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Seema Nanda sees Democratic Party as the solution

March 25, 2019 I 0

Surekha Vijh- Seema Nanda, the first Asian as well as the first Indian American to become the Democratic National Committee (DNC)’s Chief Executive Officer, feels that her party will “take back our country for working families.” Nanda, a former senior Obama administration official, who left her post as executive vice president and chief operating […]

Mueller did not…

IANS- Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find US President Donald Trump’s campaign or associates conspired with Russia, Attorney General William Barr said on…

Nearly 2 crore…

IANS- The number of men employed in the country has fallen down by nearly two crores in the five years between 2011-12 and 2017-18,…

Mueller submits report…

IANS- US special counsel Robert Mueller has submitted a confidential report to Attorney General William Barr, marking the end of his nearly two-year investigation…

Conspirator in US…

Arul Louis- A $3 million India-based tech support scam that defrauded hundreds of Americans and dented India’s reputation has been busted with a conspirator…

Tech

Higher taxes for foreign investors from April 1

March 24, 2019 I 0

IANS- Changes in the SEBI listing and prevention of insider-trading regulations, revisions in the double-taxation avoidance agreements (DTAAs) with Mauritius and Singapore are set to come into effect from April 1. The changes in DTAAs give India the right to tax capital gains arising on Indian equity shares sold by a Singapore or Mauritian […]

Change Facebook password,…

IANS- After a report revealed around 200-600 million Facebook users may have had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by over…

Facebook stored users’…

IANS- Facebook on Thursday said it has fixed a security issue wherein millions of its users’ passwords were stored in plain text and “readable”…

Disney now owns…

IANS- With the closing of the $71 billion deal with 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company now owns Indian TV giant Star, a…

India super competitive,…

Radhika Bhirani(IANS)- India, where Reliance Jio Infocomm has set an example for the world to emulate by widening low-cost Internet access, is a competitive…

Presidential candidiate Tulsi Gabbard connects with the community in Fremont

March 25, 2019 I 0

Ritu Jha- “With Pakistan, of course, the issue of terrorism is one that has existed for too long.” That was Tulsi Gabbard, the Hawaii congresswoman and presidential candidate, telling indica about her views on the risk of war between India and Pakistan after an attack by a local terrorist backed by a Pakistan-based group […]

Great Re-Immersion in…

Vinita Gupta- On a recent trip to India to immerse my mother’s ashes, and then to politically charged Kashmir, I was immersed in the…

Mueller’s Russia report…

Arul Louis(IANS)- Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who delved into the murky depths of the 2016 election looking for links between President Donald Trump’s campaign and…

Pride and Prejudice

Partha Chakraborty – It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single step in hateful haste can bring ruins to millions. Robert Sapolsky…

Masood Azhar and…

Jayanta Ghosal (IANS)- Masood Azhar is a dangerous name. A global terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM) under United Nations Resolution 1267. The proposal to list…

Ranbir, Alia win big at 64th Filmfare Awards

March 24, 2019 I 0

IANS- Bollywood superstars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt won the best actor awards for their roles in the films “Sanju” and “Raazi” respectively at the 64th Filmfare Awards 2019 on Saturday. The film “Raazi” won five awards including the category of Best Film, Best Director. The lovebirds grabbed the attention on the award ceremony […]