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Kerala idol draws crowds in Singapore
( 09-Sep-2010 )
Singapore: An idol from a 5,000-year-old temple in Kerala is drawing huge crowds in Singapore. Hundreds of Hindus are flocking to the Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman temple in Toa Payoh area to pray to Sree Bhagavathy Amman, popular among women seeking comfort from family-related problems such as abuse an .... |
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Indian violinist performs in Trinidad and Tobago
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Port-of-Spain: Indian violinist Kala Ramnath enthralled a packed hall here with her scintillating performance during a show ahead of India's Independence Day Aug 15.
Ramnath displayed her musical prowess at her premiere show at Queen's Hall Saturday night.
Those who were present at the co .... |
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Indian fashion show enthrals Argentinians
( 30-Mar-2010 )
Buenos Aires: The first Indian fashion show in Argentina was a huge hit with Indian designs and colours enthralling designers and importers alike and opening the doors to the high-end textile market in this country.
The fashion fiesta comprised two Indian fashion designers, Nachiket Barve and Anita .... |
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Indian publishing firm wins textbook contract in Ethiopia
( 21-Mar-2010 )
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's ministry of education has awarded Indian media house Laxmi Publications a contract to print and distribute textbooks and teacher training guides.
The ministry had issued a tender for the publication of civics and ethical education textbooks and guides for high school s .... |
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Prominent Caribbean Hindu community leader dead
( 15-Mar-2010 )
Port-of-Spain: Pundit Jankie Persad Sharma, a pioneer of the Hindu religion and culture in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, has died. He had begun the practice of celebrating Diwali on the Caribbean island, apart from constructing several temples, conducting weddings and organising trips to India for .... |
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Kidnapped Indian businessman rescued in Philippines
( 15-Mar-2010 )
Manila: Police officers rescued an Indian businessman a day after he was kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen in the Philippines, a provincial police chief said Friday.
Remmi Kumar Chonkria, 33, was rescued Thursday during a police raid on his abductors' hideout in San Pablo City in Laguna pro .... |
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Indians in Haiti seek monetary help to rebuild lives
( 19-Feb-2010 )
Port-au-Prince: A small community of Indians based in quake-ravaged Haiti have appealed to the government back home to provide them financial assistance to rebuild their lives.
These people not only lost their homes and cars in the devastating January 12 earthquake of magnitude 7.0, but also the mo .... |
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Three Indians killed in Philippines road accident
( 05-Feb-2010 )
Manila: Three Indian nationals were killed in a road accident in the northern Philippine province of Isabela, police said Friday.
The accident took place Thursday night when a pick up truck collided with a passenger bus in Malalam village, GMA news reported on its website.
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India's R-Day celebrated in Kazakhstan in sub-zero temperature
( 26-Jan-2010 )
Astana: The temperature outside was a bone-chilling minus 31 degrees Celsius but this did not come in the way of India's 61st Republic Day being celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm in this Kazakhstan capital Tuesday.
The programme commenced with the hoisting of the national flag by Indian Am .... |
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Bhagvad Gita used to smuggle cocaine in Trinidad
( 07-Nov-2009 )
Port-of-Spain: The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in millions of dollars worth of liquid cocaine in a laboratory in Couva, Central Trinidad.
A Venezuelan national and four citizens of Trinidad and Tobago - two men and two women - were arrested .... |
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