Reuters | Photo Credit: Reuters India is a global leader with breakthrough innovations, American businessman and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said as he joined Indian Americans to celebrate the first ever India Independence Day celebrations of the newly-opened Indian Consulate in Seattle. Mr. Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, flagged off the first India … Read more
DUBAI: United Arab Emirates – Iran‘s hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protege to Iran’s supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the country’s Shiite theocracy. News of his helicopter making what state media described as a “hard landing” on Sunday immediately brought new attention to the leader, … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti. | Photo Credit: PTI Addressing the issues of visa backlogs, and recalling President Joe Biden’s order to reduce the visa time for Indians, the Ambassador of the United States to India, Eric Garcetti has said that the challenge is heard “loud and clear” and added that he is proud … Read more
T.N. Congress Committee president K. S. Alagiri Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri on Thursday said the Western world was praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, because he gives them business. In a statement, he pointed out that under PM Modi, India has signed collaboration pacts with countries including the United States, Russia and France … Read more
Software firm Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers, and cut back open positions within its health unit, the Insider reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The layoffs follow thousands of cuts in corporate America as companies wrestle with elevated levels of inflation and rising interest rates. Oracle’s health … Read more
The government reported Friday that consumer prices climbed 8.6% over the year through May, the fastest rate of increase in four decades. Americans are confronting more expensive food, fuel and housing, and some are grasping for answers about what is causing the price burst, how long it might last and what can be done to … Read more
More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4, the most since mid-January, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications generally track the number of layoffs. The four-week … Read more
If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer and are among the 1 in 5 Americans who live in a rural area, you may face challenges in getting the care you need because of where you live. The first step is to work with your primary care doctor to find specialists with experience in treating your type … Read more
As everyone waits for the GDP numbers that will be released by the National Statistical Office today, one of the major factors to look out for will be the impact of the Omicron wave on the Indian economy. Researchers have warned that the pandemic fatigue and lower compliance of mask discipline may give rise to … Read more
Religious discrimination and hate crime against the Sikh community in the United States has increased in recent years, an eminent human rights expert has told the lawmakers urging the administration and the US Congress to take steps to end this. “Congress must take action,” Amrith Kaur Aakre told members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on … Read more