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A far-right rally left Sweden burning. What sparked off the protests?
The protests started after the leader of the anti immigration and anti-Islam group Stram Kurs, the Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced ...
UK PM Johnson facing new ‘partygate’ claims ahead of India visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations on Monday around “partygate”, the scandal surrounding government officials breaching co...
Lack of traceability of weapons supplied to Ukraine could be a concern for US
With no American or Nato troops on the ground, the Joe Biden-led US administration has no way of knowing how the arms it is supplying to Ukraine are b...
US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday also announced new enforcement actions to disrupt and prosecute criminal Russian activity The United States ...
Russia-Ukraine war
India may rank among worst hit emerging economies, say analysts The oil price spike is also expected to pressure the government to lower fuel levie...
Two Indian-Origin Men Charged For Breaking Singapore's Covid Rules
Singapore: Two Indian-origin men, were among a group of six persons, charged by a Singaporean court on Tuesday for breaching COVID-19 safety regulatio...
Putin’s war to bring Ukraine to heel unites Eastern Europe in alarm
PODBORSKO, Poland — Scattered around the forest in Poland like archaeological ruins, the crumbling concrete bunkers for decades stored Soviet nuclear ...
US reports 1st Omicron-related death as unvaccinated man dies
The United States reported its first death related to the Omicron variant. The man was unvaccinated and had previously been infected with Covid-19. ...
May 'lose out' JF-17 deal with Argentina, says Pak embassy in Insta post; later claims account 'hacked'
The Pakistani embassy in an Instagram post on Wednesday said that the country might 'lose out' on the JF-17 deal with Argentina, adding that 'politica...
What you need to know about Omicron today
Germany's health minister Karl Lauterbach ruled out a Christmas lockdown amid warnings of a fifth Covid-19 wave Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriw...
Pakistan has opened a fake news factory to target India
On Tuesday, India banned 20 YouTube channels for dispensing fake news and promoting anti-India propaganda. Media Explored what content these channels ...
US President Biden announces intent to appoint 4 Indian-Americans to AANHPI Advisory Commission
Indian-Americans Ajay Jain Bhutoria, Kamal Kalsi, Sonal Shah, and Smita Shah are among 23 leaders to be appointed as commissioners to US President Joe...
Madagascar minister ' swims 12 hours' to shore after helicopter crash
(SAI Bureau)-Malagasy minister Serge Gelle was one of two survivors to have swum some 12 hours to shore after their helicopter crashed of the island's...
No evidence Omicron has lower severity than Delta variant: study
(SAI Bureau)-There is "no evidence" that Omicron has a lower severity than the Delta strain, according to a study in the UK which also found that the ...
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka hiked; govt says talks on with India for LoC
(SAI Bureau)- Sri Lanka's state oil entity and the Indian Oil Corporation's local subsidiary have raised the prices of petrol and diesel amidst a seve...
SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to International Space Station
(SAI Bureau)- SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the com...
Biden: Infrastructure bill will ease economy woes, just wait
President Joe Biden touted his $1 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday as an eventual fix for the nation's inflation and supply chain woes - if Ame...
Canadian woman first in the world to be diagnosed as suffering from 'climate change'
(SAI Bureau)-A Canadian woman in her 70s could be the first patient to be ever diagnosed as suffering from 'climate change' as doctors blame her heal...
What the Chinese Army is Buying ?
(SAI Bureau)- Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense released its annual report on Chinese military power, mentioning "artificial intelligence" 20 ...
China tested hypersonic weapons twice, 'stunned' US: Report
China conducted not one, but two tests of new hypersonic weapons in July and August, the Financial Times (FT) newspaper has reported, raising more co...
China in talks with US exporters to secure long-term LNG supply amid concerns over fuel security
(News Agencies)-Major Chinese energy companies are in advanced talks with US exporters to secure long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies, as s...
Taliban agree to restart door-to-door polio vaccination programme across Afghanistan, says WHO
The Taliban have agreed to the resumption of a house-to-house polio vaccination programme across Afghanistan, the WHO has said. UN agencies are geari...
Chinese military condemns US, Canada for sending warship through Taiwan Strait and threatening 'peace'
(News Agencies)-The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait last week, ...
China's COVID coverup and its terrible costs demand accountability. US must step up
The Biden administration's mounting Afghanistan, immigration, and spending woes threaten to obscure its failure to hold Beijing accountable for the d...
US and India are taking on China with a 'Middle Eastern Quad'
(SAI Bureau)-It's a crowded foreign policy week this week, with Indian officials participating in the Moscow-led round of talks with the Taliban on 2...
No one wants to work anymore
The truth behind this unemployment benefits myth. * Millions of unemployed in US face hardship under Republican benefit cuts * At least 22 Republica...
Joe Biden delivered the Chauvin verdict speech America needed
Here's what you are not going to get in a major address from President Joseph Biden: textured rhetoric woven with references to the classics; eloquen...
UK invites India as guest nation to first in-person G7 meeting of foreign ministers in two years
The United Kingdom has invited India to the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting in London next month. This is the first in-person meeting of...
