IANS- US Secretary of Defense nominee, Lt Gen Lloyd Austin (retd) has said that he would further operationalize India’s major “Major Defence Partner” status. During his confirmation hearing in Congress, the former US Central Command chief was asked how he would enhance the overall defense relationship between the US and India and what priorities would […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A day after Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th President of the United States, the White House has said that he respects the long bipartisan, successful relationship between US and India, adding that he looks forward to the continuation of that. Responding to a question on the India-US relationship under the […]
Tomorrow, 23rd January is the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, and many persons who call him ‘Netaji’ and regard him as a hero and liberator of India will celebrate it. I regret to say, however, that I cannot, since I regard Bose as objectively an agent of the fascist Japanese imperialists.
Several seniors of Indian origin have received the Covid-19 vaccine, some as part of clinical trials and some as part of the drive that has been rolled out in California last week to inoculate the elderly.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- As the worst-hit country in the world with the coronavirus, Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general of the new Biden administration, has a lot of work cut out for him. Depending on the speed of his progress in stopping the spread is going to be the key element for Biden to really bring […]
The ongoing Indian farmers’ agitation can be likened to the Chinese Long March. Like the latter, it will face many obstacles, witness many twists and turns, and even retreats and splits, but eventually is bound to emerge triumphant, leading to the creation of a political and social order under which India rapidly industrializes and prospers, and its people get decent lives.
The US Citizenship Act of 2021 sent to Congress, if get passed will offer legal status to millions of undocumented and also clears employment-based visa backlogs, recaptures unused visas, reduces lengthy wait times, and eliminates per-country visa caps.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- California-based messaging app Signal’s co-founder Brian Acton lauded Indian users’ strong stand in favor of data privacy saying that India has been a “focus” for the company for many years. The app, backed by the non-profit Signal Foundation, is being pitched against WhatsApp as one of the top alternatives to the latter […]
Among those Donald Trump pardoned in one of his last acts as President was Dinesh D’Souza, an Indian-American far-right activist convicted of making illegal political contributions.
