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The West Asia Conflict: Challenging Times for Indian Economy

Posted on May 20, 2026May 30, 2026 by Nilova Roy Chaudhury

Scarcity of cooking fuel is pushing people, particularly across South Asia, toward hunger. Livelihoods have been lost among the large unorganised labour force while thousands of self-employed street vendors, smaller restaurants and…

Indian Green Card Applicants Face Longer Waits After June Visa Bulletin Setback

Posted on May 18, 2026May 19, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Image illustrated by the News India Times team based on USCIS guidelines. WASHINGTON — Indian professionals waiting for employment-based green cards face longer delays after the U.S. Department of State moved backward…

Stressed? Just A Couple Minutes Of Meditation Might Help

Posted on April 23, 2026April 26, 2026 by Ashley Abramson, Special to The Washington Post

Vivekananda Kendra Students Doing Meditation during learning Yoga Class. Vikramvi. PHOTO: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Research has long shown that meditation influences brain function, but exactly when changes begin after starting…

Ajita’s Headspace: The Ink Of A Life Well Lived

Posted on April 20, 2026April 21, 2026 by Ajita Kapoor

There is something quietly extraordinary about an old tattoo. Not the sharp, deliberate art of a modern studio, but one that has settled into skin over decades, softened, deepened, earned. She was…

Case For An Atmanirbhar Cyber Suraksha Mission

Posted on April 16, 2026April 17, 2026 by Vivek Wadhwa

Representative cybercrime photo Reuters/Dado Ruvic Something fundamental has shifted in cybersecurity, and while a few nations are beginning to grasp the implications, most, particularly India, remain dangerously unprepared for what comes next….

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…

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