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US backs leadership role for India; wants decisive Pakistani action against terror
The United States views risk of a Pakistan-India conflict resulting a in nuclear exchange among its chief concerns in South Asia. A White House document detailing President Donald Trump’s national security strategy also sees leadership role...Dec 19, 2017 1080 0 -
Immigrant entrepreneurs founded 43% of 2017 Fortune 500 companies
Photo: Laslovarga/Wikimedia Commons In a year of fierce debate on immigration policies, a new analysis reveals that 43 percent of the 2017 Fortune top 500 companies were “founded or co-founded by an immigrant or the child...Dec 18, 2017 1787 0 -
17-year-old Maame Biney is the newest U.S. speedskating sensation
Photo:Screenshot/NBC America has found its newest star athlete – 17-year-old Maame Biney – whose electrifying speedskating at Utah Olympic Oval on Saturday won her a spot in the U.S. team for 2018 Winter Olympics. Her scintillating...Dec 17, 2017 2320 1 -
How I found out the “Angels Within”
As a publisher, author, philosophy professor, and avid theater buff, I attend, on an average, twenty-five movies a year. It would be reasonable to estimate that I watch double that amount, on cable television, in a...Dec 16, 2017 3596 0 -
Does the court verdict boost Imran Khan’s election prospects?
Photo: Jawad Zakariya via Wikimedia Commons Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected a petition on Friday to disqualify opposition leader Imran Khan from becoming member of the parliament, making him eligible for a fight in the people’s court...Dec 15, 2017 1185 0 -
The House of One – Pleading interfaith harmony amid divisive rhetoric
On November 11th, 2017, I was shocked as slogans calling for an “Islamic Holocaust” were chanted at parades commemorating Poland’s Independence Day in Warsaw. That such horrific words were evoked in the capital of a country...Dec 15, 2017 2578 0 -
Renowned Pakistani journalist Afzal Khan passes away
Veteran Pakistani journalist and former Washington correspondent of the Associated Press of Pakistan Afzal Khan passed away in Virginia on Thursday. Khan had been unwell in the last few years with cardiac complications and was under...Dec 14, 2017 2238 3 -
US wants Pakistan to be successful in terror fight; not allow any sanctuary
Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing January 2017, Photo: Office of the President-elect/Wikimedia Commons Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said the United States wants to work positively with Pakistan but the South Asian country must...Dec 14, 2017 831 0 -
Alabama hands Democrats victory in high-stakes Senate election
Photo: Screenshot/Doug Jones video Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning victory over Republican Roy Moore in Alabama Senate special election on Tuesday, as voters in the deep red state reflected national sentiment against figures tainted by...Dec 13, 2017 980 0 -
NY attempted terror attack: Suspect identified as Bangladeshi Akayed Ullah
Authorities in New York City have identified the suspect as a 27-year-old man, Akayed Ullah, from Bangladesh, who attempted to carry out a terror attack on New York’s Port Authority bus terminal during Monday morning rush...Dec 11, 2017 932 0