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Indian-origin lawyer shoots 9 in US, killed by police
Police said that they did not know why Nathan Desai went on the rampage hitting people at random
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Two men arrested in US for hacking emails of top officials
At least three members of the group reside in Britain, where they are under investigation
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US for greater economic connectivity in South Asia
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal, said Burma's democratic transition has created new opportunities for investment
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Indian-American couple pleads guilty to $20 mn visa fraud
Raju Kosuri, 44, and Smriti Jharia, 45, a married couple from Ashburn, Virginia were indicted on April 27
US accepted over 53,000 Hindu refugees: State Department
Between 2005 and August this year, as many as 53,662 Hindu refugees, 53,015 from Bhutan, have been accepted into the US
US report on int'l religious freedom to be released today
Annual report would be released by the Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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US varsity appoints 1st director for Hindu Life, Hindu priest
University has some 400 Hindu university and faculty members
Indian-American named New York's Chief Digital Officer
An immigrant from India, Sreenivasan was born in Japan and received a Bachelor's degree in History from St Stephen's College in Delhi
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US military to lift transgender ban: Media
Currently, Pentagon rules allow transgender troops to be discharged from the military
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Senate fails to pass amendment to boost India's defence sales
This legislative move is not linked with joint India-US statement in which Obama Administration had recognised India as Major Defence Partner
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US factory activity expands, construction spending tumbles
Manufacturing remains constrained by the lingering effects of dollar's surge and oil price plunge
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Hillary Clinton promises to release 'Area 51' information
Many believe that the Nevada Air Force is used by the US to keep top secret information about extraterrestrial (ET) beings
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US economy stalls in first quarter as activity weakens broadly
Applications for unemployment benefits are near a 43-year low and employment gains averaged 209,000 jobs per month in the first quarter
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