Emotional tales of hard-won success convince benefactors to loose the purse strings Ritu Jha It is rare to see a keynote make people cry, but Vinod Bhardwaj did, when he spoke at the Foundation for Excellence(FFE) annual gala about why he supports the organization. The gala built around the theme ‘Elevate’ raised […]
The incubator for social philanthropy plans to focus on US-based non-profits now Ritu Jha The San Francisco Bay Area based-Indians for Collective Action(ICA), a non-profit, advocacy and an incubator for social entrepreneurship is celebrating its 50th anniversary on October 20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The organization was put together idea though […]
Justice Markandey Katju Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination has been confirmed by the US Senate, October 6, and within hours he was sworn in by Chief Justice John Robert, making him ‘Justice Kavanaugh’. Why was there such a hue and cry over his nomination? There were two reasons: 1) He had allegedly committed sexual molestations when […]
She helped raise company revenues but, more importantly, left an enduring legacy indica News Bureau When India-born Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi was appointed CEO of PepsiCo, America’s second largest food and beverage company; she became not just the first woman to be elected but also a legendary figure who boosted company revenues by 80 […]
Shalini Nataraj The past week I have felt the same sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, and the alternating feelings of extreme outrage and hopelessness brought on by the Judge Brett Kavanaugh hearings that I, and so many millions in the country felt on November 8, 2016, when Trump won the electoral […]
The new Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi appears to have returned empty handed indica Washington Bureau During his nearly 10-days of shuffling between New York and Washington, the foreign minister apparently failed to convince the Trump Administration of the need to pressurize India to resume talks with India. The administration […]
Among other things, Francis Cissna said that a presidential order permitting those on H4 visas to work went against law because Congress had not explicitly allowed that group to do so Ritu Jha Lee Francis Cissna, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), made a strong argument against letting spouses on H4 […]
The court declined to review the matter of whether the tech mogul could upturn decisions that allowed the people to access a public beach he had blocked off Ritu Jha “It’s an enormous victory not just for Martins Beach but for the entire California coastline and also coastlines throughout the United States.” That […]
Indian Americans have donated more than a billion dollars for academic work – and that’s just in this century indica News Bureau In the 18 years of this century, 50 Indian Americans have donated US $1.2 billion to top universities in the country, according to a report on million-plus donations. The report released […]
Justice Markandey Katju I was a lawyer for 20 years in India, and a judge for another 20 (as judge and acting chief justice of Allahabad High Court, chief justice of Madras High Court, chief justice of Delhi High Court, and, finally, a judge in the Indian Supreme Court). So I have a fairly good understanding […]
