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Millennials and the U.S. political landscape
Image Credit: Ted Eytan/Wikimedia Commons America’s electoral landscape will soon have Millennials as the largest vote-eligible population with a huge political potential. Next year, Millennials (born between 1981-1996) will overtake Baby Boomers (born between 1946-64) as America’s largest...Apr 8, 2018 933 0 -
Let’s pause and eat to live
The human body is the most precious instrument and food is the most important thing which runs this instrument, so we have to learn to eat to live and not live to eat. Every day we...Apr 7, 2018 1005 1 -
Solar power sees investment boom as countries turn to green sources
Image: UNDP Diversifying their sources of energy, several countries around the world, are making huge investments in solar power technologies with 2017 seeing a record $ 160.8 billions, a jump of 18 percent than the previous...Apr 6, 2018 1151 0 -
Fans shocked after Salman Khan sentenced to prison in poaching case
Photo Credit: www.bollywoodhungama.com (formerly named “IndiaFM”) (Bollywood Hungama)/Wikimedia Commons Fans of Salman Khan have expressed shock at a court’s harsh sentencing of the Bollywood superstar on charges of poaching of a rare deer species while acquitting...Apr 5, 2018 1036 0 -
March for Our Lives: A moment for thoughtful conversation
Image: Ted Eytan from Washington, DC/ Wikimedia Commons The Washington D.C. March for Our Lives is over. Does the beat go on? Will this fledgling movement continue and have a lasting impact resulting in new gun...Apr 4, 2018 1053 0 -
UN for investigation into Kashmir killings
Photo: VOA/Wikimedia As Kashmiris protest Indian repression in the disputed territory, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced serious concern over killings of Kashmiri demonstrators, saying the bloodshed “needs to be investigated. “Civilians have to be...Apr 3, 2018 918 0 -
Foreign students contributed $688.3 million to Virginia’s economy in 2016-17
Virginia has been a magnet for foreign students with its multicultural environment and academic excellence at the institutions of higher learning. During the academic year 2016-17 international students had an important impact on the state’s economy,...Apr 3, 2018 1286 0 -
How U.S.-China trade war may impact consumers and industries
President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in July 2017, Photo Credit: The White House/Wikimedia Commons The U.S.-China trade war which saw Beijing impose $3 billion in tariff on 128 American products...Apr 2, 2018 998 0 -
UN seeks independent probe into Gaza fence violence after 15 Palestinians killed
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent and transparent investigation into clashes at the Gaza fence on Friday between Palestinians participating in the ‘Great Return March’ and Israeli security forces which resulted in at least...Mar 31, 2018 1145 0 -
Malala back in Swat: ‘So much joy seeing my family home’
In a visit marked by much significance for Pakistan’s fight against militancy, the world’s youngest Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai went back to Swat, her hometown in northwestern Pakistan valley, where she was attacked by the Taliban. Nearly six...Mar 31, 2018 1778 0