RNZ, Wellington, August 6, 2018 New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, Tim Groser will not be extending his term, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said. Mr Groser took up the role in 2015 and his three-year contract is drawing to a close. Stuff reported today that Mr Groser had been recalled. Mr Peters said that was a baseless claim…
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Colin Peacock Check Point at RNZ Auckland, August 6, 2018 Politics is a contest of ideas, but also a personality contest these days. Which came out on top in the political coverage during a week when the families of rival politicians were centre stage – as well as policies? Hundreds of members of New Zealand’s best-supported political party met last…
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Rajen Zed Nevada, USA, August 5, 2018 Upset Hindus are urging multinational retail corporation Walmart to immediately withdraw ‘Ganesh Toe Ring’ from Walmart.com, calling it highly inappropriate. Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s toe. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols…
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Australia, August 5, 2018 Alisha Farrer, a rising star of the Indian film industry was at her sartorial best as an Indian Bride at an event recently held in Perth, Western Australia. As a thespian with a record of more than one box-office hit even as her career was launched in Mumbai, stole the show as more than 700 men…
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