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A group of 300 fund-raisers raised $31,212 for Project Bread during the organization's annual Walk-for-Hunger held last week. Named "Chinmaya Mission Boston Walkers," the team consisted of participants ranging from 2 to 70 years of age. The team had the second highest fund-raising total for the event.
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 The USA-India Chamber of Commerce, a bilateral Chamber of Commerce held its annual U.S.-India BioPharma and Healthcare Summit on May 11 at the Hyatt Cambridge. The summit focused on overcoming the barriers to building collaborative partnerships between the Indian and global companies.
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 High tech entrepreneur Amar Sawhney was one of three Massachusetts business owners highlighted during The Immigrant Learning Center's Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., on May 9. Sawhney received the award for "Outstanding Science/Technology Business."
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 Jharna Madan, of Nashua, N.H., has been selected as one of 14 finalists for the Mrs. India International pageant, which will be held on May 25 in Atlanta. The Mrs. India International pageant is touted as an event that focuses on family values and judges contestants on the "complete beauty of the married woman" and how she balances her persona, family, professional life and what she does for the society/community.
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 Online auction king eBay Inc. says it plans to open a new development center in Bangalore, India, and expects to hire up to 1,000 technologists over the next three years. According to the company, the new center will house employees working for both eBay and PayPal.
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 Following an INDIA New England political poll of Asian Indians earlier this year, the Asian American Justice Center and APIAVote have recently released a poll of Asian American and Pacific Islanders that similarly found that President Barack Obama is in high favor compared to other candidates for the 2012 Presidential Election. |
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 Hilton Worldwide has entered a three-year partnership with Room to Read, a nonprofit organization focused on improving literacy and gender equality in education. The partnership supports Room to Read's holistic approach to literacy and girls' education in South and Southeast Asia — aiming to reach more than 2,000 young people in the first phase of the program. Hilton Worldwide will also support Room to Read's annual spring fundraising campaign promoting the Girls' Education program by matching donations up to $150,000. |
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 Lexington, Mass., teen Zaroug Jaleel was part of a team that won the 2012 high school National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Energy. The team took home the top prize on April 30 by beating a team from North Hollywood High in California.
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 Mariya Ilyas, a junior at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, has been chosen for South Asian Americans Leading Together's Young Leadership Institute, called Rise Up!, which is being held from May 6 to May 9 in Washington, D.C.
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5/10/2012
 Earlier this week, Dunkin' Donuts opened its first two restaurants in India — both in New Delhi. In 2011, Dunkin' Donuts signed a franchise agreement with Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. to develop 500 restaurants across the country over the next 15 years. The agreement marked the largest international store development commitment in Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin' Donuts' history.
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 For New England fans of Bollywood’s “Golden Era” some local concert organizers have just the thing: “Suhana Safar: A Tribute to Mukesh, the Bollywood Legend.” The event, which is also a fund-raiser for Saheli and the O.P. Nayyar Memorial Trust, is slated for 6 p.m. on May 19 at Keefe Tech High School auditorium in Framingham, Mass.
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 Kaman Aerospace Group Inc., which is part of the Bloomfield, Conn.-based Kaman Corp., has signed a deal with Kineco Pvt. Ltd. to form a manufacturing company in India. The venture will be based in Goa and will manufacture advanced composite structures for aerospace, medical and other industries.
| 5/3/2012
 Connecticut's Harman has agreed to a multi-year relationship with Tata Motors to develop and supply branded audio, navigation and multimedia products for vehicles across Tata's model lines. According to Harman, the agreement marks the first time an Indian automaker will bring premium branded audio and infotainment systems to the domestic market. |
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5/14/2012 It took only about 20 seconds when my whole life came in front of my eyes. I lost control of my very slow moving car on an icy road in rural Ohio. I pushed the brake all the way through, which one shouldn’t in icy conditions. The car whirled around and fell in a ditch next to the road; it’s rear colliding against a snow-covered hill. The side airbag was deployed.
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| 5/5/2012 Fashion thought for this month : "Those who wear Black live a colorful life."
The color Black carries a powerful, dominating character with it and sometimes it represents negativity, but ironically this color (or no color) also is worn as protection from evil. Read more ...
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| 5/2/2012 Caste is not an Indian term. The real story behind the caste system is glaringly different to what we know. Was it called the caste system then? What was its original purpose? Was the system rigid? Was it designed to breed discrimination or inequality? Was there any merit in having a so-called caste system? Could people move between these so-called castes? Caste ka real story kyaa hai?
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