WASHINGTON: A bipartisan Congressional provision condemning China's aggression towards India has become a law as the US Congress overrode President Donald Trump's veto on the USD 740 billion defense policy bill which among other things included calling out the Chinese government for its actions along the Line of Actual...
Surendra UllalIt is the 72nd Indian Republic day, which is celebrated with vigor and enthusiasm by members of Indian community across the country. Indian Consulate in Chicago and many other community organizations had their celebrations, though virtual, in view of corona epidemic. The underlying patriotic sentiment was still noticeable...
It wasn't until about 5,000 years ago that the Mesopotamian people created the shekel, which is considered as the first known form of currency. Gold and silver coins date back to around 650 to 600 B.C. when stamped coins were used to pay armies. Some evidence suggests metal coins may...
NEW DELHI: Fifteen extreme weather events, influenced by climate change, were identified globally this year, including the terrible floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said on Monday.The London-based Christian Aid's report, 'Counting the cost 2020: A year of climate breakdown', said 10...
Keeping in mind the need for having a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected, a public charitable trust under the name of ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen...
NEW JERSEY: More than 1,000 letters written by Nobel laureate, poet and writer T.S. Eliot to his dear friend Emily Hale emerged into the public domain on Thursday after 60 years inside sealed boxes at the Princeton University library at the Ivy League campus here.Even before the curtains went...
India bans 59 Chinese Apps, Cancels major Infrastructure projectNew Delhi & Patna: India has banned 59 Apps with Chinese links, including hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country. The ban (as of 29 June), which comes in the backdrop...
NEW DELHI: Despite the chilling cold, a large number of farmers have been stoutly protesting for the last one month at the borders of New Delhi amid the coronavirus pandemic.But it raises the question that from where is the protest by the farmers, who have left farming work and...
What really is ‘ BLACK MONEY’? In India generally the term is used for un-accounted money or, the earnings not reported to the income tax authorities. It is believed India’s economy consists of a 60/40 ratio. 60% of the money in circulation is Black (unaccounted)while only 40% is what...
The Chief Minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, on occasion of the World Population Day, unveiled a policy for 2021-2030, aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh, reducing maternal and infant deaths in a time-bound manner, as he termed rising population a “hurdle in development.”The policy is...