NRI News

Sikh Army Captain sues US military over grooming policy tests

Tuesday, 01/03/2016

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sikh-army-captain-sues-us-military-over-grooming-policy-tests/203188.html

Washington : A Sikh Army Captain filed suit against the US military on Monday after being ordered to undergo “extraordinary, targeted, repetitive testing” before receiving permanent permission to wear a beard and long hair for his religion, court papers said.

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UK’s student visa plan creating rod for own back: Indian bizman

Monday, 29/02/2016

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

LONDON: Karan Bilimoria, who arrived as a student from India in the 1980s, went on to establish a successful beer brand and now sits in the House of Lords, has criticised the David Cameron government’s student visa policy that, he believes, is “creating a rod for their own back”.

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Indian-American running for lieutenant governor in Vermont

Monday, 29/02/2016

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

WASHINGTON: Watching the young African-American senator speak, Kesha Ram thought to herself that if there was a place for someone like him in politics, maybe there is place for someone like her.

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Gurdwara builds US’ first ashes immersion centre

Monday, 29/02/2016

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/gurdwara-builds-us-first-ashes-immersion-centre/202646.html

Chicago : A gurdwara in the US state of Illinois has built what is said to be America’s first ashes immersion centre on the banks of Rock river, allowing the Sikh and Hindu community members to perform their rituals legally.

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Canadian court stops extradition of accused to India

Sunday, 28/02/2016

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

TORONTO: A Canadian court has stopped the extradition of a woman and his brother to India to face trial for the honour killing of her daughter over concerns that they may not get justice in the country.

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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.