Ritu Jha – In response to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and the looming fear of war between the two nuclear-armed countries, many South Asians from the San Francisco Bay Area hosted a “Global StandOut for Peace in South Asia” on March 3, at the City Hall in San Ramon, California. Besides the […]
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Calcium Specks Up Risk of Heart Disease in South Asians
Ritu Jha – Specks of calcium in the heart’s artery walls could be an early warning sign of early cardiovascular disease in South Asians, particularly men, according to a new study. Alka Kanaya, a professor at UC San Francisco, told indica that while coronary artery calcium has been shown to be a good marker […]
2019 Polls: Facebook to Ramp Up ‘Integrity Efforts’ in India
Indica News Bureau – As India gets ready to flex its muscles in the upcoming general elections, Facebook is working round the clock to fight fake news and ramp up its ‘integrity efforts’ in the country. In an interview to the Economic Times, Facebook’s Global Politics and Government Outreach Director, Katie Harbath, said that the […]
Harsh Vardhan Shringla is India’s new Ambassador to the US
indica News Bureau – Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch Foreign Service diplomat, has been appointed next Indian envoy to the United States. Shringla, who will be the 27th ambassador of India to the United States, succeeds Navtej Sarna, who is due to retire this month. “He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the […]