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12/18/2025

A Quiet Revolt on Health Care: Why Some Republicans Are Breaking Ranks on Medicaid and the ACA

In an otherwise disciplined House Republican conference, four members from politically fragile districts have made a rare and pointed move: siding with Democrats to force a vote on extending Affordable…

12/18/2025

US Hosts First G20 Sherpa Meeting in Washington, Outlines Economic Priorities for 2026 Presidency

U.S. Department of State

The United States convened the first G20 Sherpa meeting of its 2026 Presidency in Washington on December 15 and 16, 2025, describing the discussions as “successful.” The meeting brought together…

12/18/2025

Exclusive: Shehzad Sippy on the Sacred Mission of Restoring Sholay

A perennial remains a perennial. Not for nothing is Sholay the biggest-ever hit in Indian cinema. This was a film that ran for 250 weeks continuously in Mumbai, beginning August 15, 1975.…

12/18/2025

Putin Rejects Peace as War Slouches Into Its Fourth Year

Nearly four years after Russia launched what was supposed to be a lightning operation to decapitate Ukraine in days, Vladimir Putin is still explaining—patiently, sternly, and with imperial nostalgia—that peace…

12/18/2025

A Decade of Defining the Future: IITBAA Charts the Next Chapter as IIT Turns 75

IIT Kharagpur

2026 is a momentous occasion for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) community – it is the 10th anniversary of the IIT Bay Area Alumni Association (IITBAA) as well as…

12/17/2025

Brampton Seeks Federal Action as Extortion and Transnational Crime Target Punjabi Community in Canada

Patrick Brown

A rapid escalation in extortion threats and transnational organized crime has left city councils with large Punjabi immigrant populations increasingly alarmed, prompting urgent appeals to provincial and federal governments for…

12/17/2025

Opinion: A Political Season With its Share of Tragedies

Even as the year winds down, there is not a shred of evidence that the political season in America is about to change. In fact, there is everything to indicate…

12/17/2025

India and France Host United Nations Event to Set Stage for AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi

India at UN (Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York) Jitin Prasada United Nations Development Programme - UNDP India in USA (Embassy of India, Washington DC) Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

The Permanent Missions of India and France to the United Nations jointly organized an event titled “From Action to Impact – A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact Summit” on…

12/17/2025

Abhinav Bindra Welcomes Lionel Messi’s India Visit, Urges Focus on Grassroots Systems Over Spectacle

India’s first individual Olympic gold medalist, Abhinav Bindra, welcomed football icon Lionel Messi’s visit to India while cautioning sports administrators against confusing spectacle with sustainable progress. “Great sporting nations are…

12/17/2025

Canada Announces Over $2 Million in Humanitarian Aid for Sri Lanka After Cyclone Ditwah

Canada has announced more than $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. “The loss of life and…

12/17/2025

Australia Mourns After Deadly Hanukkah Shooting in Sydney, PM Says Attack “Tears at Our Nation’s Soul”

Australia continues to mourn the loss of victims of a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney, an attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “tears at our nation’s soul.”…

12/17/2025

Inside the Unseen World of Indian Customs: Netflix Reveals Taskaree



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