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• BC Elections- Fascinating and Unpredictable
• Chandigarh-born poised to make history as US judge
  
• Guajrat Day 2013 As Bharat day
• Golden Jewelers Grand Opening--A success story of Mr. Rajinder Kumar Masson
• SUKHBIR ANNOUNCES PATH BREAKING INCENTIVES FOR NRIs
• Canada's Supreme Court gave no reason for refusing to hear the appeal of Bhandher
• California Maa devotee Kanta Dhingra releases book with 108 recipes
• CELEBRATE, COMMEMORATE, AND ANTICIPATE-Interfaith Event at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
• Bansal quits as railway minister
• Banal at LA--See Photos
• 2013 International Sikh education conference (One Granth, One Panth, One Sikh Rehat Maryada) deemed success at Los Angeles
• Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
• Celebrates Swaminarayan Jayanti & Ram Navmi
• Sarabjit gets a martyr's send-off; autopsy doctors say motive was to kill' (Roundup)
• Sarabjit dead, India-Pakistan ties take another nosedive
• Vaisakhi Celebrations in Metro Vancouver
  
• US religious body concerned over Modi entry into US
• Sindhi Community Celebrates Hanuman Jayanti
• EKAL VIDHYALAYA FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES CHAPTER-raises over $300,000 in pledges to support about 820 Ekal schools in India
• NRI Student Vasant Iyer, a Perfect SAT Scorer Wins Top Heritage Award
• MAKING UNITED WAY INCLUSION FORUM- SIKH FAITH, CULTURE, AND COMMUNIT
• NRI's Heavenly Palace organized Baisakhi mela to entertain Senior Citizens- NRI Anil Monga's largest senior citizens home in India
• Boston Blasts Victims Prayer Vigil at Khalsa Care Foundation
• Key US lawmaker backs high-skilled immigration from India
  
