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Hindu temple in UK considers ban on new 5 Pound notes

On: December 4, 2016

London: One of the UK’s largest Hindu temples has urged worshippers not to donate any new 5-pound notes after it emerged they contain traces of animal fat. Sree Sanatan Mandir in Leicester made the announcement a day after Bank of England confirmed that there is a trace of tallow inContinue Reading

Pramila Jayapal becomes first Indian-American woman to the U.S. House

By: Matters India

On: November 9, 2016

In: Indians Abroad

Chicago: Pramila Jayapal on Wednesday became the First Indian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representative, winning the Washington State Senate seat. 51-year-old Ms. Jayapal got 57 per cent of the votes from Washington State, leaving behind her rival Brady Walkinshaw who secured 43 per cent votes.Continue Reading