Long Island Through Alternative Energy" Over 90 essays were received, which were judged by Frank Morris, Group chair, Long Island Sierra Club, and Subash Midha, IALI Member and Professor at NYU.
The awards were presented at Antun's of Hicksville on Dec.20, a press release said.
Nalin Shankar, of New Hyde Park Memorial School won the first prize for her essay on building solar carports in parking lots of buildings and train stations.
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The awards were presented at Antun's of Hicksville on Dec.20, a press release said.
Nalin Shankar, of New Hyde Park Memorial School won the first prize for her essay on building solar carports in parking lots of buildings and train stations.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Big fat Kashmiri weddings going green
During every wedding season in the Kashmir Valley, love is in the air -along with a thick cloud of gray smoke from thousands of cooking fires as platoons of wedding chefs, or wazas, slow-cook lamb and chicken over wood fires, sometimes for days.
Epic wedding banquets, each with dozens of courses that include succulent lamb kebabs, mutton meatballs and chicken curries, are an engine of Kashmiri culture. But they are also an environmental hazard: About 15,000 trees a day are cut down for these nuptial feasts, say researchers from Mercy Corps, an international aid group.
So now, in its latest attempt to find creative ways to fight climate change, the group is trying to reduce the carbon footprint of Kashmiri weddings.
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Epic wedding banquets, each with dozens of courses that include succulent lamb kebabs, mutton meatballs and chicken curries, are an engine of Kashmiri culture. But they are also an environmental hazard: About 15,000 trees a day are cut down for these nuptial feasts, say researchers from Mercy Corps, an international aid group.
So now, in its latest attempt to find creative ways to fight climate change, the group is trying to reduce the carbon footprint of Kashmiri weddings.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Prestigious Chicago club hosts `Incredible India' night
The prestigious Woman's Athletic Club (WAC) of Chicago hosted an "Incredible India" night at its premises on Michigan Avenue Dec. 10.
The event was the high point of a yearlong celebration of India at the WAC. The India theme was selected with the active participation of Usha Kiran Attri, a member of the WAC and wife of Ashok Kumar Attri, consul general of India in Chicago. The club was founded in 1898 and was the first athletic club for women in America.
During the year, the WAC organized several programs that highlighted India's rich cultural heritage.
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The event was the high point of a yearlong celebration of India at the WAC. The India theme was selected with the active participation of Usha Kiran Attri, a member of the WAC and wife of Ashok Kumar Attri, consul general of India in Chicago. The club was founded in 1898 and was the first athletic club for women in America.
During the year, the WAC organized several programs that highlighted India's rich cultural heritage.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
My Name is Khan' a love story, not about terrorism, Shah Rukh says
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says his upcoming film `My Name is Khan', which pairs him with co actor Kajol after an on-screen hiatus of eight years, does not have terrorism as its main theme and is mostly a love story.
"This film is first and foremost a love story. In fact this is one of the nicest love stories I have ever participated in and I have participated in some of the best love stories that have been made here," Khan told reporters on Wednesday night after the first look of the film was released.
Directed by Karan Johar, `My Name is Khan' tells the story of an autistic man Rizwan Khan (played by Shah Rukh Khan), who is caught in the aftermath of the September 11 militant attacks in the United States
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"This film is first and foremost a love story. In fact this is one of the nicest love stories I have ever participated in and I have participated in some of the best love stories that have been made here," Khan told reporters on Wednesday night after the first look of the film was released.
Directed by Karan Johar, `My Name is Khan' tells the story of an autistic man Rizwan Khan (played by Shah Rukh Khan), who is caught in the aftermath of the September 11 militant attacks in the United States
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Five South Asians among 35 Marshall scholars
Five of the 35 Marshall Scholars for 2010 announced Dec. 1, are of South Asian origin, at least 4 of them Indian. Hailing from different universities around the country, these scholars get to spend two years at universities in the United Kingdom to pursue whatever they wish to study.
Open only to United States citizens with a four-year college or university degree with a minimum GPA of 3.7, those selected get all their expenses paid for two academic years and sometimes more.
