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Indian American student lunches with Warren Buffet

ATLANTA, GA: When Mili Shah asked Warren Buffett why Wall Street was recovering but Main Street was not, he replied to her with a twenty minute answer, stating that it is the business, stock, and timing and not the economy that drives the value of a company.

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Hindu groups demand recall of Hanuman plush toy

NEW YORK: Certain Hindu groups in the US have demanded an immediate recall of a toy of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, manufactured and sold by Kridana, a Pennsylvania based company that specializes in toys based on Hindu epics. ...

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Koffee with Madhavan - An affair to remember

CHICAGO: Maharashtra Mandal of Chicago organized a press conference "Koffee with Madhavan", a popular movie actor who is on a tour of four cities in USA to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity, a global organization which is to build houses for the poor in Maharashtra. ...

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Nite to Reunite enlivens Valentine spirit

CHICAGO: Waterford Banquets in Elmhurst (a Chicago suburb) was sparkling with Chicagoland talents vying with each other to show off their dancing and singing skills on Valentine Day recently. ...

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Dandmudi appointed on adm. hearing commission

ST. LOUIS: Mississippi Governor Jay Nixon has announced and Indian American St. Louis-area attorney, Sreenivasa Rao (Sreenu) Dandamudi to serve on the Administrative Hearing Commission for a six-year term. ...

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Maha Shiva Ratri celebrated at Hari Om Mandir

CHICAGO: It was a huge mela of devotees who flocked in thousands to be a part of Mahashivratri celebrations at Hari Om Mandir in Medinah, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Shiva Ratri means the night dedicated to Mahadev, the Lord of all the Gods. ...

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Prabodh Vaidya is Jain Society chief

CHICAGO: The five members Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago (JSMC) unanimously elected Prabodh Vaidya as their Chairman for two years at their meeting held in the last week of January 2010. ...

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Valentine's Day with a difference

CHICAGO: Valentine's Day had its beginning when the Roman Empire was at its peak. Since then it has been celebrated with quite fun and fervor everywhere, especially in the Western world and USA. ...

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Oregon House votes to repeal ban on religious dress

WASHINGTON DC: The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the nation's oldest Sikh American civil rights and advocacy organization, has commended the Oregon House of Representatives for passing Oregon House Bill 3686, which if enacted would allow public school teachers to wear religious dress, including the Sikh dastaar (turban), the Muslim hijab, and the Jewish yarmulke....

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NSF educational contests for Indian-Americans

CHICAGO: Anyone watching Teen Jeopardy or the Scripps Spelling Bee on TV will remember the strong presence of Indian American students at these events....

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