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Modi ally proposes social media ban for India’s teens as global debate grows

Posted on February 1, 2026February 2, 2026 by Sarita Chaganti Singh

FILE PHOTO: Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in…

5 poems for troubled times, from Virginia’s new Indian American Lt. Governor

Posted on February 1, 2026February 2, 2026 by Erin Cox, The Washington Post

Virginia Senator Ghazala Hashmi, candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia. PHOTO: @GhazalaforVirginia She rarely talks about it at length in public, but Virginia’s new Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi (D) holds a PhD…

Chapman University Hosted AI Impact Summit at the Request of the Government of India and Consulate General of India, Los Angeles

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Dr. Pradip K. Shukla, Special to News India Times

Flyer with pictures for the Chapman University conference. ALL PHOTOS: Monica Shukla-Belmontes, Courtesy Dr. Shukla Chapman University Argyros College of Business & Economics hosted an AI Impact Summit in collaboration with the…

Indian American educators/entrepreneurs sign MoU with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Posted on January 29, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Indian American educator and arts and culture leader Chandrika Tandon, left, and India’s Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan in a virtual conversation January 29, 2026, during the exchange of MoU on establishing…

Experts have 3 tips for setting screen-time boundaries with your kids

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Sabrina Malhi, Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post

The non-profit Vibha distributed Smart Phones to children “as they were much needed in these virtual times,” the organization said. Photo: courtesy Vibha Smartphones and screens have increasingly become a rite of…

Senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee to address House of Lords on International Day for a World Without Childhood Blindness

Posted on January 21, 2026January 22, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Siddharth Chatterjee. PHOTO: China.un.org The House of Lords will host a landmark global commemoration of the International Day for a World Without Childhood Blindness on January 31, 2026. This marks 49 years of “transformative, on-ground impact…

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