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Financial support to deserted Indian wives abroad: Ministry
Feb :10 | The ministry has also come up with a booklet on the issue, titled ‘’Marriages to Overseas Indians” which discusses about the safeguards available to women who are abandoned by their NRI partners, the booklet offers solutions that are available. The… [ Read more ... ]
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High rate of denial of H-1B, L-1 visas to Indians: report
Feb :10 | The denial rate for India-born applicants for new L-1B petitions rose from 2.8 per cent in Fiscal Year 2008 to 22.5 per cent in FY 2009, a substantial increase that resulted in many employers being unable to transfer their employees… [ Read more ... ]
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Sonia Gandhi Voted the Loser, Varun Hero: online survey
Feb :10 | Nearly 15,000 people across India took part in the voting in which Varun Gandhi topped in the list of Lokpal heroes with 34 percent votes, TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu came second with 21 percent votes and independent MP from Karnataka… [ Read more ... ]
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Indians donate millions to U.S. Universities, forget India
Feb :10 | Many reports in fact throw up facts on how Indian universities do not rank in any of the International quality surveys. Further statistics also stress on the immediate need to build hundreds of new universities and to increase gross enrollment… [ Read more ... ]
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Indian government wait-and-watch mode on Maldives crisis
Feb :09 | On Thursday Febraury 9 India is observing the developments in Maldives following dismissal of its president Mr. Mohamed Nasheed. Well as the political pressure persisted to irritate the Indian Ocean island nation, India was holding on and allerted its Defence… [ Read more ... ]
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IIT Delhi student taken into custody for threating IIT Kanpur girl
Feb :09 | On Thursday February 9 an IIT Delhi student named as Surendra Bhukhiya who is studying third year of textile engineering was taken into custody from the college's campus and brought Kanpur for the reason of purportedly threatening an IIT Kanpur girl,… [ Read more ... ]
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Giant dead shark found in Karachi fish harbor
Feb :09 | A giant whale shark, considered to be the largest sized fish in the world, was washed to the shores of the Karachi fish harbor on Feb 7 and the local fishermen found it dead. Authorities then took it out with… [ Read more ... ]
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Sexual favors common: Indian cabbie at Oz
Feb :09 | The two Indian origin cabbies accused of Sexual penetration without consent faced the trial at the Perth District Court. While Amrit Pal Singh (32) was found guilty, while his friend Prabhjit Singh Gill, (37) was acquitted. The case pertaining to… [ Read more ... ]
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Eagle father works hard on son to build him medically fit
Feb :09 | The video showing a boy daring -13 degrees Celsius New York roads shocked the netizens. The video shows that a four year old is forcibly left to stand on a snowy road daring the very cold weather. The voice of… [ Read more ... ]
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AG quits, retains SPP in JJ assets Case
Feb :09 | The Karnataka Advocate General (AG) B V Acharya has officially resigned on Wednesday at Bangalore. The move gains prominence as a public litigation pill (PIL) challenged Mr Acharya for holding two positions at the same time. He was the AG… [ Read more ... ]
