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Indian American Congressional candidate Sanjyot Dunung secures important endorsement from PAC

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Sanjyot Dunung, candidate for US Congress from Illinois’ District 8. PHOTO: screenshot from video on @sanjyotforcongress.com Sanjyot Dunung, Congressional candidate for Illinois 8th District, received the endorsement of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Rising…

Harvard sues Trump administration for blocking enrollment of foreign students

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Harvard University sued the Trump administration…

India’s alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras are seen in a street in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators…

Anitha Srinivasan appointed Chief Medical Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Dr. Anitha Srinivasan. PHOTO: Courtesy NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan announced May 27, 2025, that Dr. Anitha Srinivasan, who has already worked at the institution for more than 20…

India and Pakistan’s drone battles mark new arms race in Asia

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

A member of Pakistan armed forces takes a selfie with Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Shahpar during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2024) in…

Dayton-Based Oncologist Dr. Satheesh Kathula Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Global Health Leadership

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

The award plaque presented to Dr. Satheesh Kathula by GHLF. Photo credit: Dr. Kathula Boston, MA — May 14, 2025 — Dr. Satheesh Kathula, a distinguished hematologist and oncologist from Dayton, Ohio,…

Even if Apple moves manufacturing to US, India will not lose much: Global Trade Research Initiative

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

FILE PHOTO: A salesman checks a customer’s iPhone at a mobile phone store in New Delhi, India, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo If Apple CEO Tim Cook decides to move manufacturing…

As Trump cuts science budgets, some researchers look abroad

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Kartik Sheth, a recently laid-off NASA scientist, arrives Friday in France to attend a scientific conference and check out the environment for research in the country. MUST CREDIT: Natalya Saprunova/For The Washington…

New clues point to why colorectal cancer is rising in young people

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Dr. Trisha Pasricha. PHOTO: health.harvard.edu It’s one of the most pressing medical mysteries of our time: Why are so many young people getting colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer rates have been declining among…

Music, linguistic and cultural ties transcend the politicized linguistic barrier of the North South Divide in India

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in India recently announced his decision to replace the rupee symbol (₹) in the Devanagari script, by the Tamil letter ‘Ru’ (from ‘Rubaai’, meaning rupee), in his state budget logo. This is…