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A very close friend, his elder Mother (mid 70's) had a serious fall yesterday and I want to send something for my get well soon wishes. I was thinking of sending flowers, and they come with kaju barfi (I know it's sweet but not sure exactly what it is) Would this be appropriate? I am assuming...

India jail-born man bails mother after 19 years By Sanjoy Majumder http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22677850 In a dusty tenement in a crowded neighbourhood in the Indian city of Kanpur, a young man takes out a bright yellow sari from a shopping bag and presents it to his mother...

Check this link for live feed from the Times of India news blog http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Maoists-attack-in-Chhattisgarh/liveblog/20270752.cms Dozens killed in India after Maoist ambush http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/05/2013525163458894343.html Heavily-armed Maoist...

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State-Sponsored Genocide From Guatemala to India: A Step Towards Justice Sonny Singh - Musician & social justice educator Huffington Post - Posted: 05/12/2013 5:06 pm In 1984, as the Indian government was terrorizing Sikhs in northern India, mass campaigns of state-sponsored...

Note: This is a release from the Courthouse News Service and as such represents a summary of legal proceedings, now in the pubilc domain. Sikh Philosophy Network does not support or deny the truth of the claims of plaintiff, Mr. Barapind. Extradited Sikh Claims India Tortured Him By...

Teenager exposes India's 'one month wives' sex tourism By Dean Nelson, Hyderabad5:19PM BST 14 Apr 2013 A 17-year-old girl has exposed the scale of Islamic sex tourism in India where Muslim men from the Middle East and Africa are buying 'one month wives' for sex. Campaigners for Muslim...

India won't be 'the world's largest democracy' until it upholds human rights Twenty-five years ago, India suspended part of its Constitution and launched a brutal campaign against Sikh separatists in its Punjab province. Today, India must provide reparations to the victims and vow to uphold...

Opinion India won't be 'the world's largest democracy' until it upholds human rights Twenty-five years ago, India suspended part of its Constitution and launched a brutal campaign against Sikh separatists in its Punjab province. Today, India must provide reparations to the victims and...

Sex discrimination in India begins in the womb: Study PTI - Mar 28, 2013, 12.49 PM IST A study suggests sex discrimination begins in the womb in male-dominated societies such as India.. WASHINGTON: Women in India are more likely to get prenatal care when pregnant with male babies...

Japan to grant India $2.32 bn aid PTI - Mar 27, 2013, 08.15 PM IST TOKYO: India and Japan have agreed to promote their bilateral strategic and global partnership especially in economic and security areas, with Tokyo granting a $2.32 billion aid for infrastructure building. "We hope to...

New Delhi: The star studded night with some stellar performances by Bollywood actors made Femina Miss India all the more a memorable affair. With 23 beauties from across the country fighting out for the most coveted beauty pageant, it was Patiala's Navneet Kaur Dhillon who was crowned Femina...

India Rape Law: Parliament Passes Strict Sexual Violence Legislation By RAVI NESSMAN - The Huffington Post - 03/21/13 09:33 AM ET EDT NEW DELHI -- India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and...

Promoting Women's Economic Participation in India Cherie Blair and Siddharth Chatterjee - The Huffington Post - 03/21/2013 Since the horrific rape and murder of a student in New Delhi in December 2012, debates have raged about the social and economic status of women in India. The brutal...

India Is Alwayz Against Sikhism & Sikh Principle....

India a 'huge market' for Google Predicting 500,000,000 Internet users for India. India is on the forefront of best practices in Internet technology. Mobile applications and government censorship also discussed. See video at this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21759044...

Persecuted Minorities of India Make Their Voices Heard In The British Parliament House of Commons Debate on The Death Penalty and Human Rights Violations in India By: Gurpreet Kaur, Sikh24 LONDON, UK (March 1, 2013)–The Kesri Lehar petition asking for the Abolition of the Death...

Cancer incidence in Punjab higher than rest of India put together By Abhijit Prashar- Thursday, February, 14 2013 - 18:00 CHANDIGARH: There are at least 90 cancer patients for every 1,00,000 population in Punjab. Cancer incidence in the state is higher than the national average of 80...

EDITORIAL: The New York Times February 9, 2013 India in the Slow Lane India’s economy is about to clock its slowest annual growth rate in a decade. The government said recently that gross domestic product would likely grow at just 5 percent in the fiscal year that ends in March, a...

The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com Beyond rape trial, a bigger question about women's status in India Court proceedings began today for five of the men accused in the deadly gang rape of a young woman in Delhi that led to her recent death. Women travel in the women’s...