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What I saw at the Golden Temple in 1984
BY SAWINDER SINGH I was in school in Amritsar, Punjab, on June 1, 1984. It was 12:30 pm when we heard the unmistakable, chilling sounds of gunshots firing. We students were immediately sent home....
View Article25 Indian students asked to leave US university
Washington (IANS): At least 25 Indian students in their first semester of computer sciences program at Western Kentucky University have been asked to return to India or find placement in other schools...
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Modi, Obama promise to work together for world’s sake
Obama and Modi.All photos: Indian Embassy in U.S. Facebook Washington (IANS): Building on their close personal bonding, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised to...
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Hillary Clinton will be first woman presidential nominee from major political...
Photo: Hillary Clinton’s Facebook HILLARY Clinton will be the first woman presidential nominee from a major political party in the U.S. President Barack Obama “congratulated” Clinton on Tuesday for...
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University of Houston President Renu Khator appointed to NCAA Division I...
Renu Khator THE NCAA Division I Board of Directors has appointed University of Houston President Renu Khator to serve as the American Athletic Conference (The American) representative on the NCAA...
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Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Washington (IANS): US President Barack Obama has formally endorsed Hillary Clinton and called her the most qualified candidate to seek the White House, imploring Democrats to come together to elect...
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50 killed, 53 injured in Florida gay club shooting; shooter identified as...
Police vehicles at the site of the shooting incident in Orlando. (Xinhua/Orlando Police Department) Police officers at the site of the shooting incident in Orlando. Orlando Police Chief John Mina...
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Obama calls Florida shooting ‘act of terror and hate’
President Barack Obama Washington (IANS): US President Barack Obama on Sunday called the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, in which at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when...
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Trudeau and Ambrose on Florida shooting
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday issued the following statement after hearing of the fatal shooting in Orlando, Florida: “I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn today so many people have been...
View ArticleSikh Coalition cautions community in wake of Orlando shooting
THE Sikh Coalition issued the following statement on Sunday in the wake of the Orlando shooting: IN the wake of the violent tragedy that took at least 50 innocent lives in Orlando during the early...
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Vancouver-born University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono seems to be the...
Santa J. OnoPhoto: Twitter UNIVERSITY of Cincinnati President Santa J. Ono appears to be the one chosen to be the next president of the University of British Columbia. WLWT of Cincinnati reported on...
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Man with gun, explosives arrested before Los Angeles gay parade
Los Angeles (IANS): Santa Monica police arrested a man armed with a gun and seized a car with explosives here on Sunday morning hours before a gay pride parade in West Hollywood. FBI agents confirmed...
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It’s official: Santa Ono will be the new UBC President
Dr. Santa OnoPhoto: UBC SANTA J. Ono will be the new president of the University of British Columbia. The University of Cincinnati president was born in Vancouver and earned his PhD at McGill...
View ArticleOrlando shooting: Trump calls Obama “fool”, Clinton “weak”
Washington (IANS): US presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Monday accused US President Barack Obama and his rival Hillary Clinton of failing to understand the nature of the terrorist threat facing...
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Humane research advocates express concern with new UBC president
Santa OnoPhoto: University of Cincinnati HUMANE research advocates from the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of BC (ADAV) said on Tuesday that they are “deeply concerned” with the...
View Article‘Orlando nightclub gunman visited gay chat rooms’
Orlando (IANS): Orlando nightclub gunman Omar Mateen visited online gay chat rooms despite expressing outrage at the sight of two men kissing and making inflammatory comments about gays, law...
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California’s Modesto Police Department now has a Sikh officer: Varinder Khun...
Varinder Khun KhunPhoto Modesto Police Department Facebook VARINDER Khun Khun this week became the first Sikh officer in California’s Modesto Police Department. Khun Khun, who was born in India,...
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FBI seeking public assistance in the Orlando shooting investigation
THE FBI asked for the public’s help on Wednesday to learn more about the movements of Omar Mateen prior to his shooting rampage Sunday at an Orlando, Florida nightclub that left 49 people dead. “We...
View ArticleOrlando shooting: Mateen’s wife may face charges
Washington (IANS): Authorities are considering filing criminal charges against Orlando gunman Omar Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, for failing to inform the FBI what she knew before the attack, but no...
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Obama tells Orlando families they have ‘inspired’ the nation
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden place bouquets of flowers at a memorial for the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pulse nightclub, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing...
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