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Indians and Chinese Discriminated against in College Admissions in name of “Promoting Diversity”

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If you are an Indian or Chinese student, the chances are you are discriminated when it comes to College Admissions in the US. This is being proved by repeated studies and also from the complaints against some premier colleges like Harvard and Princeton. The explanations offered try their best to give a spin. In a [...]

How Western Classical Music is being kept alive by Far East

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The American Classical music scene is a strange and interesting game of musical chairs when it comes to the audiences. The White American audience, which predominated the classical music halls is dispropotionately older (45-54 yrs). And as this older generation moves out due to death, disease to non-attendance – a newer color and type of [...]

The Business of Death: Cremation vs Embalming

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Unbeknownst to many who don’t live in the US, Death is a very lucrative industry. And if the Indians think that the Haridwar-based Sati-Ghat side Panda (pandit) is asking for too much when he demands Rs 2000 (~$40), then one has to look at the proportions of spending one has to do in US on [...]

Five Predictions for 2012: How will the world be like?

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This year, 2012, is a significant year in many ways. There are enough doomsday-sayers, who believe that 2012 will be the end of the world. World, as per the great mystic and yogi Sadhguru is poised to see a surge in ability of people to touch their inner self. World is at a point where [...]

Local Congressman remembers 26/11 massacres

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As the Americans take off for the Thanksgiving, I just got an email from Congressman Pete Olson (Pete Olson’s website), who represen

India is China’s #2 target

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George Bush was in Mumbai to meet the business tycoons.

Are Pakistani Nukes in danger of going to Jehadis?

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It is a common whine by many so-called “Political and Defense analysts” of Pakistan that US is after their Nukes.

As I remember it: The day of 9-11 by Anindita

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I was a new immigrant to America, just barely two years old, trying to assimilate into the culture, still trying to comprehend the significance of my skin color and my place in society, but still full

Jharkhandis lead the march to Downgrades

People from Jharkhand are on rampage to downgrade everything they represent.

US Credit Rating Downgraded while People on Food Stamps on all-time high

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The unthinkable has happened! US Credit Rating has been downgraded from AAA status by S&P. Even the Debt Ceiling deal last week wasn’t enough to help in this case. Why?