Indian-origin woman speaks against H-1B hatred at Frisco City Council meeting. As the Frisco council meetings have turned into a place to spout anger against H-1B and the Indian community, an Indian-origin resident who has been living in Texas since 2016 spoke against the narrative, which she said is based on misinformation. Neha Suratran, the…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s dig at him for choosing the Bharatiya Janata Party as an alliance partner rather than the Congress.Hours after Kharge’s address in Rajya Sabha, Deve Gowda wrote a letter saying that he was in a “forced marriage” with the grand…
Republican attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy has taken aim at New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of politicising prosecutions and arguing that voters are growing weary of what she describes as a culture of “lawlessness”.Indian-American Komatireddy is a former federal prosecutor and political newcomer who said her campaign is rooted in restoring fairness…
NEW DELHI: Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28.At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), ministry of external affairs (MEA), Aseem R Mahajan, said that on Wednesday, around 70 flights were…
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi lost the Democratic primary for Illinois Senate to Lt Gov Juliana Stratton but conceded gracefully as he joked that, unlike Donald Trump, he was not going to question the outcome. In his concession speech, he said it was not the result he expected but he is an immigrant with 29 letters in…
Trump hinted at “finishing off” Iran as US-Israel strikes hit a major Iranian gas facility and Israel warned of more escalation. PM Modi told Kuwait’s Crown Prince that safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is India’s top priority. The Centre offered states 10% extra commercial LPG if they support a long-term shift from LPG…
Now you can buy Starlink in UAE, here’s the cost, plans and the catch you need to know / Image: file For years, internet beamed from space sounded like a future concept. Now, it’s officially here. Elon Musk’s Starlink has quietly gone live in the United Arab Emirates, appearing on the company’s availability map and…
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday criticised the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) over its statement alleging an Assam Rifles raid on a church in Nagaland, saying the remarks against the RSS and VHP were “misplaced” and could create social divisions.The response comes after the NBCC condemned a late-night operation at Samziuram…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic exchange with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Al-Khaled and conveyed his greetings on Eid.During the conversation, PM Modi also condemned the attacks on Kuwait amid the ongoing conflict between joint forces of the US & Israel and Iran.In a social media post on X,…
Jeff Bezos’ company, Blue Origin, is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology on a mission to study asteroid deflection strategies. The initiative, called the Near Earth Objects (NEO) Hunter mission, is designed to incorporate asteroid detection and deflection capabilities into Blue Origin’s ‘Blue Ring’ spacecraft platform. Blue Ring is…