IANS- The international community has strongly condemned the terror attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 45 CRPF personnel, with US President Donald Trump asking Pakistan to “end immediately” the support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on its soil. “The US calls on Pakistan to […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- There may be a golden lining for India in the dark clouds of the tariff war waged by US President Donald Trump against China, and it is likely to increase its exports by as much as $11 billion if the proposed tariffs go into effect next month, according to the UN’s trade […]
Ritu Jha- Silicon Valley investors who once welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Startup India initiative are upset that the Indian government is now seeking startups to pay 30 percent tax on investment. Investors here are unclear what steps to take in the face of India’s bureaucratic shifts. “Yes, I was shocked when I heard […]
Ritu Jha – Nine asylum-seekers from India on hunger strike at the El Paso Processing Center in Texas are allegedly being treated inhumanely, being strapped to the bed and forced-fed, resulting in injury and mental trauma. “They are on hunger strike demanding justice,” Preet Singh, an attorney representing detainees, told indica. Singh said that […]
IANS- Neomi Rao, US President Donald Trump’s Indian American nominee for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals judgeship has apologized for her controversial college writings about date-rape victims, which had come under scrutiny. Rao would replace Brett Kavanaugh on the nation’s second-most powerful court as the latter was elevated to the Supreme Court. […]
Arul Louis(IANS) – India has asked the UN to take special measures to protect peacekeepers from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that are a major hazard for the Blue Helmets. “We should have dedicated counter-IED resources for missions facing such threats,” India’s Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on Monday. […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- US authorities have captured two alleged supporters of the deadly Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) that was behind the 26/11 Mumbai massacre, according to John Demers, the federal Assistant Attorney-General in charge of national security. He disclosed on Friday the arrest in Texas of a teenager, Michael Kyle Sewell, who, he said, […]
IANS- Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has officially launched her election campaign to become the party’s presidential candidate for the 2020 United States polls. Warren on Saturday made the announcement at an event in Lawrence in her home state of Massachusetts, where she took a shot at the current administration and the nation’s politics, Xinhua […]
Ritu Jha – A group advocating for the civil rights of South Asians expressed disquiet over about Indian and Cuban detainees at the El Paso, Texas detention processing center being force-fed in the midst of a hunger strike. But immigration officials said they adhered to strict privacy policies. South Asian Americans Leading Together pointed out […]
Ritu Jha – The number of people arrested in the case of the fake university set up as a sting operation has gone up to 146. Carissa Cutrell, a spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told indica, “As of Friday, February 1, ICE had arrested 146 individuals for civil immigration violations related to their […]