Singapore Asks Travellers From India To Serve Additional 7-Day Isolation
Those who are yet to complete their 14-day stay home period by that time will also have to serve the extra seven days, the report said. (Insider Bu...
Joe Biden On Indian-Origin Lawyer Vanita Gupta's Nomination To US Justice Department
(Insider Bureau)-US President Joe Biden has said that he has nominated "eminently qualified and highly respected" Indian-origin lawyer Vanita Gupta t...
"Justice Served": Indian-American Politicians, Groups Welcome George Floyd Verdict
Several Indian-American lawmakers and groups have welcomed the decision of a federal grand jury in Minneapolis holding Derek Chauvin, a former police...
As Sanjeev Gupta Rose From Trader to Tycoon, Several Banks Backed Away
Four banks stopped working with British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta's commodity trading business, starting in 2016, after alleged paperwork problems i...
‘’Enough Is Enough”: Relative Of Sikh Woman Killed In US FedEx Shooting
Brandon Scott Hole, 19, and a former employee at the facility in Indianapolis carried out the mass shooting on late Thursday before allegedly killing ...
US 'very closely' tracking course of Covid-19 outbreak in India
(Insider Bureau)-The United States is tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India "very closely", the State Department has said. The Center...
Australia's battle with Facebook, Google has wider implications
At stake are the question of sovereignty and the risks of governments losing control over national communication and their public sphere. As of th...
Civil Servants Union Wants UK High Court Intervention In Priti Patel Bullying Case
(Insider Bureau)- The union for senior civil servants in the UK, First Division Association (FDA), wants the High Court to overturn UK Prime Minister...
"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House
(Insider Bureau)-The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Bu...
Stimulus vote Friday morning?
What that means for the $1,400 check timeline The first milestone vote on the stimulus package is set for Friday, which brings the delivery date fo...
West concerned by closer Russia-China ties, top NATO general says
(News Agencies)- The United States and its Western allies are increasingly concerned about growing cooperation between Russia and China in areas of co...
Indian-American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief Of Staff Of NASA
Bhavya Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency's transition under the adm...
Biden Revokes Trump Rule Ending Work Permit For H-1B Holders' Spouses
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technica...
2021 India’s Republic Day: FISANA organized Patriotic Live programfor Seniors of North America on YouTube / Facebook-FISANA.
By Vijay Shah: Federation of Indian American Seniors Association of North America (FISANA) is a non - profit organization established with an aim to...
Kashmir situation of ‘great concern’: UK minister
Responding to an hour-long debate in the Westminster Hall of parliament on the ‘Political situation in Kashmir’, minister for Asia Nigel Adams called ...
Rupee slips 3 paise to 73.18 against US dollar in early trade
At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.18 against the US dollar, registering a fall of 3 paise over its previous close. The...
Trump impeachment risks bogging down early days of Biden presidency
The prospect of Donald Trump facing a bitter impeachment trial in the US Senate threatens to cast a shadow over the earliest days of Joe Biden’s pres...
Vice President Pence, remove Trump now
What more does it take? President Donald Trump has brought the country to depths of division, unrest and instability that once would have been unthink...
Alleged Indian-Origin Drug Dealer Shot Dead; Suspected Assasins Beheaded In South Africa
(Insider Bureau)-An alleged drug kingpin of Indian origin was shot dead at his home in South Africa in broad daylight, enraging his supporters in the ...
Unable To Pay For Covid Test, Woman In Saudi Says Denied Flight To India
Reena Gehlodh, hailing from Harda district in Madhya Pradesh, had appealed for help in a video message in November, following which the Indian Embassy...
Donald Trump Nominates Indian-American Advocate For Associate Judge
In a communique to the Senate on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said the nomination of Vijay Shanker is for a period of 15 years. (Insider Bure...
India-American Business Group Urges Joe Biden To Ease Restrictions On H-1B Visa
President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat, has promised to lift the suspension on H-1B visas, saying Trump''s immigration policies are cruel. (Insider ...
U.S. Capitol Under Siege - Attack on Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest Wednesday aimed at thwarting a peaceful tran...
Indian Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Oil Misappropriation Worth $36.1 Million In Singapore
Sadagopan Premnath committed the crime in 2017- 18 while working at the Royal-Dutch Shell Eastern Petroleum located on Pulau Bukom island. A 40-yea...
For SpaceX Mission, Says He's "Excited, Honoured"
Raja Chari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA's Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA's Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialist for ...
North Korea is going to be a major headache for whoever wins the US election
(News Agencies)- As Barack Obama ended his 75th day as President of the United States, the engines of a massive North Korean rocket roared to life ha...
Suspend international IP, patent obligations on Covid-19 vaccines
Coordinated State action at the global level that temporarily suspends the application of relevant international law to Covid-19 vaccines and drugs wi...
Where the United States takes on China
Given the adversarial nature of India-China ties, New Delhi has reason to be pleased with the US's clarity. India doesn't want a conflict and will ha...
