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Stop Asian Hate Crimes

Washington, DC - It’s been more than a year since the pandemic took hold of North America, and it has been almost the same...

International Women’s Day: Long Way to Gender Equality in Politics and Public Life

Washington, DC - The United Nations started observing International Women’s Day in 1975 – an occasion to celebrate women’s achievement  – and in 1977,...

Why the World Needs More STEM Researchers?

Washington, DC - The COVID-19 pandemic came as a bolt. It brought forth the urgency of ensuring rapid advancements in science. The race to...

Back to School During the Ongoing Pandemic

Children Need the Support of Parents and Teachers Dubai - The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought inconceivable challenges to the most secure social entity, i.e. “families”...

Misinformation – A Reality Check

Washington, DC - The COVID -19 pandemic in reality has brought on a deluge of misinformation or outright lies in its wake as people...

Trump Bars H-1B Visa Holders for 2020 to up Employment Rate

Washington, DC - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week curtailing the entry of foreign nationals to the country on a...

Bloomberg, Hogan Put Faith in Casadevall for COVID-19 Cure

Annapolis - Maryland welcomed a $3 million offer by the Bloomberg Philanthropies to fund research into the potential therapeutic uses of COVID-19 convalescent plasma,...

Lawmakers Clark, Kennedy Visit Westborough Gurdwara

Westborough, MA - On February 23rd, 2020, in the Westborough New England Sikh Study Circle Gurdwara Sahib (NESSC) parking lot, two spots closest to...

A Back To School Checklist for Children with Special Needs

Framingham, MA - When my daughter, Elizabeth, was young, I used to feel anxious and lose sleep over the transition from summer to the...

Positive Gossip: Paddle Power – Village Girls chase dreams on Bicycle and Bike

Jaipur, India - Ruchika kickstarts a bike, drives on bumpy village lanes, draws attention of all passers-by, faces scorn by old guards but never...

Sikhs Welcome Religious Literacy Update in Michigan

Lansing, Michigan - Sikhs across the United States welcomed the nod on June 11 from the Michigan Board of Education to approve new social...

Indian Elections: What to Expect on May 23 and Beyond?

New Delhi - Polls to elect a new Lok Sabha, or lower house of Indian Parliament kickstarted on April 11. The voting was held...

Indian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Destroying Computers

New York - An Indian citizen on a student visa pled guilty to intentionally causing damage to computers owned by The College of St....

Positive Gossip: Rural Girls, Cash support and Gap in Governance

Jaipur - There are about three percent of American children who are homeschooled. It’s a choice supported by legislations and social welfare schemes in...

US Reacts to Indian Embassy Advisory, Assures Students

Washington, DC - The United States on Thursday (April 11) addressed concerns raised by a communique issued a day earlier by the Embassy of...

Vin Gupta Commends Faculty, Students for VGSoM Success

Washington, DC - The founder of Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM), the business school of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur which has...

Widespread Nod for New H1B System of Trump Administration

Washington, DC - The legal experts and general beneficiaries responded with a positive reaction as the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new...

Yoshita Singh Infuses New Life in Satire “Raag Darbari”

Washington, DC - In the annals of the history of literature, journalist par excellence Yoshita Singh has carved a space by reviving the stinging...

US Experts Participate as India Hosts First E-Discovery Conference

Bengaluru, India - In a significant first of its kind, a major e-discovery conference in India was held in December 2018 at the National...

India’s preparedness of including disabled in SDGs; Gaps and strategies

New Delhi - As the world transitions towards Sustainable Development Goals, it is important to look into India’s readiness to include its disabled population...

IIT Kharagpur Director Promises Media, Journalism Courses

Washington, DC - Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, the most versatile and multi-dimensional institution in India will add another feather in its cap when...

IIT Director Looks for Faculty, Collaborations from the US

Washington, DC - The search for good quality faculty and establishing a string of collaborations with top notch universities and colleges in the US...

Dunfords, Students Discuss Leadership, Civic Responsibility, Military Life

Washington, DC - Seventeen-year-old Kenneth Hannah of Killeen, Texas, has a lifetime of lessons from being a military child and shares those lessons with other...

Non-Existent Jio in Institutions of Excellence in Modi’s India

Washington, DC/Delhi - Incredible India tag proved its incredibility under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government as the federal...

Suicide – the Silent Epidemic

Ellicott City, Maryland - My pager has been ringing off the hook all morning. I have attended to at least five patient crises since...

Indian Team in Building the Future, One RoboBoat at a Time

Arlington, Virginia - Teams of students from 13 schools representing six countries, including India and the US tested their engineering skills by deploying autonomous boats...

How Does Space Policy Directive 3 Affect Space Traffic Management?

Washington, DC - On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a third space directive, this time focusing on space traffic management. Like the first two directives,...

Sarah Chokes Up Answering Kid’s Question on School Shootings

Washington, DC - The daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room at the White House was as usual, with questions on North...

INTERVIEW: Prof Spanos on WH Artificial Intelligence Summit

Washington, DC - On May 10, 2018, the White House hosted the Artificial Intelligence for American Industry summit, to discuss the promise of AI...

GIPN Launches Free Career Refresher Series

Washington, DC - The Global Indian Professional Network (GIPN) is kicking off it’s Career Refresher Series with a panel discussion from 1:30 to 3:30pm...

Alumni Present State of the Art Ambulance to IIT Kharagpur

Kharagpur (India)/Washington, DC - An ambulance with modern, state of the art equipment was developed and presented to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),...

Hari Eppanapally Gives Keynote Address at Digital Co-creation Conference

Kolkata, India - Digital co-creation was the focus of an international conference recently (Feb. 21) held at Biswa Bangla Convention Center. Speakers including Hari...

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