• GADCA of Walnut celebrate Vaisakhi Da Mela 2013- (Associate with Punjabi School of Walnut
• “SIKH AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY” IN ILLINOIS PROCLAIMED BY GOVERNOR PAT QUINN-VAISAKHI “KHALSA SIRJANA DIVAS” CELEBRATED IN GURDWARAS IN ILLINOIS
• EARTH day-ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮ, ਹਤੁ---- THE GREAT MOTHER
• Bhullar's clemency plea under consideration: Shinde
• Eight Indian runners in Boston marathon are safe...............READ
• OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW
• P.C.S. "RANGLA PUNJAB 2013" A PUNJABI CULTURAL SHOWCASE CHICAGO
• One Granth One Panth and Sikh Rehat Maryada
• Bobby Jindal's visit to primary state stokes 2016 speculation
• VAISAKH  or  BAISAKHI CELEBRATION AT LA CONVENTION CENTER
• PUNJAB TO LAUNCH AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE FOR NRIs SOON-MAJITHIA
  ·        PUNJABI DIASPORA CAN REGISTER COMPLAINTS, OPINION, SUGGESTIONS, FEEDBACK THROUGH WEBSITE
  ·        MINISTER FOR NRIs AFFAIRS WOULD PERSONALLY MONITOR THE WEBSITE
• THE 11th ANNUAL INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES ANNOUNCES FILM LINE-UP---
  Highlights include Mira Nair’s THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST,
  as well as MISS LOVELY, PEDDLERS, SHAHID, and SALMA
• Scholarship Awards for Graduating Students
• Indian Communities unite for Tony Mendoza’s fundraiser
• Hindu  Swayamsevak  Sangh, HSS Celebrate Swami Vivekananda 150th Birth Anniversary in LA
• SUKHBIR CALLS FOR MAKING NRIs PARTNERS IN PUNJAB’S PROGRESS--INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSING POLICY TO HAVE 10% RESERVATION FOR NRIs
• Nice to see real journalism of great social merit- More than 86 investigative journalists worked for more than a year about secrets of off-shore tax havens:............Read
• PCC Los Angeles celebrate Vaisakhi 2013
• Vijender took drugs, says Punjab Police
• Social Security Number- when to give it out or when not to
• Richmond's Chinese Signs Debate is Healthy for Multuculturalism in Canada
• India eases rules for foreign investors in government, corporate bonds
• French regret killing of two Indians in Africa
• Lions Club of Little India elects Sam Bhogal as President
• The end of Indian IT staffing as we know it
• Partap Singh Bajwa, President, PPCC assuming office charge at Pb. Congress Bhawan, Chandigar
• Make sure the Holi colours are natural: Doctors-Toxic chemicals in colours could cause skin or eye infection.
• Gurudwara Shaib Walnut celebrate 545th Nanakshahi New Year
• Holi celebration- It is known festival of colors around the world
• ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION OF CHICAGO HONORS MOHINA AHLUWALIA AND ISHA JOG AT THEIR 30th. LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AT HYATT REGENCY O’HARE
• First Canadian Sikh Summit a Success- Sikh Leaders Advocate for Civil and Human Rights Issues!
• appointed the PCC observers....THE STATEMENT OF S.PARTAP SINGH BAJWA,MP,PRESIDENT, PPCC AT AMRITSAR
• British Columbia's Unique Politics
• S. Partap Singh Bajwa, President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee welcome by Sr. Congress leaders at Chandigarh on 09.03.2013
• MAKING PUBLIC SAFETY A MAJOR PRIORITY IN INDINAPOLIS
• Police nab Canada-based NRI with 26 kg heroin--- Boxer Vijender not involved in drug racket: Police
• Sheriff Lee Baca Honored by Walnut Gurdwara Management
• Pratap Singh Bajwa replaces Amarinder as Congress' Punjab chief
• Brahm Mohindra ask the Captain to 'be courageous and truthful'.... NRI Congress party worried worldwide
• Modi seems set for national role, tears into Congress
• NRI Senior Citizen Association Celebrates Valentine's Day
• Punjabis in Canada Celebrate International Mother Language day
• Gadar Memorial in US to become museum
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• Gadar Lehar and Lala Har Dayal: Life, Activities &Ideology*...Jatinder Singh Hundal
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• Reevaluating the Origin and Inspiration of ‘Sikh Gadar 1907-1918’*.... Jasbir Mann MD
• Super Bowl 2013, How NRIs celebrate- Prime Time Shuttle Rattan Joea Style
• Naveen Reddy Astronomer Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
• Prayers For The Dhunna Family at Krishna temple, Los Angeles -Untimely death of Rajesh Dhunna was shocking news for everyone... By Kamini khare
• NRIpress.com Expanding business with India-15 Maharashtra Social entrepreneurs joinedNRIpress-Club, Maharashtra, India
• Canadian Senate Needs A Major Overhaul
• SHIVINDER SINGH TO BE SWORN IN AS TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER
  FOR THE CITY OF BREA,CALIFORNIA
• Anand Jon pleads guilty to sex charge
• NRI Soma Sengupta lawyer convicted i
• n US for lies in Britain
• AISA-Asian Indian senior association celebrates Annual Function
• NRIpress.com, Ic Appointed  Lead social Entrepreneurs  for NRIPRESS.COM CLUB SOUTH LA COUNTY
• Obama cites Sikh gurdwara shooting to press for gun reforms
• UAE court allow 17 Indians to return home after murder charges-Rs.5 crore was paid to the family of the Pakistani national Misri Khan.
• Sukh Dhaliwal resigned as a British Columbia Liberal Party candidate in the coming provincial election amid tax-evasion charges
• DALAI LAMA TO VISIT AMERICA’S HEARTLAND IN MAY
• Ceremony to Inaugurate the Center for Sikh Studies at Claremont Lincoln University, California
• 64’Th Indian Republic Day Celebration in Irvine CA
• Indian Community of Southern California celebrate India’s Republic Day in LA
• India Association of Los Angeles –IALA : Celebrates Republic Day of India, Los Angeles
• Faith Forum About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy
• NRI celebrate Obama inauguration
• Los Angeles, Jan 14,2013: Gadar Memorial in San Francisco to be Museum and Library....READ MORE
• Canada will be celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017.  The federal government has done the right thing by getting the process started well ahead of time.
• _Great Honor for fashion designer Dr Shekhar Rahate
• MIRACLE ON MAIN A HUGE SUCCESS RAISING $250K FOR CHARITY
• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD

