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October 31 SUCCESS STORY Yodleeing Their Way to the Top The web site set up by five young entrepreneurs provides consumers with a one-stop consolidated access to their personal Internet accounts. NEWS INS Trumpets Achievements But critics of the service say the rate of progress is still far too slow. NEWS Anti-Immigrant Activist Admits To Having Hired Illegal Workers While Craig Nelson says he took up his cause after realising the danger of immigration, critics point out that his admission came only after a reporter confronted him. NEWS Trial Date For Doctor In Molestation Case To Be Set If found guilty, Dr Alan Umar Khitab faces over 10 years in prison. October 30 NEWS Ackerman Gets CIA to Brief Congressional Caucus on India Congressional insiders said the hour-long briefing was unprecedented and indicative of maturing relations between the US and India. COMMUNITY Census Readies Advertising Blitz The Census Bureau has launched a $ 170 million advertising campaign, far bigger than that of Coca-Cola or IBM, in an attempt to ensure that everyone's counted. CULTURE 3 Indian Docus at Margaret Mead Festival The themes focussed on are the impact on Bollywood on villagers, the experiences of women trying to gain independence, and the modernisation of north-eastern tribes. SPECIAL Battling Bulging Suitcases 'I don't know what it is with us Indians. I mean, it's not as if we travel back to the homeland once in 10 years and have to carry gifts for long-lost kith and kin,' says Shoba Narayan. October 29 COMMUNITY Mahatma's Weapon Disarms The Violent Fathers of killer and victim get together to spread awareness about violence and to honor those who took the non-violent road. CULTURE Stark Images Of Indian Womanhood A new photography show explores what Independence has meant for women. October 28 ACHIEVER Netravali Chosen President Of Bell Labs The scientist who pioneered digital video research will head the organization that has generated over 30,000 inventions. NEWS A Murder In Karachi, A Beating In NY Mystery surrounds the attack on Abdul Rahman Chaudhary, who the Pakistani police believe may have killed his wife Denise. NEWS I Can't Hide In My Basement, Says Gurudwara President 'I am not afraid,' said Balwant Singh Gill when discussing a possible threat from hard-liners led by Dalip Singh Mangat. MOVIES Elizabeth Reigns in Japan Going by the current trend, it could end up with about $ 16 million, nearly two times its gross in England. COMMUNITY Harvard Symposium On Religious Plurality Shloka in orgy scene, prayer book to convert demonic Hindus among issues to be discussed. Diwali in Calabasas Carnatic music Dassera mela Diwali in Sunnvale Arundhati speaks Cancer event Dandia Raas '99 Charanjeet show Pt Jasraj show Dance for charity Music megamix October 27 BUSINESS Kennedy Complains Of Low Wages In Silicon Valley And opposition slowly increases against the raise of a cap on high-tech visas. NEWS Navratri Revelry Ends In Tragedy Four die in collision with car going the wrong way in New Jersey. NEWS Vancouver Sikhs Snub Hard-liners Congregation re-elects moderate Balwant Singh Gill as president of the Guru Nanak gurudwara. SILICON VALLEY From The 'Center Of The Universe' In a seminar in Santa Clara, eBusiness experts held forth on past experiences and trends in eMillennium. October 26 ACHIEVER One for the Record Books Becoming a billionaire is a day's work for Gururaj Deshpande, founder and chairman of Sycamore Networks. MOVIES Hussein Gets Four Stars; Scorsese, Three New York critics are full of praise for Sixth Happiness, some even rating it above Scorsese's Bringing Out The Dead. CONTROVERSY Stirring a Hornet's Nest Southern Baptists find that the Hindus don't want to be 'saved' after all. CUISINE Fare for the Desi Dragon Leo Liao's 'Indian Chinese' food is a hit in NJ. Archives |
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