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NYC Council candidate Kaur receives impressive community support

The NYC District 23 candidate has pledged not to receive funds from corporations. Jaslin Kaur, a progressive candidate from Queens for the City Council, has received donations from the community that make the contributions the second-highest among the contenders and...

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Defense officials fear “insider” attack at inauguration

Green zone perimeter established in Washington DC and around 25,000 members of the National Guard are deployed.  Update: US Defence officials stated that they fear an insider attack or threat from the service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s...

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51st International Film Festival of India kicks off

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting conducts an international film festival every January. Minister Prakash Javadekar and several celebrities attended the inauguration. The 51st IFFI features 224 films and is being termed "hybrid," indicating that a limited participation will...

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Vaccine against covid-19 -India first!

The Narendra Modi government launches the world’s biggest vaccination program. Amid rumors about the efficacy of vaccine and concerns about its price, doctors try to convince 1.3 billion people to take the jab  Our Bureau New Delhi  They are calling it...

Army Day celebration

The Trishakti Corps of Indian Army Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar YSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding Trishakti Corps on behalf of all ranks paid homage to the soldiers who made supreme sacrifice for the nation during the celebration of Army...

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Australia has a racism problem

Indian players face racist slurs at Sydney and Brisbane grounds  Our BureauSydney/Brisbane   India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was on the receiving end of heckling from the crowd once again on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test against Australia...

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Trump, impeachment and ban on social media

Views and opinions from the top commentators in Indian media  “Beginning February last year Trump has unbendingly stuck to the line that Covid will simply go away and beginning November he has continuously claimed election victory. Such wild falsehoods put...

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Imran Khan and Pakistan’s enduring political crisis

The Pakistan prime minister keeps reiterating his promise to transform the country into a corruption-free Islamic welfare state. However, he has not taken any action against his own party members or government ministers accused or found guilty of corruption Nazir...