On the occasion of International Friendship Day July 30 When we ask ourselves honestly, Who is that one person in my life who truly matters?, more often than not, the answer is…
“The arts are not a frill. They are a fundamental way of knowing, a fundamental way of communicating, and a fundamental way of understanding life.” Elliot Eisner, Ph.D. (1933-2014) Ela Shah’s “Learning Tower of Faith”…
A man exits the transit area after clearing immigration and customs on arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., September 24, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files July 17, 2026: Today, the…
July 7, 2026 Lung cancer kills more people worldwide than any other cancer—yet most of us still picture it as a smoker’s disease. What if you were told that non-smoking women of…
Pedestrians in New York City. MUST CREDIT: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg US companies are less willing to hire international workers or sponsor their visas, another sign that President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is reshaping…
Congressman Ro Khanna. PHOTO: YouTube videograb @usispf via ANI Washington, DC [US], June 30, 2026: Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday, June 29, 2026, accused the US President Donald Trump of allegedly…
Publicity photo ‘Boong’ courtesy New York Indian Film Festival Last year, while preparing entertainment news for ITV Gold in New Jersey, I came across a story about a Manipuri-language film called Boong. The…
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold letters making up the slogan “Born in the USA = citizen!” outside the U.S. Supreme Court building as the court hears oral arguments on the legality of the…
Representational photo from ChatGPT courtesy Prof. Ramesh Rao It is that time in the history of this nation that we will all (or most of us anyway) be waving the “red, white,…
Asia Society Policy Institute. June 24, 2026 Editorial note: Just a week after U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in…
