Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to focus on how NRIs can contribute to India’s self-reliance
16th edition to be held virtually on a single day. The 16th annual edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister…
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Farmers’ protest: Gridlocked again
The farmers have only been intensifying their stir. The ninth round of talks between farmers and the Indian government on Friday has ended in another…
Tesla beats Facebook as 5th most valuable company after Dems gain Senate majority
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Air India’s nonstop San Francisco-Bengaluru maiden flight fully booked
An all-women cockpit crew will operate the maiden flight between the IT cities. India’s national carrier Air India will begin the operations of the first…
Trump returns to Twitter, but adopts conciliatory tone
Several social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and Snap Inc banned Trump following the attack on the US Capitol on Wednesday. Twitter lifts the…
Indian Consulate in New York receives a portrait of late Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri
A portrait of late Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was presented to the Indian Consul-General in New York Randhir Jaiswal by Rajendar Dichpally, Suresh…
Biden nominates Indian American Vanita Gupta to Department of Justice
Vanita Gupta will be the highest-ranking Indian American at the Department of Justice if the US Senate confirms the nomination. President-elect Joe Biden yesterday formally…
Worst figures since 1952: Economy to shrink by 7.7%
The Indian economy is estimated to report its worst-ever contraction of 7.7 per cent in 2020-21, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said Thursday, according to…
Congress certifies Biden, Harris as objections are rejected
Joe Biden received 306 electoral votes, while Trump received 232 votes in the November Presidential election. SHASHIDHAR NANJUNDAIAH After a dramatic day of riots and…
Pramila Jayapal among 17 House Dems seeking invocation of 25th Amendment
Following the stunning turn of events on Wednesday at the Capitol, when Trump supporters stormed the building and ran amok, ransacking offices including that of…