On September 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of India, while delivering the Navtej Singh Johar and Others v. Union of India, not only struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) …
South Asia & US
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Guest Column: SCO Summit, Ukraine Crisis, and Europe’s Uncertain Coalition
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readMuch of the world was in awe of the events in Tianjin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and the extensive military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary …
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The September 5, 1952-born Rishi Kapoor, easily one of the most underrated actors in Hindi cinema and also one of the most accomplished, always had a valid complaint about his …
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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Raises Concerns Over Dominion Energy’s Golden to Mars Transmission Project in Loudoun County
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readIndian American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) has urged the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to review community concerns over Dominion Energy’s proposed 500kV/230kV Golden to Mars transmission project, citing strong …
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New York Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar Introduces Bill to Safeguard Vaccine Access
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readNew York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar has announced plans to introduce the “Robert F. Kennedy, Sr. Vaccine Access Act,” a measure designed to counter what she described as the Trump …
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Reps. Krishnamoorthi and Stevens Introduce Amendment to Curb Presidential Power Over National Guard Deployments
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readCongressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) have introduced their “Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act” as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), seeking to …
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Indian-Origin Amit Kshatriya Named NASA Associate Administrator, Agency’s Top Civil Service Role
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readActing Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Sean P. Duffy, has appointed Indian-Origin Amit Kshatriya as the agency’s new associate administrator, the highest-ranking civil service position within …
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Web Review: Court Kacheri is a Welcome Mix of the Light and Serious
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readDoes a lawyer’s son have to become a lawyer even if he is not interested in the profession and hates everything that comes with it? Is there anything like an …
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Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Honors South Asian Herald Editor-in-Chief with Congressional Record Commendation
by SAH Special Correspondent 3 minutes readIndian American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) has recognized T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of South Asian Herald, with a commendation in the Congressional Record during the proceedings of the 119th …
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President Trump Calls U.S.-India Trade Ties “One-Sided,” Defends Tariffs Amid Court Ruling
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readU.S. President Donald Trump has described America’s trade relationship with India as “one-sided,” criticizing New Delhi for imposing some of the world’s highest tariffs. “I get along with India very …