Aroop Mukharji of Williams College, Mass., plans to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Vinayak Muralidhar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will attend University of Oxford;
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Open only to United States citizens with a four-year college or university degree with a minimum GPA of 3.7, those selected get all their expenses paid for two academic years and sometimes more.
Aroop Mukharji of Williams College, Mass., plans to study at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Vinayak Muralidhar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will attend University of Oxford;
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
2 Indian Americans among team winners at science competition
Neil Shah of Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina and Israt Ahmed of Francis Lewis High School in Queens, New York, were among the winning teams at the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
Shah and his partner and Yekaterina Shpanskaya of Math and Science School (Home School) in Raleigh, North Carolina won first place in the team competition. Their computer science project findings facilitate the understanding of fusion, by analyzing computer-simulated fusion reactor data, and pave the way for an efficient analysis of massive amounts of data on powerful computer architectures, consisting of hundreds or thousands of processors operating in parallel, the Siemens Foundation website said.
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Shah and his partner and Yekaterina Shpanskaya of Math and Science School (Home School) in Raleigh, North Carolina won first place in the team competition. Their computer science project findings facilitate the understanding of fusion, by analyzing computer-simulated fusion reactor data, and pave the way for an efficient analysis of massive amounts of data on powerful computer architectures, consisting of hundreds or thousands of processors operating in parallel, the Siemens Foundation website said.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Telangana state proposal hits businesses
A unit of global drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline temporarily halted operations in Andhra Pradesh on Dec. 11 as the fallout from a government plan to carve up the southern state mounted.
Fresh protests and the mass resignation of state MLAs may still force the government to backtrack, fearing not only a political backlash, but also economic repercussions.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, a unit of the global drugmaker, said on Dec. 11 it was temporarily closing its factory in the state due to the political protests.
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Fresh protests and the mass resignation of state MLAs may still force the government to backtrack, fearing not only a political backlash, but also economic repercussions.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, a unit of the global drugmaker, said on Dec. 11 it was temporarily closing its factory in the state due to the political protests.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Toronto to host International Indian Film Academy awards in 2011
The 2010 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will be held in the greater Toronto area from June 16-19 in 2011.
"We are pleased to announce IIFA's North American premiere in Toronto, Ontario, in 2011. The city has much to offer and the weekend and awards promise to be bigger than ever as IIFA steps into Canada," IIFA Director Viraf Sarkari was quoted as saying in a press release.
Having traveled to over nine countries and three continents in the last decade, this will be the first time the awards will be hosted in North America, the IIFA Web site said.
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"We are pleased to announce IIFA's North American premiere in Toronto, Ontario, in 2011. The city has much to offer and the weekend and awards promise to be bigger than ever as IIFA steps into Canada," IIFA Director Viraf Sarkari was quoted as saying in a press release.
Having traveled to over nine countries and three continents in the last decade, this will be the first time the awards will be hosted in North America, the IIFA Web site said.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Rahman among 5 Indian nominees for 52nd Rahman among 5 Indian nominees for 52nd Grammys
After winning two Academy Awards and one Golden Globe for the musical score of "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman has bagged two nominations for the 2010 Grammy Awards.
The talented composer's victory anthem, "Jai Ho," is nominated in the category of "Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media," the Grammy Web site said. "Jai Ho" will compete with Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" for the eponymous film starring Mickey Rourke, "Once in a Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records," "Decode" from "Twilight" and "The Client" from "Hannah Montana: The Movie."
Rahman shares the nomination with lyricist Gulzar and lyricist and singer Tanvi Shah.
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The talented composer's victory anthem, "Jai Ho," is nominated in the category of "Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media," the Grammy Web site said. "Jai Ho" will compete with Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" for the eponymous film starring Mickey Rourke, "Once in a Lifetime" from "Cadillac Records," "Decode" from "Twilight" and "The Client" from "Hannah Montana: The Movie."
Rahman shares the nomination with lyricist Gulzar and lyricist and singer Tanvi Shah.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Where does India figure in Obama's Great Game
It is significant that even as President Obama consulted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before his major Afghanistan policy address Dec. 1 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., he made no mention of India in his speech.
