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Inside and Outside Madison Square Garden: How Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘Universal Oneness’ Rally Divided a City and a Diaspora

By the time Mohan Bhagwat took the stage at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theater on…

After the Deluge: 65 to 90 Mostly Indian Americans Unaccounted for After Catastrophic Himalayan Floods

Desperate families in America are awaiting word from loved ones among the 65 to 90…

Where’s the Beef?: Prominent Mythologist Deconstructs the Myth That Vegetarianism is Inherent to Hinduism

Devdutt Pattanaik, one of India’s most prominent mythologists and scholars of Hindu philosophy, has spent…

‘Modifications’? Penguin Random House India Drops Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir in a Dispute That Echoes India’s Shrinking Publishing Freedom

The announcement of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love” had barely had a…

Divided Oneness: Mamdani Opposes Bhagwat’s Madison Square Garden Event — But Says the City May Lack Power to Stop It

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, Mohan Bhagwat — the sarsanghchalak, or supreme leader, of the…

Trump’s New $103,265 H-1B Visa Fee Misunderstands How High-Tech and Specialized Labor Markets Operate

When the Department of Homeland Security introduced a proposed rule to slap a staggering $103,265…

‘An Immigrant, Like My Parents’: How Vivek Ramaswamy Built a Voting Policy Argument on a Family Story That Wasn’t True

For more than three years — from his 2023 presidential campaign through the current Ohio…

‘Heartbreak and Loss Threw Me Into Politics’: Sonia Gandhi Breaks a Lifetime of Silence With a 544-Page Memoir

On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Alfred A. Knopf — one of the most prestigious literary…

Inquilab Zindabad: How Ashik Siddique and Young South Asian Muslims Turned to Democratic Socialism After Their Post-9/11 Struggles

Ashik Siddique has emerged as one of the most visible South Asian Muslim figures in…

‘2000 Mules’ Come Home to Roost: Pardoned Felon Dinesh D’Souza Settles Defamation Case on Eve of Trial

Conservative filmmaker and political commentator Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a…

Under Scrutiny: The Alzheimer’s Drug That Made Vivek Ramaswamy Rich — And His Mother’s Role in It

Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy built part of his fortune on a failed Alzheimer’s…

Global Opinion of India Is Split — And Americans Are Growing More Skeptical With 50 Percent Viewing It Unfavorably

A new Pew Research Center survey, fielded February 9 through May 13, 2026, across 36…