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CAPITOL JOURNAL
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Patriot Act re-authorization hearings are scheduled
House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) and Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) announced on March 28 that the committee’s oversight plans for re-authorization of the PATRIOT Act, parts of which expire at the end of 2005 if Congress doesn’t take action on time.
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Democrats urge Bush to take action against India, China, others for trading rule violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) : Democrats urged President George W. Bush on March 31 to cut the record U.S. trade deficit by taking stronger action against China, the European Union, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, India, Pakistan, Thailand and Russia for violations of trading rules.
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CIVIL RIGHTS
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While it says India ‘generally respected human rights,’ problems remained
Noting that India has a Muslim President, a Sikh Prime Minister and a Christian head of the ruling party, the State Department said in a report that it is “a vibrant democracy with strong constitutional human rights protections.”
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Gujarat and Chief Minister Modi under focus for rights violations
Gujarat remains etched in the consciousness of the U.S. State Department as is manifest in a new report which quotes rights groups to describe Chief Minister Narendra Modi as “complicit” in failing to prevent violence and allowing the 2002 riots there to “spiral out of control”.
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Report stresses on 2007 deadline for President Musharraf to hold elections
Saying Pakistan should hold free and fair elections by 2007, the U.S. has noted in a report that the military continued to be politically involved in that country through last year.
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DELHI DIARY
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Prime Minister hosts lunch for Musharraf’s mother, son
New Delhi : In a gesture indicative of the growing warmth and cordiality in India-Pakistan ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on March 21 hosted a private lunch in honor of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s mother, son and brother.
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Pakistanis join Indians in Dandi march replay
Ahmedabad : Over 90 Pakistanis walked hand in hand with Indians in a re-enactment of the Dandi march by Mahatma Gandhi 75 years ago, paying a tribute to an equally historic friendship.
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Tsunami revealed remains of ancient temples in Mahabalipuram: Fishermen
One of the more edifying consequences of the Dec. 26 tsunami in South Asia was that for a short while fishermen at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu saw remains of ancient temples.
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DIPLOMACY
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Bush calls Singh; U.S. to sell F-16s jets to Pakistan
New Delhi : The U.S. on March 25 announced its intention to upgrade its strategic partnership with India, even as New Delhi expressed “great disappointment” over Washington’s decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
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Focus on strengthening Indo-U.S. defense cooperation
More joint exercises and acquisition of U.S. equipment and systems were among the subjects discussed by visiting Indian Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash with his host and U.S. counterpart Admiral Vernon Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), U.S. Navy,
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B.S. Prakash takes charge as India’s consul general in San Francisco
B.S. Prakash, who headed the United Nations division at India’s Ministry of External Affairs, has taken over as the new consul general in San Francisco.
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NEWSMAKERS
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15 Indian American students among 30 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows
Fifteen Indian American students were chosen among 30 for the eighth edition of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans on March 15.
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Basati, 52, to contest for Township Clerk’s post in Palantine Township
Thakar Singh Basati, 52, a community activist, will contest for the Township Clerk position in Palantine Township, near Chicago, on a democratic ticket. The election will be held on April 5.
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Rekha Gehani elected chairperson of New York State Board of Examiners
NEW YORK –– Professor Rekha C. Gehani of Columbia University in New York was elected chairperson of the New York State Board of Examiners at the State Education Department in Albany, NY, on March 4.
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Alysha Jamal, 16, of Toronto crowned winner of ‘Miss Canada Pakistan 2005’
Alysha Jamal, 16, of Toronto, was crowned the winner of ‘Miss Canada Pakistan 2005,’ a beauty contest that took place amid tight security at Woodbine Banquet Hall in Rexdale on March 19, despite religious protests and threats.
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Double title for Advani at World Billiards Championships
Qawra, Malta : Asian champion Pankaj Advani created history here by becoming the first player to win both the points and the time format titles of the IBSF World Billiards Championships.
