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Degree on Discount: Khan Academy to Launch $10,000 AI-Focused Degree Alternative to Traditional Universities

In what could represent one of the most significant disruptions to higher education in decades,…

Historian Audrey Truschke Expresses Frustration with How India and Pakistan Approach Their Shared Pre-1947 History

Audrey Truschke, the Rutgers University professor who has become one of the most eminent scholars…

The One Name The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Gunman Left Off His Target List: Kash Patel

Ten minutes before Cole Tomas Allen sprinted toward a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton…

‘She Was Such a Bright Light’: Burbank Teacher Arti Varma Killed, Daughter Meera Critically Injured in Stabbing

At six o’clock on the morning of Monday, April 20, 2026, Meera Varma called 911.…

The Fraying Dream: One in Three Indian Americans Has Thought About Leaving the United States

For generations of Indians who made the journey to America, the destination was more than…

How Venture Capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani Became Most Prominent Indian American Ally of President Trump

On a weekend in late 2025, Asha Jadeja Motwani drove through the gates of Mar-a-Lago…

‘The FBI Director Is MIA’: Allegations of Excessive Drinking, and a Year of Mounting Questions for Kash Patel

On the evening of Friday, April 17, 2026, The Atlantic published an investigation into FBI…

The Judge Who Said No to Trump Administration: The Rise and Abrupt Dismissal of Roopal Patel

She was in the middle of an asylum hearing, on a brief break between proceedings,…

Mamdani and Musunuru Among Five Indian Americans Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2026

TIME magazine released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2026 on…

Exceptional Four: Indian American Scholars and Writers Named to 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship Class

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named 223 fellows across 55 disciplines in its…

American Injustice: The Legal Odyssey of Subramanyam ‘Subu’ Vedam

It was three in the morning when Saraswathi Vedam’s phone rang. She had waited more…

A Nation’s Anxieties Find a Zip Code: How a Texas Suburb Became Ground Zero for America’s Anti-Indian Backlash

On the evening of February 3, 2026, the municipal chambers of Frisco, Texas filled beyond…