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No release for three of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

March 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ashok Sharma Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s top court on Thursday stopped the Tamil Nadu state government from releasing three of the seven prisoners serving life sentences for the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a lawyer said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Congress Party, India, Indira Gandhi, Jayaram Jayalalitha, Mohan Parasaran, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Rakesh Dwivedi, Sonia Gandhi, Sri Lanka, Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7

Name in the news: Sir Ben Kingsley to receive Fellowship Award

April 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sir Ben Kingsley will be receiving the Fellowship Award at this year’s Asian’s Awards, which is hosted in the United Kingdom …

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Names in the News Tagged With: Asian Awards, Born Krishna Pandit Bhanji, Fellowship Award, Golden Globes, India, Indira Gandhi, Paul Sagoo, Ravi Shankar, Screen Actors Guild, Sir Ben Kingsley, United Kingdom

EDITORIAL: Cultural change takes time

January 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thirty-two years ago, at the age of 17, Sohalia Abdulali was gang raped in Bombay. She and a friend had gone for a walk up a mountain near her home, where four armed men captured both of them. They beat and raped her.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2013, Indian Prime Minster, Indira Gandhi, New York Times, Sohalia Abdulali, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

Indian women may hold a third of legislature seats

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government will present a bill to lawmakers on March 8 aimed at empowering the nation’s often-marginalized women by reserving one-third of legislative seats for them, a governing party spokesman said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party, India, Indira Gandhi, International Women, Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Singh, South Asian, Sushma Swaraj, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, poverty

Blog: A triple celebration for the local Indian community

October 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Congratulations to the Indian community for installing the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Oct. 17 at the Bellevue Library. The idea of the statue and its location couldn’t be more perfect, as the Indian community has grown immensely since Microsoft started hiring many software engineers from India. Installing it at a library is also appropriate because it symbolizes a high ground for information, ideas, and ideals.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, Assunta Ng, Bellevue Library, Bellevue Westin Hotel, India, Indira Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Pratibha Patil, Publisher Ng's blog, State Department, Vol 28 No 44 | October 24 - October 30

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