Category: India
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Silken smooth saree: My journey from South India to Bihar to Canada
By Virbala Kumar TORONTO: I, the silken smooth saree, had already had a tedious journey all the way from South India to the northern province of Bihar. I was woven at a flourishing textile factory on the periphery of the city of Chennai (then Madras). My destination was a popular saree shop known by the…
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How Amitabh Bachchan was kicked out of Congress
Amitabh Bachchan politics: Indira Gandhi’s aide Makhanlal Fotedar in his memoirs The Chinar Leaves narrates how Amitabh Bachchan was kicked out of the Congress Party by Rajiv Gandhi News East West NEW DELHI: Amitabh Bachchan was in politics briefly from 1985 to 1987 when his childhood and family friend Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister…
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Disabled Indian girl Geeta embraces Prime Minister Modi on return from Pakistan
Indian girl Geeta, who accidentally crossed over to Pakistan a decade ago, embraces Prime Minister Narendra Modi after her return to India News East West NEW DELHI: Geeta, the disabled Indian girl who accidentally crossed over into Pakistan more than a decade ago, embraced Prime Minister Narendra Modi like her father after her return to…
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Canada India Foundation urges Trudeau to fast-track free trade agreement with India
News East West TORONTO: Welcoming the incoming Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau whose Liberal Party was swept to power yesterday, major Indo-Canadian organizations have urged him to speedily conclude the long-pending free trade agreement with India. Ajit Someshwar, chairman of the Canada-India Foundation (CIF), urged Trudeau to make a state visit to India as one…