Indian-origin professor of engineering at the University of Houston, Kaushik Rajashekara, has won the prestigious Global Energy Prize for outstanding contributions to transportation electrification and energy efficiency technologies while reducing power generation emissions. Only three people in the world were selected this year for the honor, bestowed by the Global Energy Association, out of a...
Indian American Aruna Miller, a former Maryland House delegate and her running mate Wes Moore have been named winners of the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary on Saturday. Miller and Moore won against Tom Perez and his running mate Shannon Sneed. Moore and Miller will face Republican candidate Dan Cox — who was endorsed by Donald Trump —...
In yet another signal of Capitol Hill’s political commitment to the India-United States strategic relationship, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), in its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), has asked Pentagon to step up its engagement with India on issues of “emerging technologies, readiness and logistics” within 90 days of the...
Berlin: Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance — but the gas flow remained well short of full capacity and the outlook was uncertain, which leaves Europe still facing the prospect of a hard winter. Deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline...
London: Either Sunak or Liz Truss will be chosen in a ballot of 180,000 Conservative members to be the party’s new leader. The winner will be announced on Sept. 5 and will automatically become Britain’s new prime minister. At 42, Sunak would be the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years and the country’s...
Washington DC: US State Secretary Antony Blinken during the ministerial forum on resilient supply chain appreciated India's steadfastness in supporting the country by providing medicines at a time when the US was hit badly by the Covid-19 outbreak. "Back in 2020 when Covid-19 was hitting Americans the hardest, India provided medicines and bio-supplies to the...
Washington DC: Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska long has made clear she has no personal craving for the spotlight. Yet on Wednesday, she stood in the U.S. Capitol and made the case for more U.S. air defense systems to block Russian missiles. She showed America’s most powerful lawmakers stark images of the toll of the...
Washington DC: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that U.S. military officials believe it’s “not a good idea” for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan at the moment. Biden’s comments in an exchange with reporters came a day after the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it would take “resolute and strong measures” should Pelosi proceed...
Annapolis, Md.: Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a moderate rival backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. Cox will face the winner of the highly competitive Democratic primary in the November general election. Wes Moore, a bestselling author backed...
