Former US Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by the US President Donald Trump, says he is ‘troubled by the timings and reasoning’ behind Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey’s firing. He has taken to Twitter to sound the alarm.
Author: Garima Kapil
Madam Cama: A philanthropist, considerate yet determined personality of the Indian Nationalist Movement
Bhikaji Cama, when she unfurled the first National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1907, was a rare phenomenon in those days.
US lawmaker Joe Crowley says India won’t sit idle if its soldiers are attacked
A top US lawmaker has cautioned Islamabad that India won’t sit idly if its soldiers or citizens were being attacked, while asking Pakistan to clamp down on extremist groups inside its territory.
World pays tribute to Gautama Buddha on Vesak Day
Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, commemorates the birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha and is celebrated in China, India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and other places across the globe.
US Senator recommends Indian-American Rohit Chopra for FTC Commissioner
A top Democratic Senator today recommended to US President Donald Trump that Indian-American Rohit Chopra be selected to serve as a commissioner in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Donald Trump appoints Indian-American Neil Chatterjee to key admin position in FERC
US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Neil Chatterjee to a key administration position in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an agency charged with overseeing America’s power grid and deciding on multibillion-dollar energy projects.
Founder of ‘Sikh-Americans for Trump’ praises executive order on religious liberty
US President Donald Trump’s executive order on religious liberty reflects his commitment to protecting the religious freedom of all Americans, a prominent member of the Sikh Indian-American community in the US said.
Priyanka Chopra urges media to focus on spreading awareness instead of reporting about her clothes
UNICEF’s global ambassador Priyanka Chopra recently paid a visit to Johannesburg and neighbouring Zimbabwe, and spent time with child sexual abuse victims. She has urged the media to focus on spreading awareness instead of reporting about her clothes.
India becomes top country to use WhatApp video calling feature
With over 50 million video calling minutes per day, India has become the top country for video calling via WhatsApp – a feature that was launched from India in November last year and rolled out globally to other countries.
Indian-origin designer Sonu Mishra dresses up Albert Einstein for ‘Genius’
As the costume designer for Genius, the National Geographic’s high-profile series about the physicist, Sonu Mishra, a Mumbai and New York-trained designer, has enjoyed an opportunity to exercise her creative sartorial vision even while keeping it “authentic to the period.”