Beijing aims to humiliate New Delhi. Counter it
US support is critical to defeat China's designs. A short-term US lend lease programme for India's armed forces will help meet security needs China...
Donald Trump's H-1B Visa Order To Cost US Firms $100 Billion: Report
(Insider Bureau)-President Donald Trump's executive order restricting entry of skilled foreign workers into the US, mainly on H-1B and L1 visas, has ...
Donald Trump Had Offered Me Post Of Secretary Of State: Nikki Haley
Popular Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley has revealed that Donald Trump, soon after winning the November 2016 US presidential electi...
8 Indo-Canadian Winners In British Columbia Assembly Polls
(Insider Bureau)-Eight Indo-Canadians, including a Sikh, have won elections in Canada's British Columbia province as the ruling New Democratic Party ...
Church Source Of Strength And Place For Reflection For Me: Kamala Harris
(Insider Bureau)- Democratic Party's vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris on Sunday said the church has always been a source of strength...
How Unpredictable Could This Election Be ?
It's not what they teach you in school about the workings of American democracy, but in the year 2000, it seemed distinctly possible that the entire p...
300,000 Pounds Suspect Cash Seized From Indian-Origin Couple's UK Home
(SAI Bureau)Crime prevention officials and police in the UK have recovered over 300,000 pounds in cash suspected of being the proceeds of crime from a...
Chirag Sachdeva Pleads in $600,000 Telemarketing Scam In US
(SAI Bureau) Chirag Sachdeva, 30, has been held since he was arrested by FBI agents on February 16 as he got off a plane in Boston after a flight from...
$9,000 Fine For Singapore Manager For Confining 3 Indians For 40 Days
The workers were first confined from May 12 to 15, and then over a five-week stretch, from May 19 to June 26, The Straits Times reported. (SAI Bure...
India in talks with US, Canada, others on establishing air travel bubbles: AAI
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had on June 20 said the government will start thinking on the resumption of scheduled international passeng...
The mistaken Chinese calculation
China has been uncomfortable with the emergence of another Asian power. Apart from checkmating proposals made by India at the United Nations and other...
Why did it take so long for Reddit and Facebook to block racist groups?
Powerful tech companies have two areas of vulnerability - employees and advertisers. Now both are in open revolt By Siva Vaidhyanathan This week...
Why can companies still silence us with mandatory arbitration?
By Moira Donegan When it was revealed in October that Andy Rubin received a $90m exit package after being forced to resign over a credible sexual har...
China To Take Countermeasures If UK Extends Hong Kong Citizenship Plan
Britain's offer came in response to a sweeping new security law that China unveiled for the former British territory this week. London, United King...
Virtual Indian American Night Organized
Indian American Forum recently organized paid a Special Tribute to Indian Jawans and Soldiers who lost their lives recently at their Virtual Indian Am...
Proud Of The Achievements And Contributions Of The Indian-Origin Physicians
(Press Release by Ajay Ghosh) Chicago : “I am proud of the achievements and contributions of the Indian-origin physicians across the world in the batt...
Indo American Press Club Holds Virtual Induction Ceremony
Dr. Joseph Chalil Inducted As Chairman, Dr. S.S. Lal As President of IPAC (Press Release By AJAY GHOSH) New York : During a solemn virtual ceremony...
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A far-right rally left Sweden burning. What sparked off the protests?
The protests started after the leader of the anti immigration and anti-Islam group Stram Kurs, the Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced ...
UK PM Johnson facing new ‘partygate’ claims ahead of India visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations on Monday around “partygate”, the scandal surrounding government officials breaching co...
Lack of traceability of weapons supplied to Ukraine could be a concern for US
With no American or Nato troops on the ground, the Joe Biden-led US administration has no way of knowing how the arms it is supplying to Ukraine are b...
What is XE variant of corona virus, and why you need not worry about it-at least for now
XE variant of coronavirus: Suspected to have infected a patient in Mumbai, it is a sub variant of Omicron. So far, there is no indication that it is m...
US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment US sanctions Russia’s Sberbank, Putin’s kids, bans investment
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday also announced new enforcement actions to disrupt and prosecute criminal Russian activity The United States ...
Jill Biden Praises Indian-American Entrepreneur On Silicon Valley Visit
The First Lady, during a closed-door meeting with some of the top Democratic Party leaders in Silicon Valley, mentioned the name of Indian-American en...
Russia-Ukraine war
India may rank among worst hit emerging economies, say analysts The oil price spike is also expected to pressure the government to lower fuel levie...
Russia-Ukraine war
India may rank among worst hit emerging economies, say analysts The oil price spike is also expected to pressure the government to lower fuel levie...
Assembly election 2022 Result
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored big in the assembly elections, winning four out of five states with a comfortable majority except goa and Aam ...
Two Indian-Origin Men Charged For Breaking Singapore's Covid Rules
Singapore: Two Indian-origin men, were among a group of six persons, charged by a Singaporean court on Tuesday for breaching COVID-19 safety regulatio...
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