Some experts say Obama did the right thing not bringing India before the international audience he was reaching; it would have been the death knell of policy. Others contend the U.S. is not being creative enough on the issue of troop supplies.
"We still are not thinking strategically about Afghanistan and Pakistan. To think strategically means to see India as a component a part of the solution and not the problem," said Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. "We are dealing with them (India and Pakistan) as if they are on different planets."
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Some experts say Obama did the right thing not bringing India before the international audience he was reaching; it would have been the death knell of policy. Others contend the U.S. is not being creative enough on the issue of troop supplies.
"We still are not thinking strategically about Afghanistan and Pakistan. To think strategically means to see India as a component a part of the solution and not the problem," said Stephen Cohen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. "We are dealing with them (India and Pakistan) as if they are on different planets."
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
India's "factory of death" leaves toxic legacy 25 years on
It was seen as a symbol of the new emerging India a factory that would not only generate thousands of jobs, but manufacture cheap pesticides for millions of farmers.
But the Union Carbide plant in the central city of Bhopal left a more potent legacy when it accidentally released toxic gases into the air, killing thousands of people and causing many more to suffer in one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
A quarter of a century on, the derelict factory stands abandoned, but behind its locked iron gates lies what environmentalists say is "a disaster within a disaster" a highly polluted site which, according to a new study, is slowly poisoning the drinking water for thousands of Indians.
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But the Union Carbide plant in the central city of Bhopal left a more potent legacy when it accidentally released toxic gases into the air, killing thousands of people and causing many more to suffer in one of the world's worst industrial disasters.
A quarter of a century on, the derelict factory stands abandoned, but behind its locked iron gates lies what environmentalists say is "a disaster within a disaster" a highly polluted site which, according to a new study, is slowly poisoning the drinking water for thousands of Indians.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Air India launches flight connecting Delhi, D.C.
A flight connecting the capitals of India and the United States finally bore fruition as India's national carrier, Air India, touched down at Dulles International Airport on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m., 15 minutes ahead of schedule.
The inaugural flight was welcomed on the tarmac at Dulles by fire engines lined up on both sides. As the spanking new 777330 LR aircraft taxied toward the gate, the fire engines opened up their hoses creating an arch of water.
Capt. Deepak Datta, commander of the aircraft, was ecstatic. " It is indeed a great honor to be the commander of this historic flight which is connecting Washington, D.C. and New Delhi," he told News India Times, the only paper given exclusive on-board access.
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The inaugural flight was welcomed on the tarmac at Dulles by fire engines lined up on both sides. As the spanking new 777330 LR aircraft taxied toward the gate, the fire engines opened up their hoses creating an arch of water.
Capt. Deepak Datta, commander of the aircraft, was ecstatic. " It is indeed a great honor to be the commander of this historic flight which is connecting Washington, D.C. and New Delhi," he told News India Times, the only paper given exclusive on-board access.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Pakistan government clears players to take part in Indian Premier League
Pakistan's government has given the go ahead for the country's players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) next year, a cricket board spokesman said Dec. 2.
The ministry of interior had followed the sports and foreign ministries in giving security clearance for players to travel to India for the IPL, said PCB media manager Nadeem Sarwar.
"The sports and foreign ministries had already given their clearance and we were awaiting security clearance from the interior ministry which we have got now," he added.
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The ministry of interior had followed the sports and foreign ministries in giving security clearance for players to travel to India for the IPL, said PCB media manager Nadeem Sarwar.
"The sports and foreign ministries had already given their clearance and we were awaiting security clearance from the interior ministry which we have got now," he added.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
I felt in the groove for a big score, says Sehwag
Virender Sehwag said he knew a big score was within his grasp in the series after thumping an unbeaten 284 in the final test against Sri Lanka on Dec. 3.
The opener hit the second fastest double test century to put India in command and is just 16 runs away from becoming the first batsman to score three test triple centuries.
Sehwag shared in double century stands with Murali Vijay (87) and Rahul Dravid (62 not out) to guide India to 443 for one in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings 393 at stumps on day two.
