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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The rapid rise of Indian-Americans from politics to administration, entrepreneurship to technology, medicine to hospitality, science to academia has put the global spotlight like never before on the high-achieving four million-plus strong diaspora.The community happens to be the most educated with the highest median income in the US, with an average household earning of $123,700 — making them the top earners in the US among other Asians in the country.As the profile of the Indian American community — now the second-largest immigrant group in the US — has grown, so too has its economic, political,…

New York, July 22 (IANS) The US expectations of the relations with India – that it would become a bulwark against China and Russia – have come a full circle from 1947 to 2023 with Washington and New Delhi finally in agreement. As ever, India-US relations are shrouded in ambiguity, from before the Asian nation’s independence to even now, when the two democracies appear to be drawing closer together.But geopolitics aside, perhaps, the most momentous development is a person of Indian heritage, Kamala Harris, holding the second highest office in the US – something Franklin D Roosevelt, the US president…

Seoul, July 22 (IANS) About 200 people were evacuated on Saturday after a message threatening to detonate a bomb at a gaming festival in Seoul surfaced on social media, according to police and firefighting officials.According to police, a Twitter user posted a message claiming to have placed a bomb at the venue for the Genshin Impact Summer Festival 2023 held at Olympic Park in Seoul’s eastern ward of Songpa earlier in the day, reports Yonhap news agency.The person wrote that the bomb will go off “when the time arrives” and told followers to “look forward to it.” The user also…

New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Central government on Friday said that there is no proposal to rename the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country.“There is no proposal at present in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for renaming the AIIMS,” said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya.The Minister said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the government is planning to rename 20 AIIMS in the country after freedom fighters, regional heroes or their distinct geographical identity including the one in Andhra Pradesh.In response to…

Manila, July 21 (IANS) Philippine volcanologists on Friday called for vigilance as an approaching tropical depression could develop into a super typhoon and dump heavy rain in areas near the erupting Mayon volcano — the country’s most active.The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the tropical depression will bring heavy rainfall from Sunday, triggering floods and landslides, reports Xinhua news agency.Due to this development, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology “strongly recommended” on Friday that residents at the foot of the cone-shaped Mayon volcano in Albay province, approximately 500 km southeast of Manila, “be vigilant…

Phnom Penh, July 21 (IANS) The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Friday held a massive rally to mark the end of a three-week campaign for the general election set to take place on July 23.During the rally held at the Diamond Island in Phnom Penh, Hun Manet, the future Prime Minister candidate for the CPP, said that if the CPP wins the election, their party-led government will launch the Pentagon Strategy Phase I for 2023-2028 in a journey to achieve their vision of becoming a high-income country by 2050, reports Xinhua news agency.Manet, the 45-year-old eldest son of incumbent…

Seoul, July 21 (IANS) A man went on a stabbing spree near Sillim subway station in Seoul on Friday, killing one man and wounding three others.The man wielded a weapon near Exit 4 of the subway station around 2 p.m., killing a man in his 20s, reports Yonhap News Agency. The other three wounded men were sent to a hospital for treatment, but one of them was reportedly in a life-threatening condition.Police shortly apprehended a man in his 30s at the scene as a suspect, and an investigation is underway to determine the motive of the crime and relations between…

Auckland, July 21 (IANS) The victims of a deadly shooting in Auckland were two men aged in their 40s, New Zealand Police confirmed on Friday.The two victims worked at the construction site, which was the scene of Thursday shooting incident, alongside the deceased offender, 24-year-old Matu Tangi Matua Reid, who also worked there, Relieving Auckland District Commander, Acting Superintendent Sunny Patel said.It remained unknown if the gunman, who had been on home detention on family violence charges, was shot by police or took his own life as the investigation proceeds, Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying.A scene examination…

Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC)approved a request of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to allocate funds of over $149 million for this year’s general elections, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.Of the total amount, the committee allocated some $34 million on Thursday, while the remaining money will be allocated in phases according to the requirement of the ECP, Xinhua news agency reported.The general elections are likely to be held in November this year in the country, according to the statements by the two key coalition partners, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s…

United Nations, July 21 (IANS) A UN trust fund formed in 2016 has helped 43,000 people affected by sexual exploitation and abuse, a spokesman said.The UN Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance released the annual report of the Trust Fund in Support of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, covering the activities of 2022, Xinhua news agency quoted Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying.”The report provides details about six projects implemented in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Liberia and South Sudan and positively impacting the lives of victims of…