• Kerala hopes to see more 'pravasi' money rolling in (Kerala Newsletter)

• NRI Mohinder Singh was abducted- body found in Chora area---Abducted Sikh beheaded by militants in Pakistan
• NRI Canadian woman Rajvinder Kaur Gill murdered in Pakistan
• VAYALAR RAVI HAILS PUNJAB INITIATIVES FOR NRIs-   EXPECTS OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW PUNJAB
• PRESENTATION MADE BY DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER PUNJAB AT NRI SAMMELA
• _IIGS-Darbar-e-Khalsa Celebrate 346th Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji-- Became Guru at the age 9 when his father martyred to save the basic human right of Hindu community
• SIKH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY HOSTS COMMEMORATION OF ANTI- HATE CRIME RESOLUTION HR-1193-IL AND FACILITATES PRESS CONFERENCE WITH SPONSORING LAWMAKER
• Inauguration Ceremony of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills
• NRIpress Launches Worldwide Expansion of NRIpress Club
• DISH NETWORK SPONSORS SANAYA IRANI - KHUSHI-- ISS PYAAR KO KYA NAAM DOON, STAR TV POPULAR SOAP OPERA
  
• PUNJAB LAUNCHES 24X7 FEEDBACK PORTAL AND TOLL FREE NUMBER
• Cypress, California, Dec. 11, 2012: Dr Prakash Narain re-appointed as Cypress Mayor ........ Read
• _ KAUR FOUNDATION: EDUCATING FOR A RIGHTFUL PLACE IN AMERICA
• INTERESTED TO REPLICATE REFORMS IN KENYA-·        MEETS SUKHBIR TO KNOW CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF REFORMS
• 3RD WORLD CUP KABADDI 2012 - INDIA AND CANADA REGISTERED IMPRESSIVE VICTORIES
• o Join the Movement
• The Future of Food- Dr. Shiva request NRIs t
• Vasu Pawar Unanimously Elected President of UFICA
• Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation Presents: ‘MIRACLE ON MAIN STREET’
• Dr. Bains Sets World Record of Creating 5 Multimedia Museums in the World
• Gender selection in the South Asian Community
• BALJINDER TAHIM IS NEW FIA-SC PRESIDENT FOR 2012-13
• UFICA CELEBRATE DIWALI ON NOVEMBER 17, 2012 AT LA
• __ PCS CHICAGO PARTICIPATES IN THE 79th McDONALD’s THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON STATE STREET IN CHICAGO
• Punjabi Heritage & Cultural Society and Festival of India Association- Celebrated Diwali at Mission Hills/Los Angeles
• Priyadarshini Roy crowned Miss India Southern California 2012
• `NRI Internet/NRIpress.com's columnist, Balwant Sanghera received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal
• Grand Diwali Mela At Invine Mandir
• SUKHBIR TO WOO NRIs TO INVEST IN STATE
• IN THE SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING A PRAYERFUL REFLECTION
  
