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Indian-Americans fight against food insecurity

Tuesday, 26/03/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-fight-against-food-insecurity/748652.html

New York : Indian-Americans across New York are coming together to fight food insecurity, with a major organisation working to end hunger throughout the city's five boroughs.

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Indian man gets 8-year jail in Canada for causing bus crash that killed 16 people

Saturday, 23/03/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-man-gets-8-year-jail-in-canada-for-causing-bus-crash-that-killed-16-people/747297.html

Ottawa : A 30-year-old Indian truck driver in Canada was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for causing a bus crash that killed 16 people, mostly members of a junior hockey team, in one of the worst disasters in the country's sporting community.

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In UK, Indian-origin homes targeted for gold jewellery

Saturday, 23/03/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/in-uk-indian-origin-homes-targeted-for-gold-jewellery/747315.html

London, March 23 : Indian-origin homes are at the centre of over 140 million pounds worth of gold jewellery stolen in the UK over the past five years, a freedom of information request revealed on Saturday.

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Jagmeet debuts as first non-white opposition leader in House of Commons

Thursday, 21/03/2019

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OTTAWA: Sikh-Canadian leader Jagmeet Singh has created political history in that country when he made his debut in the House of Commons as the first nonwhite leader of a major opposition party in the country.

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Delaware declares April 2019 as ‘Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month’

Tuesday, 19/03/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/delaware-declares-april-2019-as-sikh-awareness-and-appreciation-month/746142.html

Washington : Delaware Governor John Carney has signed an executive proclamation naming April 2019 as the “Delaware Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month” in recognition of the contribution of the small but influential Sikh community in the economic and social milieu of the state.

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Indian-American couple held guilty of human trafficking

Tuesday, 19/03/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-american-couple-held-guilty-of-human-trafficking/745581.html

Washington : An Indian-American couple from California–Satish Kartan and Sharmistha Barai–has been found guilty to the charges of forced labour of foreign nationals from India and Nepal.

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Don’t let tension affect work, say Sikh Americans

Thursday, 14/03/2019

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WASHINGTON: Sikh-Americans have urged the Indian government to ensure that the work on the landmark Kartarpur Corridor is not impacted by the tension between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attack.

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Actively pursuing case of British Sikh in Indian jail: May

Thursday, 14/03/2019

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LONDON :British prime minister Theresa May on Wednesday said the case of a British Sikh murder suspect lodged in an Indian jail for over a year was being “actively” dealt with by ministers.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

NRI NEWS

Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.