Freida Pinto, Michelle Obama join hands for ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative
Actress Freida Pinto has joined hands with the Michelle Obama, the First Lady for Let Girls Learn – a government initiative aimed at helping girls […]
Editorial
Human Rights Abuses: a recurring alarm on Modi’s travels abroad!
As Prime Minister Modi is about to embark on his fourth visit to the U.S. in the last two years, U.S. lawmakers have sharply criticized […]
Human right violations, intolerance major irritants on Modi’s visit to USA
Religious intolerance and violence, constraining minority rights and the restrictions on civil society organizations in India have become major irritants on otherwise successful Prime Minister […]
The Power of Money in Politics
The recent guilt plea by Congressman Ami Bera’s father, 83-year-old Babulal Bera, that he had violated campaign finance laws by making excessive contributions to his […]
Shani Patel at Rutgers University Fatally Shot
Shani Patel, an Indian American student at New Jersey-based Rutgers University was killed on April 10 in a shooting at an off-campus apartment near the university’s Newark […]
Replacing ‘India With South Asia’ In Textbooks Leads To Protests In California
Replacing ‘ancient India’ with ‘South Asia’ in school textbooks has led to protests and public awareness campaigns that included letters from professors of religion and […]
Nuclear Weapons: Greatest Threats To Global Security
“Of all the threats to global security and peace, the most dangerous is the proliferation and potential use of nuclear weapons,” wrote President Barack Obama […]
Will Raising Minimum Wages & Raising Taxes On The Rich Solve Income Inequality?
There is an increasing anger among the majority of people in the country towards the American establishment, towards the mainstream American politicians and towards both […]
With the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia, attention turns to Justice Sri Srinivasan
Washington, DC: February 14, 2016: With the sudden death of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, all eyes are on Sri Srinivasan, 48, who […]
Rising Intolerance In Criticized By Leading Thinkers
The belligerent provocation of various Indian minorities has raised ethnic tensions, says Moody’s Analytics in a report that warned of “a possible increase in violence.” […]