State Department Expands Social Media Screening to H-1B/H-4 Applicants A new December 15, 2025, policy change by the U.S. State Department is expected to complicate international travel plans for thousands …
Opinion
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Stretch Zone Centreville Brings Science-Based Stretching to the Community
by Srilekha Palle 3 minutes readStretch Zone Centreville, which officially opened its doors on December 1, 2025, will be doing the Grand Opening on December 18, 2025, in Centreville, Virginia. After more than two decades …
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Apple’s Strategic Response: How Tim Cook Is Preparing for the AI Era
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readTim Cook sits atop the world’s most valuable company with a paradox on his hands. Apple faces mounting talent attrition, regulatory hostility across multiple continents, and fierce competition in artificial …
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The Unspoken Cost of Uncertainty: Trump’s Travel Ban Expansion and the Economic Calculus
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readIn the opaque corridors of the Department of Homeland Security, a list exists that no one will name. More than 30 countries, administration officials say, are under review for inclusion …
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Putin Lands in New Delhi as India Reasserts Strategic Autonomy Amid Global Pressure
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on December 4, 2025, for a two-day state visit that is drawing unusually sharp global attention — not only because this is his …
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Delhi Chokes, and India Fiddles: Our Modern Nero Moment
by Aditya Pratap Singh 5 minutes readEvery winter, Delhi is a city that appears to have been robbed of its ability to breathe fresh air. The air hangs low, thick, and metallic; the sun is weak, almost unwilling …
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Pentagon’s “Signalgate” Review Deepens Scrutiny of Defense Secretary Hegseth Amid Broader Storm Over Covert Strikes
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readThe Pentagon Inspector General has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth improperly used an encrypted personal messaging app to share operational military details, according to people familiar with the still-classified …
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The Silent Crisis in South Asian Success: Why Our Brightest Voices Stay Quiet and What It’s Costing Us
by Neelu Kaur, Special to South Asian Herald 5 minutes readAcross the U.S., South Asians are breaking barriers in medicine, tech, finance, academia, and entrepreneurship. We are one of the most educated and highest-earning immigrant groups in the country. Yet …
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Alina Habba Disqualified as New Jersey Attorney After Appeals Court Finds Appointment Violated Federal Law
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readAlina Habba, President Donald Trump’s trusted legal aide, has been unseated as the New Jersey attorney following a sweeping and sharply worded rebuke by a federal appeals court on December …
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As Gaza lies in ruins and legal walls close in, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister seeks escape from accountability Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a presidential pardon, submitted quietly on a Thursday …