Indian-American mom gives birth to child on train to NYC

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York.

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01/20/12
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“Healing Spices” Author Cooks Global Flavors for Better Health

Courtesy: New America Media (NAM), Question & Answer, Viji Sundaram

NAM Editor’s Note: In his search for safe anti-inflammatory agents, University of Texas research scientist Bharat B. Aggarwal began 20 years ago to research the very spices that had always been a staple of his Indian diet. He found that many of them could be safely moved out of his kitchen cabinet to his medicine cabinet, as he says in his newly released book, Healing Spices.

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01/17/12
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Indian-American group learns to shoot after break-ins

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ROSWELL, Ga. — After experiencing a rash of violent home invasions and robberies targeting their community, a group of Indian American men gathered Saturday at a North Fulton firing range to learn gun safety and for target practice.

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01/17/12
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Kansas Student Wins ‘Who Wants to Be a Mathematician’

Boston — Shyam Narayanan, a freshman at Blue Valley West High School won $10,000 in the math game Who Wants to Be a Mathematician, Friday January 6 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Boston.

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01/17/12
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Birmingham AAPI’s new leadership aims to expand to younger members

Birmingham, AL -- American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is the pre-eminent professional association that serves as the umbrella group for the large number of Physicians of Indian origin who practice in USA.

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01/16/12
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Satyendra Huja Named New Charlottesville Mayor

Charlottesville City Council in Virginia welcomed a new mayor Jan 3rd night - Satyendra Huja. Councilors unanimously voted Mayor Huja into the top spot.

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01/13/12
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Cardiologist Srinivas Murali Named American College of Cardiology Governor for Western Pennsylvanyia

PITTSBURGH  - Srinivas Murali, MD, Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and Medical Director, Cardiovascular Institute at West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS) , has been named to the prestigious post of American College of Cardiology (ACC) Governor for Western Pennsylvania.

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01/13/12
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Indian-Americans Kaushik, Guntupalli among 15 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award winners

JAIPUR: Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar and 14 other distinguished PIOs and NRIs were conferred with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards for 2012 for their outstanding service/contribution that brought glory and enhanced the prestige of India.

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01/11/12
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PM announces new pension and life insurance scheme for overseas Indian workers

Jaipur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Jan. 8 a new pension and life insurance scheme for overseas Indian workers that would allow over five million workers, especially those working in the Gulf, to save money for the future.

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01/10/12
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PBD 2012: NRIs are National Reserve of India, says Tharoor

Jaipur:  “We consider NRIs as National Reserve of India and this is the reason we invite you to come and invest in India which holds tremendous investment opportunities in the sectors of education, healthcare and infrastructure. There could be some operational challenges, but these are the areas we look forward to for your vision, technology & innovation, and way of doing things that can help build better India”, said Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha while setting the context for the panel discussion on Partnering for Prosperity at Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas being held in Jaipur.

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01/10/12
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