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The opener hit the second fastest double test century to put India in command and is just 16 runs away from becoming the first batsman to score three test triple centuries.
Sehwag shared in double century stands with Murali Vijay (87) and Rahul Dravid (62 not out) to guide India to 443 for one in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings 393 at stumps on day two.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
First lady's made in India dress
First Lady Michelle Obama glowed in a silver-sequined, strapless gold and cream gown Nov. 24 night at the state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. She owed her dazzling appearance to New York-based designer Naeem Khan.
Khan, a Mumbai native, has created a niche for himself in the fashion world, dressing Hollywood A-list women, including Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Katherine Heigl and Eva Longoria as well as Queen Noor of Jordan.
Michelle Obama's fabulous gown was crafted at the designer's family workshop in India, with 40 people working to create the fashion masterpiece.
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Khan, a Mumbai native, has created a niche for himself in the fashion world, dressing Hollywood A-list women, including Beyonce, Carrie Underwood, Katherine Heigl and Eva Longoria as well as Queen Noor of Jordan.
Michelle Obama's fabulous gown was crafted at the designer's family workshop in India, with 40 people working to create the fashion masterpiece.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Want `Millionaire' Extras? You'll Need a Few Extra Bucks
Unless you have spent the past five months living in some remote, " Jai Ho"-free corner of the world, you are probably familiar with the phenomenon that is "Slumdog Millionaire." I say phenomenon because the film, which at one point seemed destined for a straight-to-DVD release, has succeeded on virtually every metric by which Hollywood judges movies. It earned eight Academy Awards, heaps of critical praise and -perhaps most importantly in this revenue-obsessed industry - more than $292 million in worldwide box office bucks. So what's the next conquest? Potentially DVD ($29.98) and Blu-ray (39.99), where the kinetic and colorful rags-to-rupees story makes its debut today, with a bit of a twist.
Using a new targeted distribution model, Fox Home Entertainment has included bonus material solely on "Slumdog Millionaire" DVDs and Blu-ray discs that are available for purchase.
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Using a new targeted distribution model, Fox Home Entertainment has included bonus material solely on "Slumdog Millionaire" DVDs and Blu-ray discs that are available for purchase.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Singh finds China's assertiveness inexplicable
In most of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh' speeches, there is a drone-like quality with an attention to detail that leaves listeners less than inspired. It is only when he faces unscripted questions does his real mettle emerge.
So it was no surprise that at the end of one of his prepared deliveries, this time at the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), he let loose a series of lobs at the Chinese not only their aggressive moves of late on the Arunachal Pradesh section of the India-China border, but also at the very political system. The comments will hardly endear him to the very leaders he said had assured him that Beijing would keep peace and tranquility on that so-called disputed border.
Asked by Ambassador Richard Haas, president of CFR, what he thought of the recent interchange between President Obama and China's Hu Jintao,
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So it was no surprise that at the end of one of his prepared deliveries, this time at the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), he let loose a series of lobs at the Chinese not only their aggressive moves of late on the Arunachal Pradesh section of the India-China border, but also at the very political system. The comments will hardly endear him to the very leaders he said had assured him that Beijing would keep peace and tranquility on that so-called disputed border.
Asked by Ambassador Richard Haas, president of CFR, what he thought of the recent interchange between President Obama and China's Hu Jintao,
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Singh described as `hottest ticket in town'
Toasts were raised to the blooming India-U.S. relationship at a State Department lunch Nov. 24 in honor of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's four-day visit to the United States.
Vice President Joe Biden raised the first toast, telling Singh he was so popular they couldn't find a large enough room to host everyone who wanted to be there.
"There's a phrase Mr. Prime Minister here in this country, you're the hottest ticket in town," Biden said, according to news reports.
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Vice President Joe Biden raised the first toast, telling Singh he was so popular they couldn't find a large enough room to host everyone who wanted to be there.
"There's a phrase Mr. Prime Minister here in this country, you're the hottest ticket in town," Biden said, according to news reports.
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