Support family reunification, activists tell ObamaA coalition of Asian-American groups led by activist Deepa Iyer recently met United States President Barack Obama to urge him to support family reunification in the new comprehensive immigration reform bill. The coalition under the banner of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans -- which Iyer chairs, besides being founder and executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together -- also implored Obama to ensure health and language access to these communities as well as ... Rediff.com, 6 days ago
Readout of the President's Meeting With Asian American and Pacific Islander National Leaders
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Deepa Iyer: We Are Not Newcomers or Bystanders: Asian Americans and the Struggle for Immigration ReformTaking part in the immigrant rights rally in Washington D.C. on April 10th is significant for me, not only as an immigrant and an advocate for racial justice, but as an Asian American. Despite common perceptions, Asian Americans are neither ... Huffington Post, 1 month ago
Barack Obama: Commonsense immigration reform a top legislative priority
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Commonsense immigration reform a top legislative priority
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'Commonsense immigration reform a top legislative priority'
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CNN Washington AM NoteNATIONAL STORIES: CNN: Ohio kidnapping case: Amanda Berry's baby delivered by another captive As Ariel Castro prepares to make his first court appearance Thursday, accusations of what he did to three young women trapped in his home for a ... CNN, 1 week ago
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88 polling stations shiftedThe district administration has changed location of 88 polling stations in the district of which 33 are in the city's three assembly segments. Fifteen are in Narasimharaja segment, 10 in Chamaraja and eight in Krishnaraja. The officials have also ... Times of India, 2 weeks ago
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UPSC 2012: Keralites outshine others, 8 including topper in top 50New Delhi: Keralites have outshone others in the UPSC civil services examination 2012. Three of the top four belong to the state, including the top two. The top 50 has eight candidates from the state. Haritha V Kumar (Roll No. 075502) from ... IBNLive India News, 2 weeks ago
Keralites outshine others in UPSC 2012 results
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Bankers see no scope for immediate cut in lending ratesBanks are unlikely to immediately cut their deposit and lending rates in response to the Reserve Bank of India cutting the repo rate (the interest rate it which banks borrow short-term funds from RBI) by 25 basis points. The cuts are likely to ... Hindu Business Line, 2 weeks ago
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Civil Services 2012 results out, 998 qualify, Haritha V Kumar topsThe final results of Civil Services Examination, 2012 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) were announced on Friday. A total number of 998 candidates have qualified and have been recommended for appointment including 457 General ... IBNLive India News, 2 weeks ago
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Extended Families Would Fair Poorly in New Immigration LawSen. Jeff Flake, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Chuck Schumer held a news conference Apr. 18 in Washington, D.C., to discuss their broad-reaching immigration proposal. () United States As business leaders roundly cheered a sweeping ... India-West, 3 weeks ago
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Great loss to music worldN. Ramani, flautist: His was pure music. We had a long association and I have learnt immensely from him. He was instrumental in my progress and we performed together in several jugalbandhis in the U.S., Dubai and Singapore. Several of his disciples ... The Hindu, 4 weeks ago
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He never dominatedThiruthuvathurai is a holy town for Saivites. Devotional poets Appar and Gnanasambandar, two of the four Saivite minstrels, have sung the town's praise. During the Mughal period, it became known as Lalgudi; and the one whose name became synonymous ... The Hindu, 4 weeks ago
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