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India decries ‘sabre rattling’ after Pakistan army chief’s reported nuclear remarks

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Monday accused its neighbour Pakistan of “sabre rattling” and “irresponsibility” after media reports on remarks about nuclear threats in South Asia made by Pakistan’s army chief while…

India pushes ahead with US trade talks despite tariff hike to 50%

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India hopes trade talks with the U.S. will continue even as the U.S. hiked tariffs on its exports to 50% due to New Delhi’s purchase of sanctioned Russian oil,…

Apicha Hosts Health Fair in Jackson Heights, Drawing Hundreds for National Health Center Week

Posted on August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Volunteers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and partners gather at Apicha Community Health Center’s Health Fair in Jackson Heights, Queens, during National Health Center Week 2025. | Photo Credit: Apicha Community Health Center…

Commentary: India’s maritime vision: from SAGAR to Indo-Pacific to MAHASAGAR

Posted on August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 by Suchitra Durai, Former Ambassador of India to Thailand

INDIA –SRILANKA ANNUAL BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE (SLINEX-23). PHOTO: Posted On: 04 APR 2023 11:45AM by PIB.GOV.IN A decade ago, on 12 March 2015, while commissioning in Mauritius the gleaming Offshore Patrol Vessel…

Trump takes over DC police in extraordinary move, deploys National Guard in capital

Posted on August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 by Reuters

Protesters hold a banner near the White House, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying National Guard troops to…

NY Consumer Protection Warns Students of Scams, Urges Campus Safety

Posted on August 11, 2025August 12, 2025 by a Staff Writer

Photo Credit : New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Albany, NY – August 2025 — As students across New York State begin or return to college, vocational, or graduate…

Indian exporters weigh options to deal with US levy that’s ‘worse than Covid’

Posted on August 10, 2025August 11, 2025 by Satviki Sanjay, Bloomberg

Employees inspect and polish diamonds at a workshop in Surat, Gujarat, India. MUST CREDIT: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg Indian exporters who built their businesses on Americans’ demand for affordable goods are redrawing their strategies…

Three people injured after 17-year-old opens fire in New York’s Times Square; accused held

Posted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

New York [US], August 9 (ANI): Three people, including a woman, were injured after a teenage gunman opened fire near a crowded intersection in popular hotspot of New York’s Times Square on…

Exclusive – India pauses plans to buy U.S. arms after Trump’s tariffs

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo By Shivam Patel and Aftab…

In Indian Himalayan village ravaged by flood, locals bemoan rescue delays

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Reuters

MANERI, India (Reuters) -Kameshwari Devi was on her way back from a temple near her village in the Indian Himalayas when a wall of water, rocks and mud tore down the mountain,…

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