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Second spell for Vijay Singh at top of world rankings
LONDON (Reuters) : Vijay Singh began his second spell as world number one after dislodging Tiger Woods with a tie for second place at the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, Florida on March 20.
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Karthikeyan finishes 11th in Malaysia, hopes to continue good show in Bahrain
Sepang/New Delhi : India’s Narain Karthikeyan bettered his previous best finish as he ended 11th in the second race of the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on March 20.
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Templeton Freedom Prizes for two Indian think tanks
Two Indian think tanks have won Atlas Economic Research Foundations Freedom Prizes. The prizes are part of the 2005 Templeton Freedom Prizes for Excellence in Promoting Liberty that celebrate the work and dedication of non-profit organizations to the free society.
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Resmi C. Senan wins top U.N. photo prize
Resmi C. Senan of India won the top U.N. prize in a global competition on environmentally significant photography, beating entries from nearly 170 countries on March 18.
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Payal Tak, Mukesh Majmudar, Paresh Patel among National
Small Business Persons of the Year
Three Indian American business owners are among 53 honored as the National Small Business Persons of the Year.
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Vodafone acquiring stakes in Romanian, Czech firms
Vodafone, the world’s largest telecommunications company headed by IIT alumnus Arun Sarin, is in the midst of acquiring Romanian and Czech mobile assets worth $3.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Rambus Inc. new design center in India’s Silicon Valley
Rambus Inc., a premier technology licensing company specializing in high-speed chip interfaces, hasd its new design center in Bangalore “to better serve its growing customer base in Asia and strengthen its global presence.”
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Drs. Zachariah, Desai team up to run Universal Healthcare
Fort Lauderdale cardiologist and top Republican fund-raiser Dr. Zach Zachariah joined St. Petersburg-based Republican activist, geriatrician and businessman Dr. Akshay Desai to become partners in running Universal Healthcare (UH), a health maintenance organization (HMO) founded by Dr. Desai.
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Rajesh Pahwa, M.D., inaugural recipient of Laverne and Joyce Rider Professorship in neurology
Rajesh Pahwa, M.D., professor of neurology and director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center, was named the inaugural recipient of the Laverne and Joyce Rider Professorship in neurology at the University of Kansas (KU) Medical Center.
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From a teen refugee to an international popstar
It’s hard to say which is more interesting: M.I.A.’s background or her music. Beginning as a youth on the run from authorities, continuing as a teen refugee in London and now as an artist with what is likely to be one of the most written-about albums of 2005, the 27-year-old daughter of a Sri Lankan rebel has lived a tragic yet extraordinary life.
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OUTSOURCING
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Pitroda on Fox News, defends outsourcing as part of globalization
Fox News’ ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto’ featured technology and management guru Sam Pitroda as the man behind India’s outsourcing and technology boom in a broadcast on March 29.
“The debate over outsourcing is nothing new. But the exclusive interview with Sam Pitroda, former chief technology officer for the nation of India, is. He’s the man many credit — or blame, depending on how you look at it — for the outsourcing boom,” was how Stuart Varney, sitting in for Cavuto, described.
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UNDER 30
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Trouble getting out of bed? ‘Clocky’ can help you
For those who have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, 25-year-old Gauri Nanda, a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab, has devised a gizmo to wake you up. Called Clocky, this gizmo looks like a black forest cake with wheels attached at both ends.
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Tough visa policies post 9/11 turning Asia, Europe students away from U.S.
Tough visa policies post 9/11 are turning students from Asia and Europe away from the U.S., Reuters reported.
Competition from countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. are eating into the $13 billion a year education business. Quoting the Institute of International Education, the report said enrollment fell by 2.4 percent in the last academic year, which was the first decline in three decades.
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‘I feel Hindi movies illustrate parts of India that I have not seen yet’
The rise of Indian movies is beneficial not only to the domestic Indian market, but also to the nonresident Indian (NRI) community across the globe. Indian cinema, now termed Bollywood as a result of its strong presence on the global market, and relative competition to Hollywood, is much more than a source of entertainment for many Indian Americans.
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