Indian American members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Pramila Jayapal, Suhas Subramanyam, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, and Shri Thanedar, voted against the Senate-passed deal to reopen the federal …
Politics
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How the Shutdown Began and How it Ended with a Bipartisan Approach
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 10 minutes readThe longest ever 42-day US government shutdown ended today with congress approving a bipartisan package to reopen the government when a deal was struck after several weeks of stalemate: the …
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Canada Strengthens Diplomatic Outreach at G7: Anand Meets Jaishankar, Announces New Russia Sanctions
by Prabhjot Singh 3 minutes readForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the importance of India-Canada relations during her meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting …
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Patna, India — Bihar’s fiercely contested Assembly election — marked by record turnout, generational rhetoric, and a two-phase voting marathon — has concluded with an unmistakable headline from India’s leading exit …
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Democrats End 43-Day Shutdown Battle as Political Blame Game Shifts to the House
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readWASHINGTON — After forty-two weary days that brought the machinery of government to a grinding halt, stranded thousands of federal workers without pay, and grounded nearly half the nation’s air …
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Smoke and Questions at the Red Fort: Inside the Hunt for the Perpetrators of Delhi’s Deadly Car Blast
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 11 minutes readNew Delhi, November 11, 2025 — On a damp November evening, as commuters waited at a traffic light near the Lal Quila (Red Fort) metro gate, a slow-moving car suddenly detonated …
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The Soybean Gambit: How America’s Golden Bean Lost Its Lustre
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readIn the flat expanse of Illinois farmland, where autumn skies stretch endlessly above golden fields, Dean Buchholz watches his soybean harvest with a gnawing unease that has become all too …
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Opinion: For Democrats it is Learning the Right Lessons
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 4 minutes readThere is never a dull moment in politics anywhere in the world. The election season for 2026 and 2028 in America began in earnest on November 4, when in an …
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ALLATRA Movement: Bridging Science, Human Rights, and Environmental Action
by Jannett Oporto, Special to South Asian Herald 9 minutes readIn a world increasingly defined by interconnected crises such as climate instability, social fragmentation, and polarization, a global volunteer network known as the ALLATRA International Public Movement seeks to promote …
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Liberal Government Survives First No-Confidence Vote as Conservatives Push for Spending Cuts
by Prabhjot Singh 3 minutes readThe minority Liberal government survived the first of three possible no-confidence votes on its inaugural budget, defeating a Conservative amendment seeking to slash public spending. The amendment was defeated 198–139, …