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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India’s first cultural diplomat to US returns home after three-year tenure

2:51 pm January 2, 2021

Washington: India‘s first cultural diplomat to the US, Dr Moxraj, who spent last three years teaching Sanskrit, Hindi and spreading traditional Indian culture along with Yoga and meditation in many American states believes that the Vedic doctrine of “Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam” has found its own resonance in the post-COVID-19 world. “India is the only country which believes in the doctrine of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ […]

California gets Latino US senator, some Black leaders angry

10:48 pm December 23, 2020

Los Angeles: California is getting its first Latino US senator. For Gov. Gavin Newsom, it’s a political gamble. The Democratic governor Tuesday named Secretary of State Alex Padilla, the son of Mexican immigrants, to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. When Padilla goes to Washington, the former state legislator will become California’s first Latino senator since the […]

US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended: Pentagon

Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force

11:09 pm December 18, 2020

Washington: The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, calling for more aggressive efforts to recruit, retain and promote a more racially and ethnically diverse force, The Associated Press learned on Friday. Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Thursday signed a memo ordering the implementation of 15 broad […]

Biden names Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, Neera Tanden as head of OMB

10:54 pm November 30, 2020

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary and Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of Office of Management and Budget, as he announced key members of his economic team. If confirmed by the US Senate, Yellen, 74, will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history, and the first person to […]

Curtis Flowers defense team receives human rights award

10:53 pm November 14, 2020

Oxford: A human rights award has been presented to the defense team for a Mississippi man who was freed from prison in December after more than 20 years and this year had all charges dropped against him. The Curtis Flowers defense team, which includes the George C. Cochran Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi, […]

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