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US Congress polls: Bad day for Indian Americans

The defeat of Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula from the 7th Congressional District in New Jersey is not entirely unexpected, even though official results may be delayed for days because of hurricane......

5 Indian Americans lose out in US polls

Ricky Gill, the youngest Congressional candidate from district 9 California who had endorsements from Governor Nikki Haley and former Governer Jeb Bush, conceded to his opponent Congressman Jerry......

Hindu-American Tulsi wins Democratic primary in Hawaii

Tulsi Gabbard, 31, a Hindu American, has won the Democratic Primary from the second Congressional District in Hawaii.Gabbard is set to create history becoming the first Hindu ever to be elected to......

Indian-origin Congressional candidate faces racist attacks

Raja Krishamoorthi, a Democratic Congressional candidate of Indian-origin for Illinois' newly created district, has come under apparent racist attacks from Tea Party bloggers for protesting against......

Bigoted attack on Indian in US congressional poll

Indian American state legislator, Democrat Rajiv Goyle, who is running for the United States Congress from the open 4th District seat in Kansas against Republican Mike Pompeo, is as all-American as......

Compromise to avert fiscal cliff: Obama

US President Barack Obama has asked Republicans to move beyond partisan objections to compromise with him on averting the year-end fiscal cliff."If you just pull back from the immediate political......

Indian-American new Commissioner of FCC

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American lawyer and telecom policy expert Ajit Varadaraj Pai, who belongs to Republican party, as Commissioner of the Federal Communications......

Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh

The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global......

After Ranbaxy, US FDA turns the heat on Actavis

The US Congressional committee, which is inquiring into the country's Food and Drug Administration's handling of drug-marketing approvals of India's leading drug-maker Ranbaxy, has extended its......

4 US-Indian dock workers hospitalised after strike

On a hunger strike for the last 11 days, Indian dock workers, who are demanding that they be allowed to stay in the United States till an inquiry against a company that allegedly exploited them is......

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Q. Ms.Tulsi Gabbard-Who and why in news now ??
Life To: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/ms.tulsi-gabbard-who-and-why-in-news-now-/24426424/answers/

Q. Who draws up Congressional District lines?
Life To: A. Ah, the joys of politics! This is a good question.The answer is that the state lawmakers are those responsible for drawing up their own district...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-draws-up-congressional-district-lines/24426424/answers/11844916

Q. He is only 37 and already is a Republican politician and the current governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Before his election as governor, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district, to which he was elected in 2004 to succeed current U.S. Senator David Vitter. He was re-elected to Congress in the 2006 election with 88 percent of the vote. What is his name?
Twinkle: A. Bobby Jindal more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/he-is-only-37-and-already-is-a-republican-politician-and-the/11844002/answers/10574497

Q. He had served in the Mexican War in 1846 as a first lieutenant with the 1st Indiana Infantry regiment. He was admitted to the bar in 1849. In 1851 he was elected prosecuting attorney of the First Congressional District. He wrote a historical novel that became a sword-and-sandal media franchise in the 20th century. It has been adapted into a Broadway play, silent films, talkies, and a musical.Name the writer.
Jack Johnson: A. Lew Wallace more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/he-had-served-in-the-mexican-war-in-1846-as-a-first-lieutena/10574492/answers/10358555

Q. What is MVPI & PVI?
Jack Johnson: A. it refers to Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI)MVPI is focused on core values, preferences, and motives exploring. On the basis of these...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-mvpi-amp-pvi/10358545/answers/9123952

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Patrick Kennedy Curing the mind

>Editor's note: Patrick J. Kennedy is the former US representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, serving from 1995 until 2011. He... ...

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India Inc Should Wake Up to the Cyber Threats

The recent incident of cyber theft at Axis Bank should serve as a wake-up call for Indian industry. We are vulnerable. Dematerialized shares held... ...

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Facebook, Microsoft reveal figures on user data requests by US govt

Facebook on Friday became the first to release aggregate numbers of requests, saying in a blog post that it received between 9,000 and 10,000 US... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/tech/facebook-microsoft-reveal-figures-on-user-data-requests-by-us-govt-873403.html

White House approves bill banning drone strikes against Americans

White House has reportedly passed a defence bill banning drone strikes against US citizens, a measure that might gain the approval of the... ...

http://www.netindia123.com/netindia/showdetails.asp?id=2215021&n_date=20130616&cat=World

Four drown, 40 missing in boat capsizes in West Bengal

At least four people, including a woman drowned, and more than 40 others were missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in West Bengal's... ...

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