• Bollywood Shining Star NRI Mauli Dave Show in LA- Her towering personality gives her the additional advantage of a massive Stage presence.....
• Nachhatar Bhullar elected President of FOASC , Franchise Owners Association of Southern California
• Rajput Association of America Celebrated Diwali (2012)- At Tandoor Restaurant
• Ami Bera repeats history, enters US Congress
• PUNJABI CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CHICAGO HOSTS 8th. INTERNATIONAL BHANGRA AND GIDHA COMPETITION AT “PCS NIGHT 2012”
• Satwinder lovely, The Rising and Shining Star at Punjab Farm
• INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS HERITAGES (IASH) -DIWALI CELEBRATION
• NRI leaders congratulate Obama on re-election
• Philanthropist  Dr. Awtar Singh Passes Away
• Socaltamil’s Deepavali Event Draws Large Crowd
• Census 2011 and Status of Punjabi in Canada
• Dr. Ami Bera elected but Four NRIs lost the Congressional election
• _Community Activists meet India’s Ambassador in Los Angeles
• CANADIAN PM VISITS TAKHT SRI KESHGARH SAHIB AND VIRASAT-E-KHALSA
• Sai Baba Bhajan Program at Sindhu Center
• RUBY DHALLA DEMANDS RESTORATION OF AMRITSAR-TORONTO DIRECT FLIGHT
• A PILGRIMAGE FOR INTERFAITH UNDERSTANDING
• Jagjit Singh Remembered
• Surati Cash N Carry Attracts Huge Crowd at Grand Opening in Artesia
  Free food and drinks continued both days
• Is India really democratic?
  The Three Pillars of the World’s Largest Democracy – ‘Power’, ‘Status’ and ‘Money’
• A TESTIMONY OF AMAZING COURAGE
• DELTA, VALLEY FARMERS STAND WITH RICKY GILL - Farm Bureaus and Dozens of Local Farmers Endorse Gill

• Capital Markets India - Sri Lalita Cement Industries Limited, Hyderabad

• The INDIAN PRESS MEDIA BANNED at IMAsc/Dr. Sanjay Gupta Event
• Dussehra Diwali Mela on October 13 at Norwalk, California-- by The Hindu community of Southern California and Global peace foundation Inc. California
• NRI doctor couple- Dr. Kiran Patel, with his wife, Pallavi donate $12 mn to US varsity ......... READ
• Sandeep Singh won $30.5 million Mega Millions jackpot-- Made Patel bhai richer by $50,000 commission .............. READ
• Custody row: New Jersey authorities agree to hand over child.......... READ

• Wedding Extravaganza at  its peak on September 15, 2012 at Chaudhuri's residence, Hemet, California ................ READ

• Sweden child custody case: Diaspora ministry asked to take action -
• Trinidad and Tobago honours 'nani' to mark Indian
• NRI Pharmacist arraigned for alleged assault president of New York Kali Mandir
• INDIANA ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN 500-FESTIVAL PARADE
• Over 500 NRI Senior citizens enjoy Kavi Sammelan at LA-A NIGHT OF LAUGHTER AND CELEBRATION
• Siddhartha Mukherjee, 19 others win Light of India awards
• NRIs honoured with Light of India awards by Remit2India
• INDIA: AN AMAZING FESTIVAL OF CULTURE AND SPIRIT
• How to pump up your credit score
• Mela Vaisakhi da 2012 by PCSSD/VAPIE
• New video Released: ---American Heart Association Honors Dr H. Sahota for his major contributions to interventional cardiology
• India Association of So. CA celebrate Mother’s day
• Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat addressed NRIs- across 12 cities in USA Live Via Satellite
• Governor Nikki Haley cashing in on union bashing video
• Indian-American treats wife as slave; gets away with probation
• Memorial Day for Indian Americans
• Pankaj Udhas sensational Concert Thrilled Los Angeles NRIs
• NRI Sikhs with turban can now serve Washington police
• :Chandru Shroff elected President of Sindhi Association of Southern California
• KSHAYA PATRA- SHYAMAL & BHUMIKA FASHION SHOW
  
