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UN Report on Uyghur: A Wake-up Call for the World


By K.S. Tomar United Nations' long-awaited recognition of the Uyghurs' unimaginable sufferings, genocide, and atrocities by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a big blow and could cast a shadow over President Xi Jinping's speech if he addresses the UN General Assembly this month. A report prepared by a panel of London-based lawyers and human rights...

International Debt: A Tale of Two Stories


By Prof. Bhabani Shankar Nayak The International Debt Statistics (2022) published by the World Bank has revealed that the external debt of 123 low- and middle-income countries has increased on average by 5.6 percent to $8.7 trillion in 2020. It shows the devastating impact of the pandemic on the economy of developing countries. The G-20 creditors...

Diaspora is Highly Vulnerable to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia


By Riya Gupta Keep silent about the things you suffer the most from. The Desi community believes in tough love, without understanding how it silences us, minimizing our feelings into insecurities. Treading into September, Suicide Awareness Month, I believe it is important to address the prevalence of mental health issues in the Desi community and...

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near NYC


Albany, N.Y.: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the first...

US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more


The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on September 9, a milestone that comes at a critical time for Americans still desperately waiting for that chance at survival. It took decades from the first success — a kidney in 1954 — to transplant 1 million organs, and officials can’t reveal if this latest was a...

Chipping into the Global Chip War


There are more than 50 “choke points” in chip manufacturing By Ankur Bisen US President Joe Biden on 9 August signed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act and rolled out $52 billion worth of government subsidies and incentives for the semiconductor industry to boost manufacturing within the country. In December 2021, India...

Ogilvy’s new Global CEO is Amritsar-born Devika Bulchandani


Less than two years after joining Ogilvy as Global President and CEO of North America, Devika Bulchandani has been elevated as the agency’s Global CEO. “Dev” as she is known in advertising circles, was with McCann for over two decades and during her stint, played a pivotal role in the success of the Mastercard...

Athlete Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Diamond League trophy


Star Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra made history on Thursday, becoming the first-ever Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League trophy, a top-tier athletics competition, achieving the best throw of 88.44 m to clinch one of the biggest wins of his career.   His best throw of 88.44 m came in his second attempt. He...

Indian start-up patents world’s first 3-D printed, single-piece rocket engine


Indian space start-up Agnikul Cosmos announced that the Government of India awarded them the patent for having indigenously designed and 3-D printed a one-of-its-kind rocket engine. Dubbed 'Agnilet', the engine is said to be the world's first single-piece 3-D printed rocket engine and was successfully test-fired in early 2021.   Typically, rocket engines have thousands of...