Melvin Thomas, an Indian-American, was arrested in New Jersey in connection with the murder of his 61-year-old father, Manuel V Thomas. Melvin is originally from Kerala. The murder came to light on Friday (February 16), when the local Paramus Police Department responded to a report of a possible murder. Upon arrival, police officers found the...
By Vipul Tamhane In 2024, India faces a significant political year with a rather interesting election. The BJP claims to be guiding India towards being an economic superpower, while the opposition accuses it of failing. Analyzing the BJP's manifesto and comparing it to the UPA era will provide an unbiased view of their performance. This analysis addresses...
By Bhabani Shankar Nayak The productivist ideology lies at the core of the profit-making pyramid of capitalism. It perpetuates a relentless cycle characterized by busy schedules, workplace tension, an imbalance in work-life equilibrium, and a pervasive sense of alienation. These challenges afflict individuals across various professions, all of whom contribute their labour for wages in...
New USCIS data show progress on customer experience, employment-based immigration, naturalization, and humanitarian work Washington: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) February 9 released the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023 data that illustrate the agency’s progress in meeting its strategic priorities. “I’m so proud of the USCIS workforce and our dedication to fairness, integrity, and...
New York: Indian-American Satwinder Kaur has been unanimously elected as the Kent City Council President in the state of Washington. Kaur, in her new role will serve for two years. She replaces Bill Boyce, who served as council president for two years, according to the news portal Kent Reporter. Boyce, in his 13th year on the...
An Indian-origin techie is suspected of killing his wife and four-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in a gruesome murder-suicide in California, police said today. The statement comes days after Anand Sujith Henry, 42, his wife Alice Priyanka, 40, and their twin sons Noah and Neithan were found dead at their $2.1...
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) passed the 'Quad Bill' which aims to establish a working group for bolstering cooperation between the partner countries. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, is a coalition comprised of the United States, Japan, Australia and India. This bill directs the US State Department...
Reacting to recent attacks on Indian students in the US, the White House has asserted that there is no excuse for violence based on race, gender or any other factor and called it unacceptable in the US. While addressing a press briefing on Thursday (local time), Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council...
Kavita Chaudhary, star of the popular Doordarshan serial "Udaan", died at a hospital in Amritsar following a cardiac arrest on Thursday night. She was 67. The actor, also popular as the homemaker Lalita ji in the Surf detergent commercials in India in the late 1980s, was admitted to the hospital a few days ago. "She passed...
