The Narendra Modi-led government’s tough stand against foreign interference in India’s domestic affairs forced Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to mellow his rhetoric and support to the ongoing farmers’ agitation.… Continue reading India’s tough stand forced Trudeau to soften his rhetoric
Former US President Barack Obama has claimed that although he did not keep a checklist, he did monitor the efforts of his successor President Donald Trump’s administration to either roll… Continue reading Obama monitored Trump rolling back his policies
In a landmark antitrust action headlined by bipartisan support, the US government and 48 states have sued Facebook, accusing it of abusing its market power to kill off competition. The… Continue reading US govt hits Facebook with landmark antitrust lawsuit
Vivek Murthy, Indian American nominee for US Surgeon General and “grandson of a poor farmer in India” struck notes of gratitude and an empathetic approach to his new role as… Continue reading ‘Grandson of a poor farmer in India’: Vivek Murthy re-introduces himself to America
The US House of Representative will vote on a one-week stopgap funding bill on Wednesday to avoid a federal government shutdown and provide more time for lawmakers to negotiate a… Continue reading US House to vote on stopgap funding bill to avoid gov’t shutdown
A post office in the US city Houston will be named after Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, the first Sikh Deputy in Texas’s Harris County who was shot dead while on duty… Continue reading US post office to be named after slain Sikh police officer
What happened? On 21 November, a judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump team against voter fraud. According to the judge, the lawsuit had “strained legal arguments… Continue reading The United States: Trump’s strategy to block the election results suffer reversals in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Anthony Fauci, a top US infectious disease expert, said that he has accepted President-elect Joe Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser. “Oh, absolutely. I said yes right on… Continue reading Fauci accepts Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser
TIME magazine has put an Indian American teen “scientist and inventor” Gitanjali Rao on its first ever ‘Kid of the Year’ cover, selected from a field of more than 5,000… Continue reading Colorado teen Gitanjali Rao is TIME ‘Kid of the Year’
The chief advisor of the US Covid-19 vaccine development programme is confident that at least 100 million people would have got coronavirus shots by the end of February 2021 and… Continue reading US vax tipped to begin before Dec 15; 100mn to get shots by Feb
US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have appointed Indian-American Maju Varghese, who steered their campaign, to be the executive director of their inauguration – the swearing-in ceremony… Continue reading Biden-Harris name Indian-American as executive director for inauguration
The US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reminding the public of a $100,000-reward offer for information leading to the capture of Indian-origin Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, who has been listed… Continue reading Indian-origin man in FBI ’10 Most Wanted’ list carries $100k reward
