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Indians Abroad Can Now File Online Right To Information Plea - South Asian Link
“Others (CPIOs) will to follow suit,” a government official said. The department of posts has an international money transfer facility and would soon be providing electronic postal orders to facilitate online filing of applications from abroad.
Fake Admissions Bring Down Enrolments In Schools Across India - South Asian Link
“In the last 18 months pressure has been increasing on the state governments to provide more funds to create adequate infrastructure forcing many of them to revisit the schools,” a senior government official said. NUEPA has recorded the initial trend ...
US Probes Indian Govt Unit For Alleged Hacking - South Asian Link
A US government official, who asked not to be identified, said the matter is under investigation. The FBI has jurisdiction to investigate cyber-hacking inside the United States. An FBI spokesman declined to comment. Many of the previous hacks have been ...
New York Mosque Firebombed In 'Hate Crime' Spree - South Asian Link
The inhabitants, who were lucky to escape unharmed, were Christian and had no connection to the mosque or to the bodega, the source said. Bloomberg has been a staunch defender of the city's Muslim immigrant population, notably in the furor over plans ...
Fraud Accused Rajat Gupta To Face Criminal Charges In Insider Trading Case - South Asian Link
A report in the New York Times quoted people briefed on the matter as saying that criminal charges would be filed against Gupta. The report quoted Gary Naftalis, a lawyer for 62-year-old Gupta, who said, “The facts demonstrate that Gupta is an innocent ...
“Gora Singh” Enters NDP Leadership Race - South Asian Link
Martin Singh, a Nova Scotia businessman with four degrees, will announce his bid Sunday morning, at a hotel in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto, a source close to his campaign confirmed Thursday, reported Postmedia. OTTAWA — A little-known but ...
Did Indo-American Drug Smuggler's Killing A Result Of Him Turning FBI Stooge - South Asian Link
A source who knows the family but asked to remain anonymous told California-based South Asian newspaper India-West that Balbir Singh Dhami had allegedly turned into a state informant post-conviction, and had given authorities information on several of ...
The Man Who Downgraded America To Step Down As S&P's President - South Asian Link
At the same time, S&P is being investigated over whether it improperly rated mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis, people briefed on the matter have previously said. That inquiry, which began before Standard & Poor's ...
Man Shot In The Head In Montreal Identified As Bangladeshi - South Asian Link
A woman who did not want to be identified but who said she was a friend of Ullah's said he was a very good man. “He was so caring, such a giving person,” she said. “He never thought twice to help someone.” The manager of the apartment building where ...
Indo-Canadian Man Chases, Beaten And Stabbed To Death In Winnipeg - South Asian Link
“This guy ran away from the scene, was chased down, beaten by a group, then stabbed,” said the witness, who asked not to be identified. Officers were called around 2:35 am to Osborne Street between Wardlaw and Stradbrook avenues, where the injured man ...
Indian Consul General In US Accused Of Treating Maid As Slave, Making Sexual ... - South Asian Link
An official of the consulate, on the condition of anonymity, said Bharadwaj had not complained to any of the other officials. “Perfectly like a family member,” he said, responding to a question about how she was treated. ...
Pakistan Asks US To Rein In CIA - South Asian Link
The reductions were personally demanded by the chief of the Pakistani Army, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, said Pakistani and American officials, who requested anonymity while discussing the delicate issue. The newspaper reports Pakistani and American ...
Duped Indian Students In US Ignored Red Flags - South Asian Link
“It was terrifying,” said one student who asked not to be named. “Out of the blue, all our dreams came crashing down.” But while there is the usual outrage ...
US Reopens Door To Tech Exports - South Asian Link
... control regimes such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the missile technology control regime, an administration official said, work is under way. ...
CIA Agent In Islamabad Leaves After His Cover Blown - South Asian Link
The American officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not immediately provide details to support their suspicions. ...
India Stays On Course For Global Accounting Standards - South Asian Link
... listed companies though issues that relate to tax and the manner in which it should be calculated, need to be addressed,” a government official said. ...