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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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OJ Simpson, American football star accused of ex-wife’s murder, dies at age 76

Simpson was acquitted in a 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping.

SubscriberWrites: How the American-Iraqi solution can end the conflicts in Gaza. It’s time for Peace!

Israeli negotiators have hit a brick wall in Qatar after the Hamas group rejected calls for a permanent end to hostilities.

Sellout – this American insult was shaped by political corruption

'Selling out' was largely used to describe the sale of stock or holdings – cattle, steel, grain, and real estate

Congressional panel warns of Chinese ‘legacy’ semiconductors flooding US markets, calls for govt action

Legacy chips, defined by US law as semiconductor chips that are 28 nm or larger, are integral to everyday consumer products. China's called US attempts to control its exports 'economic bullying'.

Among 1st climate refugees in Americas, how an indigenous community in Panama secured its own future

Guna people of Gardi Sugdub have ensured construction of a new, sustainable home on Panama's mainland after 14 years of work as their island faces the threat of submergence.

Indians believe in US’s economic power more than people in its fellow NATO countries — Pew essay

Data essay by Pew Research Center looks at differences in views of respondents in 24 countries on China and US, covering more than 10 different measures. 

1,200 Israelis not equal to half a George Floyd for American students. What led to this?

When I started college in the 90s, the oppressed group that American campuses cheered for was Tibetans. Today, no one speaks about Tibet, they march for Palestine.

Trump expected to surrender in Georgia next week — 4 indictments brought against former US president

Former US President Trump faced four indictments in as many months, adding up to 91 criminal counts across 4 separate cases in Georgia, Florida, Washington & New York.

Christine King Farris, activist and Martin Luther King Jr’s sister, dies at 95

Farris participated in historic events of the civil rights movement, including the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and the 'March Against Fear' in Mississippi in 1966.

SubscriberWrites: An American-desi assimilation story

My loyalty & affection for India is stronger than ever. I just found out that I had space for both America and India in my heart!

On Camera

Iran’s response to Israel’s attack is a turning point in history. Will Netanyahu fold?

Benjamin Netanyahu will likely take even more erratic actions against Iran, especially now that he is more isolated than before and finds himself on the losing side of everything.

Pilots, engineers, maintenance crew — skilled worker shortages add to crisis in aviation sector

India’s aviation space is grappling with more than just a pilot deficit problem as industry experts highlight the need for the government and the aviation regulator to step in.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.