Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) US Vice President J D Vance on Tuesday urged US allies and partners to act collectively to fix what he described as a broken global market for critical minerals, warning that brittle and highly concentrated supply chains threaten economic growth and national security.Opening the Critical Minerals Ministerial, Vance said modern economies continued to depend on “real things,” stressing that critical minerals were as essential as oil and gas for economic activity, advan…
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Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump has called for stronger federal involvement in US elections, arguing that states that fail to conduct elections “legally and honestly” should face federal intervention.Speaking to reporters at the White House after signing a major spending bill on Tuesday (local time), Trump questioned the current system for state-administered elections.“I want to see elections, be honest,” he said. “If a state can’t run an election, I think the people …
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Calling for a return to “duty and decency” in policymaking, Indian American candidate Rakhi Israni said she is running for Congress to re-engage communities that feel locked out of decisions shaping their daily lives, from affordability to healthcare.Israni, who announced her Congressional run last week, said she decided to enter the race after years of working on service and policy issues, at a time when she believes public discourse has drifted away from solving r…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) called on Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and The Wall Street Journal to issue a correction to a paid advertisement published in the newspaper, saying it contained a “factually inaccurate and deeply offensive” statement about the Swastika.In a statement, CoHNA said the advertisement, which carried Ye’s apology for past antisemitic remarks, wrongly equated the Swastika with a Nazi symbol of hate. The organisation s…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The growing use of electric vehicles is already improving air quality in California neighborhoods, a new report said on Monday.Using high-resolution satellite data, the team reported the first statistically significant drop in nitrogen dioxide pollution linked directly to zero-emissions vehicles, showing that cleaner transportation is delivering real benefits today, according to the study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.The study, published in The La…
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) Navraj Rai, a 32-year-old attorney, has been sworn in as the first Sikh judge pro tempore in California’s Kern County, marking a milestone for the local Sikh community and the county’s court system.Rai was sworn in last week as a judge pro tem to the Superior Court of California in Kern County. He is the first Sikh to hold the position in the county’s history.A judge pro tem is a private attorney appointed by the court to handle specific cases. The role is designe…
Los Angeles, Jan 25 (IANS) Hollywood actress Zendaya has called her beau, Tom Holland, her “favourite” co-star. The 29-year-old actress met her fiance on the set of 2017’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’, and she loves working on the franchise. She has shared that she loves working with Tom on the upcoming epic ‘The Odyssey’ because he is a “calming presence” on set, reports ‘Female First UK’.She told Sunday Mirror newspaper, “Honestly, I know people might think it’s awkward, he is my f…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) An influential Republican Congressman has told the House that US immigration policy has reached a breaking point and warned that failure to act could permanently alter the country’s character.Congressman Glenn Grothman from Wisconsin called immigration the single most important issue facing Congress and the White House. How it is handled, he said, will determine whether “America fundamentally changes or not.”Grothman said the scale of immigration, legal and illegal, is …
California, Jan 22 (IANS) California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office said he was barred from speaking in Davos, Switzerland, by the Trump administration.”Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official US pavilion) is now denying entry to California Governor Gavin Newsom to speak with media after Fortune — the official media partner — invited him to speak,” said Newsom’s press office in a post on X on Wednesday (local time).Newsom also …
Davos, Jan 21 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday extended an invitation to investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to invest in Bengaluru. “Bengaluru is the city of the future. We have excellent weather, culture and human resources. Many global companies are thriving in the city. I welcome you also to our city,” the Deputy CM Shivakumar told the investors in an address at the World Economic Forum.“More than 500 of the top global companies are o…