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America at 250: Caught between hope and doubt
Across business, medicine, academia, technology, and public life, Indian Americans are one of America’s most visible immigrant success stories. But today, there’s unease. Indian festivals have recently been facing hostility. Long green card backlogs, uncertainty over the H-1B visa, and a rise in anti-Indian hate have deepened anxieties. The Carnegie Endowment’s 2026 survey describes the…
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Monsoon tracker July 3 updates: IMD forecasts heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane on week-end, issues red alert
The IMD forecasted light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, with speeds of 40-50 kmph, across Jharkhand over the next four days. The weather office issued an ‘orange’ alert (be prepared) for isolated thunderstorms and lightning across all 24 districts on Saturday (July 4, 2026), followed by a ‘yellow’ alert (be…
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Trump reads children’s book on Usha Vance’s podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself
U.S. President Donald Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on her podcast where guests read picture books to children, but Mr. Trump, who is notorious for veering off script, offered a running commentary on his predecessors, his physique, and how he’s spending his time in the White House. In Mr. Trump’s appearance on Ms. Vance’s…
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UPDATE 1-Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across eastern US
People wait in line to view the Liberty Bell at Independence National Historical Park amid a heatwave in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters A dangerous heat wave upended Fourth of July celebrations across swaths of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday (July 4, 2026), forcing officials in the nation’s capital and elsewhere…
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Ketan Agarwal murder case: Court rejects police custody plea, sends accused to judicial remand
Accused in the Ketan Agarwal murder case Siya Goyal being taken to court from Vadgaon Maval Police Station, in Lonavala on July 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Maharashtra’s Vadgaon Maval court on Friday (July 3, 2026) remanded accused Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the Ketan…
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Two jailed for stabbing Iranian journalist in London in attack blamed on Tehran
Courtroom sketch showing Nandito Badea and George Stana, two Romanian men accused of stabbing the Iran International journalist, at Woolwich Crown Court in London. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two Romanian men were sentenced on Friday (July 3, 2026) to eight and 12 years in prison over the stabbing of a journalist from a Persian-language television…