His absence from US presidential candidate debates notwithstanding, Donald Trump remains the favourite to score the Republican Party nomination for the 2024 US elections. The former president’s election rally speech yesterday in New Hampshire was described on social media as “classic Trump” — he told his packed audience that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of […]
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US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls rival Nikki Haley “fascist” and “corrupt”
Indian-origin US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called his Indian-origin rival Nikki Haley “fascist” and “corrupt” in a tirade at the Republican Party’s fourth presidential debate. The subject of his barbs said that giving him a response was “not worth” her time. Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur, launched his full-fledged attack on the former South Carolina Governor […]
China “never bets against” the US, says official on “biggest threat” comment
China has said that it never bets against the United States of America, and has no intention to “challenge or unseat” it. The Asian nation reacted after a senior US official described China as the “biggest threat” and “not our friend”, just weeks after the summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi […]
Late American statesman Henry Kissinger advocated strong ties with India under PM Modi
Henry Kissinger, known for his disdain for India’s leadership in the 1970s, has died at the age of 100, but the well-known American statesman and former secretary of state had been advocating stronger US-India ties for the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Indian American doctor Mihir Meghani commits USD 4 million for awareness of Hinduism in US
Emergency care physician Dr Meghani, who founded the Hindu American Foundation along with his friends two decades ago, has pledged that he would donate USD 1.5 million more — taking his total contribution to USD 4 million — to the Hindu cause.
Nikki Haley “wants to rip away women’s freedoms”, says Biden-Harris 2024 campaign
Haley has lent her support to an extreme abortion ban at six weeks after conception, a time when many women do not yet know they are pregnant.
White House slams tech magnate Elon Musk for endorsing anti-Jew hate post; Apple pulls ads out of X
Maverick tech billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX and now owner of the social network X (formerly Twitter), has been reprimanded by the White House for his “abhorrent” endorsement of an anti-semitic hate post.
Skilled in 7 Indian dance forms, Aparna Satheesan uses performing arts to create cohesive communities
Aparna Satheesan, Artistic Director of Samyoga School of Dance, Carmel, Indiana, is the founder of the US-based non-profit Samyoga Performing Arts and a renowned exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam.
Singapore Fintech Festival: SBI announces coming launch of ‘Yono Global’ app in Singapore and United States
At present, SBI offers Yono Global services in 9 countries, starting with the United Kingdom operations in September 2019. In Singapore, SBI is integrating its Yono Global app with PayNow and aims to launch it soon.
Almost 97,000 Indians held trying to enter the US illegally between Oct 2022 and Sept 2023
Of the 96,917 Indians arrested between October last year and September this year, 30,010 were caught on the Canadian border and 41,770 at the frontier with Mexico.