IT'S CHAI TIME
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November 2014 -
Boxing champion Mary Kom won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, and now has won gold at the recent Asian Games in South Korea. She hopes for gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
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November 2014 -
The Indian hockey team won a gold medal at the Asian Games and qualified automatically for the 2016 Rio Olympics. India beat defending champion Pakistan 4-2 after the teams were tied 1-1.
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November 2014 -
Quotes from a Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gov. Bobby Jindal, a widow, Shashi Tharoor, a businessman taking part in the Clean India campaign, and Sunny Tripathi of Keeping Up With the Guptas.
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November 2014 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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November 2014 -
Canada was the first country to require graphic health warnings on cigarette packs in 2001 and more than 40 countries have done the same. Australia even bans logos and colors. Just quit smoking!
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November 2014 -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to repeal hundreds of obsolete laws that are still on the books in India, one outdated law each day. About 300 are from the colonial era.
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November 2014 -
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella created a stir at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In Computing when he suggested that women seeking a raise should let karma bring them their rewards.
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October 2014 -
When the New York Jets hosted the Oakland Raiders in the first game of the 2014 NFL season, Sanjay Lal helped his new team beat his old team. Lal is the first NFL coach of Indian descent.
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October 2014 -
Rs. 2 crores in two months--received by tennis star Sania Mirza from the Telangana government. The 27-year-old was appointed brand ambassador of the state and won the U.S. Open mixed doubles.
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October 2014 -
A Sikh man wearing a green turban got attention and good-natured laughs when he attended the Seattle Seahawks’ opening game wearing a team jersey with the player name “Turbin” at the back.
