| W.E.
UPJOHN AWARD TO SAMIR CHOPRA |
 Samir
Chopra was recently honored as one of the
International recipients of the Walter E.
Upjohn award. Given to individuals who have
based their work on Integrity, Innovation,
Excellence, Leadership, Performance and Community
Service. Dr. William E. Upjohn was the CEO
of Upjohn Pharmaceuticals founded in Michigan,
US in 1885 and served for nearly 40 years.
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| SANIA
MIRZA IS WTA TOUR BEST NEWCOMER OF 2005 |
India's tennis sensation
Sania Mirza is now officially the best newcomer
on the WTA Tour in 2005. Nineteen-year-old
Mirza was honoured with the best debutant
award she was honoured for being the best
debutant last year. Sania had a remarkable
year as she became the first ever Indian singles
winner on the WTA Tour when she won the Hyderabad
Open.
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| MILLION
DOLLAR KRISHNA PAINTING FOR AUCKLAND TEMPLE |
ISCKON, Auckland has decided to approach Krishna
devotees in New Zealand and across the world
to raise NZD 1 million dollars to make the
Sri Sri Radha Giridhari Temple, Auckland,
debt-free. The website for fund raising, was
launched at the temple by a project team member,
Mrs. Lakshmi Patel.
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| HINDU
FOUNDATION SUES CALIFORNIA STATE |
 The
Hindu American Foundation filed suit against
the California State Board of Education (SBE)
today, as the foundation contends that a fair
and open process was not followed in adopting
textbooks that introduce Hinduism to 6th grade
students.
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| IMRAN
KHAN DETAINED WHILE BUSH VISITS PAKISTAN |
 US
President George Bush thanked Pakistan's President
Pervez Musharraf for his "bold decision"
to join the war on terror but said more work
was needed to defeat Al-Qaeda. Bush, on the
final leg of a South Asian tour, reaffirmed
the strategic relationship between Washington
and Islamabad.
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| BUSH
TALKS 'WAR ON TERROR' WITH MUSHARRAF |
Unprecedented security turned Islamabad into
a ghost town for the first visit to Pakistan
by US president Bush. He visited Pakistan
on the final leg of a South Asian tour that
has also taken in India and Afghanistan. Islamist
groups vowed more protests to follow the nationwide
rallies.
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| SEEMA
SINGH REAPPOINTED AS NJ RATEPAYER ADVOCATE |
 Seema
M. Singh has been honored with New Jersey
Governor Jon Corzine retaining her as New
Jersey Ratepayer Advocate. Ms. Singh’s
popularity began to climb new heights when
she took over as the New Jersey Ratepayer
Advocate, coupled with her membership with
the NJ Cabinet in early 2002. Her motto is
clear, 'Quality Service at fair and reasonable
rates'.
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| INDIA'S
LEADERSHIP IN THE SPREAD OF FREEDOM |
 "United
States of America and the Republic of India
are working together to achieve two great
purposes, to expand the circle of prosperity
and development across the world, and to defeat
our common enemies by advancing the just and
noble cause of human freedom,” US President
George Bush told the Indian people during
a televised speech in New Delhi.
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| INDIA-US
JOINT STATEMENT |
US President George Bush and Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed satisfaction
with the great progress the United States
and India have made in advancing our strategic
partnership to meet the global challenges
of the 21st century. In a joint statement,
they said "Both our countries are linked
by a deep commitment to freedom and democracy".
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| USA
& INDIA AGREE ON FUTUREGEN PROJECT |
 President
George W. Bush announced today that India
will become the first country to participate
in the U.S's FutureGen project – an initiative
to build the world’s first coal-based
power plant that removes carbon dioxide (CO2)
while it produces electricity. As a partner,
the Indian government will contribute $10
million to the FutureGen Initiative.
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| PHILANTHROPIST
SUDHIR PARIKH HONORED BY US CONGRESS |
 New
Jersey-based philanthropist Sudhir Parikh,
who won this year's Pravasi Bharatiya Samman,
has been honoured in the US Congress. Congressmen
Frank Pallone and Rep Joe Crowley inserted
a statement into the Congressional Record
Wednesday honouring Parikh for winning the
annual civilian award presented by the Ministry
of Overseas Indian Affairs.
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| KHUSHBOO
SUES MAXIM INDIA |
South Indian actress, Khushboo has filed a
damage suit for Rs30mn ($677,000) against
Maxim India after it published a faked picture
of her in a skimpy swimsuit . In its debut
December issue, the magazine superimposed
the head of the 35-year-old star atop the
body of a woman clad in scanty black underwear.
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| WIPRO
CHAIRMAN AZIM PREMJI RINGS NYSE BELL |
 The
applause from brokers on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) trading floor drowned out
the sound of the closing bell, which Wipro
chairman Azim Premji rang Wednesday to celebrate
Wipro’s fifth anniversary of being listed
on the NYSE. The Indian flag flew at the entrance
of the New York Stock Exchange as Premji came
out of an analyst meeting and then talked
to reporters about the future of Indian outsourcing.
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| DR
R BHARAT RAO IS NAMED 'INVENTOR OF THE YEAR' |
 Silicon
Valley: R Bharat Rao, senior director of Engineering
Research Development, Computer-aided Diagnosis
and Therapy Group at Siemens Medical Solutions,
was named ‘Inventor of the Year’
for his work in developing a new system that
utilizes data to improve clinical decisions.
He is one of 12 Siemens inventors to receive
the award.
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| SOUTH
ASIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS MEET LA SHERIFF |
South Asian Community leaders recently met
with Los Angeles Sheriff Leroy D. Baca and
Commander Roberta A. Abner, to discuss the
roles of Sheriff's Advisory Councils in relation
to South Asian communities. The meeting was
set up by Kishore Kevin Kaul, the President
of the Indo-American Sheriff Council.
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| INDRA
NOOYI SPEAKS AT SASA CONFERENCE 2006 |
The South Asian Students' Alliance (S.A.S.A.)
held its 2006 Conference in New York City
from January 12th - 16th. The largest student
South Asian conference of its kind in North
America, the S.A.S.A. 2006 Key Note Address
was given by the most powerful South Asian
Woman in North America, President and CFO
of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi.
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| FIRST
RECIPIENT OF INDIA'S DUAL CITIZENSHIP |
 Ms.
Nivruti Rai, Lucknow-born NRI and a top functionary
with the Global IT major Intel, received the
first dual Indian citizenship. Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the much-vouched
privilege on her, which exercise is expected
to run in the direction of cementing the bond
between the peoples of India and their non-resident
brethren.
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