Washington: Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the US Congress. Originally established during the 115th Congress, the caucus continues its pivotal role in forging a vital connection between the Hindu-American community…
Washington: Temples across the US are preparing week-long celebrations in North America to commemorate the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22 next year, a top official representing these temples has said. “It’s our fortune and blessings to us that we are part of this phenomenon and the temple of our dreams…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak presented a defiant front in Parliament on Wednesday after winning a crunch vote on the controversial Rwanda Safety Bill, even as the Opposition accused his government of being in “meltdown”. Addressing the last Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) session in the House of Commons before Christmas recess, Sunak claimed that while…
Peshawar: At least 23 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a Pakistan army base on Tuesday, an official said, in an attack claimed by militants affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban. The early-morning attack targeted a base in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghan border, according to a local…
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s leadership of the governing Conservative Party is facing turmoil on Thursday after a bruising Cabinet resignation and open attacks by backbenchers over his government’s controversial policy to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda. The 43-year-old British Indian prime minister is caught in the middle of two strands within his party,…
London: An India-born media executive who has worked in UK broadcasting for over 40 years, Dr Samir Shah, has been announced as the UK government’s preferred candidate to take over as the new BBC chairman. The 71-year-old, who was honoured with a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage,…
United Nations: India, home to the world’s largest youth population, is actively shaping the future and its young minds are leveraging technology as a powerful tool to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, India’s envoy to the UN has said. In her special address to the annual ‘1M1B Activate Impact Summit’, India’s Permanent Representative to…
Jerusalem: In clear signs of Israeli control over parts of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his senior colleagues, entered the Islamist Hamas-ruled coastal Strip on Sunday to meet Israeli soldiers to boost their morale and vowed to carry on the fight “until the end”. Netanyahu received security briefings from commanders and soldiers and…
Fremont (California): Hinduism is not just a religion, it’s a way of life, a prominent Indian-American physician, who has committed $4 million to advocate Hindu advocacy and awareness causes in the United States, has said. Emergency care physician Mihir Meghani, who founded the Hindu America Foundation along with his friends two decades ago, at the…
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday confirmed that it has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping. Pakistan’s application to join the five-nation bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa came as the grouping of emerging economies was set for its biggest expansion with six new members under Moscow’s rotating Presidency in 2024. This year’s BRICS…
