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Piyush Goyal seeks NRI role in development Details on page 16
VOL 18, No. 978
June 14, 2013
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U.S. TOLD OF INDIA'S AFGHAN CONCERNS
Jiah Khan
Bollywood actress commits suicide Details on page 49
Beware of extortion scam targeting Asians Details on page 21
Tulsi Gabbard wins hearts at AAPI Convention
H-1B petitions reach statutory cap for 2014
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Richmond mayor backs Aneesh Chopra Details on page 5
India defends pharma sector drugs quality
VOICES FROM INDIA: Leader of a seven-member Indian Parliamentary delegation Biju Janata Dal Lok Sabha MP Baijayant "Jay" Panda addressing a meeting on India-US relations at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on June 3. On the dais at right are Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule and BJP MP Uday Singh
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of visiting Indian Parliamentarians has conveyed New Delhi's concerns to the US on security implications after pullout of American troops from war-torn Afghanistan in 2014. "One of our concerns is as the United States begins to pull out, there will again be sort of chaos which used to be there 15-20 years ago and that will impact our relationship
with neighbors in the area," Biju Janata Dal leader Baijayant "Jay" Panda told PTI after his meeting with top officials from the State Department and the Pentagon. "In our meetings at the State Department and at the Pentagon, we got a sense that there has been great progress over the last one decade," he said. Details on page 5
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Will US pullout mean return of Taliban to Afghanistan? Last week’s result
Do India’s ties with Japan worry China? YES 73%
NO 27%
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Joginder Sanger gets 'Pride of India' award
Simple vinegar tests in India cut cervical cancer deaths
Date Book -------------------------- 36 Edit Page --------------------------- 54 HealthScience Post --------- 32-35 Horoscope ------------------------- 14 Immigration Post ------------- 44-47 Life Style ----------------------- 49-50
CHICAGO: A simple vinegar test could prevent 73,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide each year, the authors of a large-scale study of women in India said. Wealthy countries have managed to reduce cervical cancer deaths by 80 per cent thanks to the widespread use
of regular Pap smears. But cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death among women in India and many other developing countries lacking the money, doctors, nurses or laboratories for widespread Details on page 32 screening.
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