• INTERFAITH MINIVERSITY: RELIGIOUS NEIGHBORS IN STUDY AND COMMUNITY BRIDGING THE FAITHS THROUGH THE ARTS
• EKAL VIDHYALAYA FOUNDATION presents A musical evening with Samir Date & Dipalee Somaiya
• Vaisakhi has become one of the most popular celebrations in Canada
• Peter Mathews for Congress Campaign Headquarters is Opened
• SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR CURE - Race for the Cure and Breast Cancer Research
• IMPROTED LIVESTOCK SEMEN FROM CANADA WOULD INCREASE MILK PRODUCTION MANIFOLD: RANIKE
• M.P.  HARSIMRAT BADAL RAISES -- BAN ON WEARING TURBANS IN FRANCE ISSUE IN LOK SABHA
• PCS CHICAGO’S VAISAKHI CULTURAL PROGRAM "RANGLA PUNJAB 2012" A MEMORABLE EVENT
• GRAND OPENING OF ROYALE, IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA - 5 Star Indian Cuisine
  Rancho Cucamonga, By Roger Husson
• CHANDIGARH, APRIL 19, 2012:  PUNJAB TO SET-UP 24X7 CALL CENTER TO REDRESS GRIEVANCES OF NRIs: MAJITHIA.
• Ajay Banga, president & CEO of MasterCard Worldwide- to head USIBC
• UFICA & FIAsc CELEBRATE BAISAKHI AT SAMRA FARMS INDIO, CALIFORNIA
  
• Baisakhi Greetings to the entire Sikh world, their friends and people of all faiths and spiritual traditions
  
• TISHA ENTERTAINMENT INC.PRESENTS Neema's 25th ANNUAL RAS GARBA & DANCE COMPETITION
  
• U.K. ELDER FOR MORE VIBRANT TRADE TIES WITH PUNJAB
  v  DEMANDS FOR INTRODUCTION OF MORE FLIGHTS BETWEEN UK AND AMRITSAR
• INDIAN AMBASSADOR VISIT INDIANA
  
• PCC Los Angeles celebrate Vasakhi 2012
  
• Union cabinet passed much awaited Sikh Anand marriage Act
• .Quotes I have learned to live b..........veera mahajan
• GRAND OPENING OF VINITA'S 8TH SALON AT INDIA BAZAAR
• Gatka, acknowledged as a sport & played by Sikhs in India and  Young Sikh NRIs worldwide
• POLL: GILL LEADS MCNERNEY ON SECOND BALLOT
• Land mafia knocks over historical Sikh temple in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• South Carolina Governor Haley May Be Indicted On Tax Charges...

• Cabinet minister, senior Punjab minister Jagir Kaur was arrested and sent to jail
• Asm. Tony Mendoza escorts Woman of the Year,
  Aparna Hande, to the front of the Assembly Chambers
  
• HAI BALWANT SINGH RAJOANA's ISSUE-- In view of these circumstances, it is clear that Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana cannot be hanged
• Baba Ramdev with Mr Parkash Singh Badal
  
• NGO “SEARCH Society” Benefits Rs1 lakh From NRI Run Charity “India Association”
• Virus may infect America, warns health group
  
• Rajat Gupta, Rajaratnam had animosity: defence lawyer
  
• NRI COMMISSION SEEKS REPORT FROM SSP JALANDHAR REGARDING HARRASMENT BY TRAVEL  AGENT
  
• NY Woman Accused of Keeping NRI Illegal Immigrant as ‘slave’ maid
• “The Basant Kite Festival” on Feb 19 at Cherry Valley, CA
• 10 Years of Phenomenal Growth & 10 Years of Scavenging
• Make Your Voice Heard in USA---DR JAY SHAH WILL BE CONTESTANT IN NEWLY FORMED US DIST 47- FOR CONGRESS SEAT IN JUNE 5TH 2012-PRIMARY.
• Whitney Houston's death is viewed as a tragedy because her great talents were overshadowed by her struggles with substance abuse. ...........he human body is the highest gift bestowed upon us by God. .....KP Singh
• US COURT TO HEAR 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE CASE....Click
• Indian-origin British hotelier sued by parents
• INTERNATIONAL SUPER CELEBRATIONS---->Click here
  at the opening of the Council Meeting for the City of Artesia, California.
• Why are NRI’s involved in supporting Modi in Gujarat? What makes Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi special
  
