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Indian Call Centers Scam : US Justice Department charges 61 in telefraud
The Department of Justice charged 61 individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization that has victimized tens of thousands of persons in the United States through fraudulent schemes via call centers...Oct 27, 2016 917 0 -
Election 2016 : What’s Next as the Campaign Winds Down ?
The American presidential election is just days away, and the seemingly endless campaign that began almost two years ago will be over. Many in the US and around the world are looking forward to an end...Oct 25, 2016 897 0 -
Trump refuses to say if he will accept election verdict
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has refused to say if he would accept result of the November 8 election while repeating allegations of a rigged vote – a position his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton described as...Oct 20, 2016 903 0 -
All six 2016 American Nobel Laureates are immigrants
How critically immigrants contribute to United States’ scientific and technological superiority over other countries was evident this week after it emerged that all six American recipients of 2016 Nobel Prizes announced so far are immigrants. The...Oct 11, 2016 3059 0 -
October 8 grand rally of ethnic communities to back Hillary Clinton in Annandale va.
In a major show of “Unity in Diversity,” 17 multi-ethnic community organizations and women’s associations, including Muslim Americans for Hillary Clinton, National Jewish Democratic Council and Bangladeshi Americans for Hillary Clinton have co-sponsored a grand rally...Oct 6, 2016 1073 0 -
New Study : Immigrants help US economy, innovation; do not take American jobs
Immigrants significantly help the US economy and they do not take American jobs or low wages, a new study says, debunking several assumptions to the contrary being aired in the election year. “Immigration is integral to...Sep 24, 2016 1585 0 -
Facebook co-founder Moskovitz pledges $20 million to boost Clinton campaign
Tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook Dustin Moskovitz has pledged a whopping $ 20 million to boost Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, arguing she offers a better way forward for the United States. Writing a piece on...Sep 10, 2016 940 0 -
UN warns against religious intolerance, populism; urges bridge-building
Amid rise of populism and demagoguery in politics, the United Nations has warned against fallout of exclusivism and urged efforts to safeguard human rights laws. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for collective efforts toward peaceful coexistence...Sep 8, 2016 852 0 -
Global Beat event explores key issues in Election 2016
A timely event on the US election last week explored prospects and perils the unusually intense and divisive politicking might have for US politics, society and the foreign policy in the years to come. Some of...Sep 5, 2016 1185 0 -
Kissinger, Shultz not to back any candidate; Trump catching up with Clinton
Former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz said Friday that they would not be supporting Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in this year’s race for the White House. “We are not making any endorsement...Sep 3, 2016 862 0