NRI News
Bathinda-born Australian politician honoured with Punjabi icon award
Sunday, 12/04/2015
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BATHINDA: Bathinda-born Australian politician Dr Jagvinder Singh Virk has been honoured by the Punjabi Cultural Heritage Board (PCHB), Mumbai, with the ‘Punjabi Icon Award’ for his political and social activities in both Australia and India.
Ray of hope for family struggling to get back kin’s body from the US
Sunday, 12/04/2015
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PATIALA: In what brings the first ray of hope for a grief-stricken family at Salluwal village since it heard the news of their kin’s death at Los Angeles in California on March 19, Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi and members of the district administration have assured the family of all possible help in getting back the body of the 45-year-old to the country from the US.
Indian-origin girl Ivy League queen
Sunday, 12/04/2015
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NEW DELHI: Indian-American student Pooja Chandrashekar has reason enough to feel on top of the world. At the age of just 17, she’s developed an app that analyses speech patterns to predict whether a person has Parkinson’s disease and set up a nationwide organisation to encourage young American girls to pursue careers in technology.
6 Indian students win Gates
Saturday, 11/04/2015
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As many as six Indian students are among 54 of the world’s most academically exceptional and socially committed young people selected from 28 countries for this year’s prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship in the UK.
Ed Miliband visits gurdwara to woo Sikh voters in Britain
Saturday, 11/04/2015
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London : The leader of Britain’s OppositionLabour has pitched for the Sikh vote by visiting a well-known gurudwara during his campaign trail. Prime Ministerial hopeful Ed Miliband stopped over at the Leamington and Warwick Gurdwara in the town of Warwick, in the West Midlands region of England, this week where he was accused of banning journalists from entering the gurdwara, against the open-door policy of Sikh places of worship.
UK polls: Eyeing Sikh votes, PM hopeful Miliband visits gurdwara
Saturday, 11/04/2015
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LONDON: The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party has pitched for Sikh votes by visiting a well-known gurdwara during his campaign trail.
UK firm keen on knee implant unit in state
Saturday, 11/04/2015
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CHANDIGARH: A United Kingdombased healthcare provider has shown interest to set up a knee implant manufacturing unit and a knee transplantation facility at the upcoming Medicity in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh).
Grief-stricken father struggles to get back son’s body from US
Saturday, 11/04/2015
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PATIALA: A distraught family at Salluwal village in the district has been running from pillar to post to bring the body of their kin, found dead under mysterious circumstances, from the United States of America to the country, for nearly a month now.
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