• GM posts $7.6 bn net profit for 2011
• US jobless claims at lowest level in four years
• Los Angeles Sikh Community protests against NBC network - Where Jay Leno was recording “The Tonight Show”
• President Obama vs. Candidate Obama : Although the fight for the GOP nomination is far from over, the slightest, statistical ..
• UPDATED : Sterling Heights, Michigan Gurdwara Vandalized
• IRS Audit Red Flags: The Dirty Dozen- Here are 12 hot spots on your return that can raise the chances of scrutiny by the IRS.
  
• Calories, not carbs, key to weight loss
  
• Well-informed people eat better
• Consul General Meets Community Activists of Los Angeles
• IALA Republic Day attracts Large Crowd
• Canadian NRI Scientist Dr. Harpal Singh Buttar, Receives Honorary Fellowship Award from Punjab Academy of Science
  
• Punjab Governor requested Media to act independently & impartially when inaugurating the new office of Amar Ujala in Chandigarh
  
• Indian Community of Southern California celebrates India’s Republic Day
• Indian Community celebrates India’s Republic Day
  
• Republic Day Celebration on Jan 26 in Artesia
  
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  Two Major organizations in California, UFICA and FIAsc celebrate India Republic Day 2012
• Dubai's 50,000 NRI Sikhs get first official gurdwara
• Court slaps Rs.20,000 fine on NRI
  
• Tony Mendoza introduce ACR 85 Bill, commemorating Republic Day of India,
• Fostering Intercultural Harmony
• NRIs  from all over the world/ Team Anna and  local organization (like HELP)  as part of poll-bound  Punjab
  
• Hundreds, led by Fauja Singh take part in Amritsar `Run for the City’
  and Citizen Walk, ahead of city's first Marathon..............CLICK HERE
• Lahori Ram's Third Memorial ..........CLICK HERE
  
  
• LOHRI FESTIVAL OF PUNJAB- Most of the NRIs used to go to Punjab to celebrate Lohri but .............CLICK HERE
• Promoting Punjabi--................CLICK HERE
• New surgical procedure lowers blood pressure.............CLICK HERE
  
  
• Sivia and dead professor were like brothers, says his dad
• NRI FATHER & SON SUCCESSFUL STORY IN PIZZA FRANCHISE BUSINESS
• An Indian-origin American student was Wednesday granted bail by a court here in a road accident
• Non-resident Indians get voting rights
• PM, Ms Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Punjab elections
• ICCC Chairman and well-known industrialist and philanthropist Mr.Asa Singh Johal and his wife Mrs. Kashmir Kaur Johal, honoured its retiring manager, Mr. Mohan Singh Sandhu.
  
• US Dept. of Defense To Allow wear turban Sikh students and Islamic head scarf (hijab)
• SANKARA EYE FOUNDATION, USA raises $26,000 to support Ludhiana Hospital
  
• Statin can prevent strokes, besides lowering lipids
• Exercise cuts bowel cancer risk, shows study
• Trinidad and Tobago PM in India from Thursday
• Riverside Sikh Gurdwara celebrated 9th annual Sahibzada Diwas
  
• indian-origin political leader dies in South Africa; . Indian-origin scientist to be honoured with knighthood; . ...............Click
• Ist List of Candidates of PPP for Assembly Election - 2012
• Darbar-e-Khalsa (IIGS) Celebrated 345th Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
  
• Facing 'ban Gita' case, Hindus build Krishna temple in Moscow
  
• NRI children case: India in touch with Norway
  
• Vidhan Sabha--- Date of Poll is 30th January 2012
  
• 6.7 percent ethnic Indians in Malaysia
• Indians top founders of US venture-funded firms
  
• Australian teen gets 13-year jail for killing Indian student
  
• Anxiety-ridden less sensitive to their environment
  
• Indian-American banker killed in New Jersey plane crash
• Canada issues first `super visa'