Oklahoma tornado: 65-year-old Hemant Bhonde among dead

One of the victims from the Oklahoma tornado —out of 24— was Hemant Bhonde, 65, who was killed in his home. 

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05/22/13
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Indian American tech tycoon Vivek Ranadive buys NBA team Sacramento Kings

Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand.

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05/20/13
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Indian American Eesha Khare’s gizmo could charge your cellphone in 20 seconds

Washington, May 20 -- An 18-year-old Indian-American has developed a potentially revolutionary device that can charge a mobile phone in just 20 seconds, a media report said.

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05/20/13
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Sri Srinivasan approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

Washington -- Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan has moved a step closer to making history as the first South Asian judge on the US Court of Appeals for the American capital.

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05/20/13
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Presidential Scholar Hema Pingali from Randolph School makes her community proud

Hema Pingali of Huntsville Alabama has been named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar, The U.S. Department of Education announced on May 6.

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05/16/13
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Satyajit Dattagupta Named VP of Enrollment at Washington College

CHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College has named Satyajit Dattagupta, an admissions executive at the University of Rochester with a strong background in computer science and data analysis, as its new Vice President for Enrollment Management. 

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05/16/13
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India-Africa festival opens in Johannesburg

Johannesburg -- With an eclectic blend of cinema, music, art and photography exhibitions, entrepreneurs and bloggers workshops and panel discussions the 12-day Indiafrica Festival 2013 began here Monday aiming to reach out to the youth of South Africa. .

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05/16/13
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Three Indo-Canadian women in running for YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Women of Distinction awards

Toronto -- Three Indo-Canadian women have been nominated for this year's YWCA Metro Vancouver's Women of Distinction awards, touted as one of the most prestigious awards for women achievers in Canada.

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05/16/13
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Toronto Sikhs organising marathon to help children in need

Toronto, May 16 -- Britain's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest marathoner, will be among those participating in the first ever marathon being organised by the Sikh community of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Canada May 19.

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05/16/13
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Canadian realtor charged with theft from homes he claimed to be showing

Toronto, May 15 -- An Indo-Canadian real estate agent has been charged with stealing from listed homes he claimed he was showing to potential clients in the city of Brampton in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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05/15/13
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