File picture of Dr. Sampat S. Shivangi | Photo Credit: V. Sreenivasa Murthy Eminent Indian-American physician Dr. Sampat Shivangi has been elected as an official delegate to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this month that would formally nominate former U.S. president Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate. Mr. Trump, 78, is the presumptive … Read more
New York’s Columbia University on Monday, April 29, began suspending students who refused to leave a ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ after negotiations with protesters failed and the students decided to ignore a warning that remaining would lead to their suspension and eviction. Columbia said the nearly two-week-long protest violated university policies, created an unwelcoming and “intolerable” … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti during the 20th Indo-US Economic Summit, in New Delhi on September 26, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI India and the US need to strive towards a more ambitious and frictionless bilateral trade relationship, U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Speaking at the 20th … Read more
Evidence markers filled the street as police were investigating the scene after several people died and others were injured following a shooting early Sunday, June 25, 2023, near 57th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Mo. | Photo Credit: AP At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are … Read more
What in the world is that thing? A massive white orb sweeping across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media. China insists it’s just an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds. With only limited “self-steering” capabilities. However, the U.S. … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s redacted returns for 2015 through 2020 have been released. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives committee released six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the public on Friday in an extraordinary move days before Republicans take control of the chamber. The release … Read more
The story so far: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump…None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him,” concluded the U.S. House Select Committee in its final report released on Thursday, December 22, after an 18-month-long probe in which it conducted over 1,000 interviews, 10 … Read more
In Pennsylvania, Democrat John Fetterman flipped a Republican-controlled Senate seat key to the party. In the evenly split Senate, battleground was focussed on the deeply contested States of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin In Pennsylvania, Democrat John Fetterman flipped a Republican-controlled Senate seat key to the party. In the evenly split Senate, battleground was focussed … Read more
The outcome of races for House and Senate will determine the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda and serve as a referendum on his administration The outcome of races for House and Senate will determine the future of President Joe Biden’s agenda and serve as a referendum on his administration Control of Congress hung in … Read more
Tulsi Gabbard, who retired from the House of Representatives last year, made the announcement on Twitter Tulsi Gabbard, who retired from the House of Representatives last year, made the announcement on Twitter Former Congresswoman and the first Hindu American to run for the White House in 2020, Tulsi Gabbard, on Tuesday announced that she is … Read more