Arul Louis (IANS)- When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the US in September for the Climate Action Summit convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he is expected to visit Houston to attend a massive Indian diaspora rally, according to a source familiar with the preliminary planning. While his participation in the climate summit […]
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Lynching, rampant anti-Muslim violence in India sparks protests, prompts American groups to call for strong US response
indica News Bureau- A coalition of progressive US groups has called on the US government to take stronger action in the aftermath of the lynching of a Muslim and other incidents of violence against minorities in India. The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA) is urging the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) […]
BJP promises to make India 3rd largest economy by 2030
IANS- Declaring its aim to make India the third largest economy in the world by 2030, the BJP on Monday promised to promote investment-driven growth to build a “New India” and make it a $10 trillion economy by 2032. “We aspire to make India the third largest economy in the world by 2030. This implies […]
Shaktikanta Das – India’s new RBI Governor and his challenges
indica News Bureau – Barely 48 hours after Urjit Patel abruptly stepped down and India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a setback in the just concluded state assembly polls – former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das assumed charge as the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A 1980 batch IAS officer from Tamil […]
India’s RBI governor quits before term, cites ‘personal reasons’
indica News Bureau – After a long-draw battle of disagreements with the central government, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has stepped down from his current position with immediate effect. Patel said in his resignation letter that the decision to step down was a personal one. “On account of personal reasons, I […]