June 21: Police in San Leandro, California, arrested a 25-year-old on Monday on suspicion of vandalizing a neighbor's home with anti-Asian graffiti, reported yahoo! “The incident, which occurred over the weekend,…
June 22: President Biden announced his intent today to nominate Dr. Arati Prabhakar to serve as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and once confirmed to…
Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, October 23, 2021 – The Government of India has launched a National Master Plan, a massive infrastructure initiative, “Gati Shakti,” budgeted…
Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, August 7, 2021 - Bollywood’s recent unprecedented lawsuit against two popular TV networks generated much discussion about Bollywood’s responsibilities in a democratic…
Column: Cross Talk By Sujeet Rajan NEW YORK, July 21, 2021 – In a Covid-awash world stricken with daily queasiness and doubt of the future of mankind, the rapid rise…
Column: Cross Talk By Sujeet Rajan NEW YORK, July 14, 2021 - When the Pew Research Center survey of religion across India, based on nearly 30,000 face-to-face interviews of adults in…
Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, July 14, 2021 - PEW Research, the internationally renowned nonpartisan “fact tank,” recently released the “most comprehensive, in-depth exploration of India to…
Column: This Bothers Me By Krishnan Chittur NEW YORK, June 28: Pandemic coverage has dominated the news media for awhile, and illustrates a fundamental problem with the U.S. media’s coverage of…
Column: Cross Talk By Sujeet Rajan NEW YORK – In an era where clever quips from standup comedians, ironic memes and politically motivated jokes revolving on social media is at…
Column: Soul-Ution By Sanjay Sharma Enough of pandemic-stirred despondency – death, sickness, sliding economy and job losses. Not an easy task to leave behind that which affects decades ahead. While…