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Will We Change Before Nature Forces Us To?

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji

A lot has been talked about Earth’s energy imbalance in the last few years. However with the climate change phenomena in the form of rising temperatures, declining arctic sea ice, extreme weather…

Letter To The Editor: A Lifelong Commitment: George Abraham Returns To Vote In Kerala

Posted on April 10, 2026April 11, 2026 by IOC-USA

George Abraham of IOC-USA, holding up proof of his voting in Kerala elections. PHOTOS: George Abraham, IOC-USA George Abraham has once again traveled to India to exercise his franchise in the Assembly…

Want to be a Canadian? It’s never been easier

Posted on April 9, 2026April 10, 2026 by Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post

Canadian and American passports. (Zen Rial/Getty Images) Pledging allegiance to ice hockey, Celine Dion and poutine has just become easier for U.S. citizens. Late last year, the Canadian government amended the Citizenship…

India And Its Diaspora: A Partnership The World Can’t Afford to Ignore

Posted on April 9, 2026April 10, 2026 by M.R. Rangaswami and Sanjeev Joshipura

The Indiaspora Team with the authors holding up the new report: “India and its Diaspora: Partners in Progress” released at the 2026 Forum in Bengaluru. PHOTO: Indiaspora Against the breathtaking backdrop of…

Film Review: A Hamlet In Conflict: Riz Ahmed Navigates An Uneasy Adaptation

Posted on April 8, 2026April 10, 2026 by Nidhi Kathuria, Special to News India Times/Desi Talk

Hamlet; Release Date: April 10, 2026. Director: Aneil Karia. Starring: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chaddha, Avijit Dutt, with Art Malik, and Timothy Spall. Written by Michael Lesslie. Based on the play by William…

Do men or women have worse farts? Science has the answer

Posted on April 7, 2026April 10, 2026 by Trisha Pasricha, MD, The Washington Post

The following is an excerpt from “You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong,” by Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH, which will be published on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Dr. Trisha Pasricha. PHOTO: health.harvard.edu Science has finally…

Cinema Is Not Policy, But Films Like Dhurandhar Culturally Reflect India’s Place In The World

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Piyush Chaudhary, South Asia Monitor

Recent Bollywood blockbusters like Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandar (2026), have triggered intense debate about whether cinema is shaping public understanding of the state, power, and even foreign policy. The reactions, especially around…

Sharmila Tagore: Embracing femininity and feminism

Posted on April 3, 2026April 6, 2026 by Archana Adalja

Sharmila Tagore recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival Delhi, India, for her contribution to Indian cinema. It is apt that she received this award when the US…

The Supreme Court Should Affirm Birthright Citizenship

Posted on April 2, 2026April 3, 2026 by Thomas A. Berry, Dan Greenberg, and Kimberly Coleman, Cato Institute

On his first day in office last year, President Trump signed Executive Order 14,160. That Order attempted to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents without permanent…

With Global Stability at Risk, India Must Initiate Efforts to De-escalate US–Israel–Iran Conflict

Posted on April 1, 2026April 3, 2026 by Lt. Col. Manoj K. Channan (Retd.)

A police officer stands outside ‘Bharat Mandapam’, the main venue of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave BRICS LOGO. PHOTO: https://www.brics2026.gov.in/brics-india-2026/ The current tensions involving the…

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