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NEWS
Millionaire California Doctor Murdered
Jagjit Singh Sehdeva, to kill whom murder plots had been hatched earlier too, was killed, allegedly by robbers, on Tuesday.

NEWS
Boxer Nagra's Legal Fights Mount
The Canadian Amateur Boxing Association cancels an event after the Ontario Superior Court says he can participate with or without a beard.

NEWS
McGreevey Woos Indians
Mayor James McGreevey of Woolbridge hopes to be a governor with support from the Indian American community, which gave him 83 per cent of the votes in the last election.

OPINION
Karma Chameleon
'And who are these guardians of Indian pride, anyway? Maharishis with penance on their mind? Hardly. For the most part, the liberated desis around this part of the planet can't tell a shloka from one of Leno's monologues,' says Ashwin Mahesh.

OPINION
English vs The Mother Tongue
Parents who encourage their children to only learn English seem oblivious to the higher verbal SAT scores achieved by multilingual children and those taking foreign languages, say Jayakrishna Ambati and Balamurali Krishna Ambati.

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Authorities start educating people of the dangers of the colorless, odorless gas after Seetha Vemireddy succumbed to it.

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Study shows high rate of heart disease in Indians is linked to a cholesterol called lipoprotein(a)

Hum Saath' Crosses $ 2.5 m Mark Abroad
Meanwhile, Dillagi enjoys a healthy gross, being ranked number 47 in North America.

Southern Baptists Ignore Warning
Group vows to take 100,000 missionaries to Chicago, claiming they are the victims, not the aggressors.

Showdown In Seattle
The WTO conference has become a catalyst for a massive mobilization of activists from all corners of the globe, says Naeem Mohaiemen.

Southern Baptists Warned Against Religious Blitz
Forty Christian and Jewish institutions sent them a letter saying that an upcoming proseltyzing effort by the Southern Baptists could contribute to violence.

Berkeley Grad Provides 'Real Cosmetics' for South Asians
Lubna Khalid saw there was a high-end market for ethnic makeup that other companies haven't even thought about.

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IAF fighter plane
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Central team to visit
   violence-torn Kannur
RS passes SPG
   amendment bill
Restaurant plan threatens
   Chilika lake's bio-diversity
Sharief to be indicted
   on Saturday
Pak military amends
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NGOs decry 'sacrifice of
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North Zone in command
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