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'We Are Your Sisters' Yogathon
CAMPAIGN The We Are Your Sisters (“WAYS”) campaign was created to bridge the gap from the Indo-Canadian and American community to the Women in India who are victims of rape and human trafficking. The Viveka Foundation through the WAYS campaign aims to: a) support the rehabilitation women and children who a
Miss America, Nina Davuluri Brushes Off Racial Criticism
Twenty-four-year-old University of Michigan Alumna Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America on Sunday night at Atlantic City. While there was a feeling of pride for the South Asian community in America, her win stirred a harrowing twitterversy wh
TIFF Interview: Richie Mehta, Director Of 'Siddharth'
Canadian helmer Richie Mehta made his festival debut in 2007 with the warmly received Amal. He returned to TIFF this year with drama Siddharth, which follows a man named Mahendra (Rajesh Tailang) as he desperately searches for his kidnapped son. As I noted in my review of the film,
India's Olympic Ban Continues Over Corruption
International Olympic Committee is holding off Indian Olympic Association to enter into the Olympic fold. In an announcement made recently in Buenos Aires, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is restraining India from getting into the Olympic fold until they can come to an agreement. The IOC is holding firm that t
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Quebec Proposes Ban On Religious Symbols, Stirs Controversy!
Quebec’s proposed ban on public and civil employees wearing religious symbols becomes a subject of controversy again after the turban ban on soccer players. Quebec’s right-winged party, Parti Quebecois (PQ) has called for the ban for all religious symbols worn by ...
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India's Junior Girls Hockey Victory Celebrations Won't Last Long!
India's Junior Girls Hockey team made history when they brought the bronze medal home last month from the seventh FIH Junior World Cup that took place in Germany. The Indian women's national field hockey team is the national women's team represent ...