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 […]
Editorial
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.” […]
Freedom and Liberty: – Are we true to its creed?
Dwight Eisenhower, the former President of the United Sates once said ‘only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free’. The question to ponder […]
Terrorism is ‘new world war’
Terrorism, a growing issue worldwide, is reported to have been responsible for killing 130,000 innocent people from a total of 90,000 terrorist attacks between 2006 and […]
Hope In A Hopeless World
In a world that is beset with inequality, hatred, violence, divisions, epidemics, uncertainty and fear, faith can sometimes be overshadowed by doubt, despair and a sense of defeat. The […]