IT'S CHAI TIME
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MAHINDRA SCOOTS ONTO U.S. ROADS
October 2015 - For just $2,999, you can soon ride around in an electric scooter called GenZe. That’s how Indian automaker Mahindra is making its debut on U.S. roads.
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Good Sports: PITCHING AT YALE
September 2015 - Kumar Nambiar, one of the top left-handed pitchers in New York State, has potential. After a great high school career, he will continue playing baseball at Yale University.
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Good Sports: WINNING THE RIGHT TO COMPETE
September 2015 - One of India’s top young runners has won the right to compete in international races again. Duttee Chand, an 18-and-under national champion in the 100-meter dash, is barred no longer.
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Good Sports: TURBANS ON THE COURT
September 2015 - Congressmen Ami Bera and Joe Crowley are leading an effort from lawmakers to persuade the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to change a policy that forbids Sikh players from wearing turbans.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
September 2015 - Quotes from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor; a Mumbai gynecologist helping Parsis conceive; rap artist Sofia Ashraf; Mary Thomas, running for Congress; Actress Juhi Chawla; comedian Aparna Nancherla.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
September 2015 - How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: FAST FOOD DOESN’T IMPRESS LIKE CHENNAI EXPRESS
September 2015 - On a 14-hour trip with several stops at fast-food restaurants, my family was excited to find a Chennai Express. I wish I could have put a big sign on the highway to let other travelers know.
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PRAYING AT THE AIRPORT
September 2015 - Satnam Singh Parhar, a candidate for City Council in New York, advocates for prayer rooms for Sikhs and Hindus in airports, as for other religions. Is the praying what keeps flying safe?
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TOO BORED TO STAY IN PRISON
September 2015 - According to a Times of India report, a bored 22-year-old convicted murderer escaped from jail and went to surrender at the jail near his home village so that his family could visit him.
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Good Sports: THE HEIGHT OF PARENTAL PRIDE
August 2015 - After the Dallas Mavericks picked Satnam Singh Bhamara in the 2015 NBA draft, people no longer laugh--it was the fulfillment of a dream for two seven-footers: Satnam and his father, Balbir.