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The South Asian Literature and Art Festival will return to Menlo College on Sept. 26-27 for its seventh edition, bringing Nobel laureates, artists, historians, authors and emerging thinkers to the Bay Area for more than 22 panel discussions and other events.

A recent landmark global analysis in The Lancet Public Health (2026), in which I was a senior collaborator, analyzed decades of data across 204 countries and revealed that while the global health workforce has grown to 122 million, women are driving the expansion of the world's healthcare workforce (71.4%). Despite this, low- and middle-income regions face severe systemic shortages, requiring millions more doctors and nurses to reach ideal universal health coverage targets around the world.

President Donald Trumps new sanctions law targeting Russia and Iran has opened a fresh front in global trade politics. With tariffs of up to 100 per cent authorised against countries buying Russian oil, India and China find themselves at the heart of a geopolitical storm that could reshape energy security and bilateral relations.

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have welcomed their second child, a baby girl, adding another member to their family on Saturday, September 19.

Instances of artificial intelligence models seemingly deceitful behavior continue to pile up with OpenAI reporting six more incidents. The six instances listed by the company show that the systems concealed mistakes from the user, fabricated data, and inserted unrelated instructions. The misaligned behaviors were detected in the last six months.

A 28-year-old Sikh truck driver from Sacramento is recovering in a hospital after being stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest area, in an attack that has renewed concerns among Punjabi Sikh truck drivers following a controversial social media post by the Department of Homeland Security.

The battle over who will lead Tata Sons has taken a fresh turn after the company's board voted to give N Chandrasekaran another five-year term as executive chairman, only for Tata Trusts to reject the decision and call the resolution legally invalid, according to reports.

India's semiconductor push has moved into a new phase, with domestically manufactured chips now reaching customers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, September 17, invited global companies to expand their manufacturing and technology operations in the country.

The Reserve Bank of India has said the latest changes to UPI payments are aimed at making the digital payment system financially sustainable while keeping transactions free for users.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma set up a comfortable seven-wicket win for India as they chased down Afghanistans 159-run target in just 14.5 overs in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 15.

The India-U.S. military partnership is entering another phase of operational cooperation, with the 22nd edition of the joint exercise Yudh Abhyas beginning Tuesday across two Indian training locations.

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $21 million to launch a research program aimed at spurring the development of computer-based methods that model and simulate the self-regulating processes of human hormones, known as hormone homeostasis, an official release stated. Hormone activity varies widely, resulting in differences in how men and []

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has called for a measured approach to developing advanced artificial intelligence, saying the technology must remain focused on helping people and stay under human control as the race toward superintelligence accelerates.

Two 24-year-old friends from New Jersey, including an Indian-origin woman, were killed early Sunday, September 13, after a subway train struck them at a Manhattan station, with investigators still trying to determine why they were sitting on the tracks.

India is stepping up pressure on social media companies to strengthen safeguards for children, with Meta agreeing to report child sexual abuse cases to law enforcement agencies, news reports said quoting government sources on Tuesday, September 15.

A federal judge has temporarily stopped a Trump administration rule that would replace the current duration-of-status system for international students, exchange visitors and foreign media representatives with fixed limits on how long they can remain in the United States.

Indias experience in managing water across state boundaries and expanding access to drinking water was presented as an example of how stronger governance can help tackle growing water scarcity at a U.N. Human Rights Council side event in Geneva on Monday, September 14.

A Texas man of Indian-origin, who helped business owners hide millions of dollars in income from the IRS, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in promoting a fraudulent tax shelter, the Justice Department said in a press release published on September 11.

Air pollution may make it harder for stroke survivors to recover, with long-term exposure to several common pollutants linked to worsening ability to perform everyday activities, a longitudinal study found.

U.S. authorities are searching for a 46-year-old Indian-origin laboratory owner accused of running a $93 million Medicare fraud scheme and say he may be hiding in Hyderabad, India.

India won the Asia Cup in 2025. India won it again in 2026. Yet on both occasions, the champions walked away without the trophy. In a strange new chapter for Asian cricket, the silverware became a symbol not of sporting achievement, but of a geopolitical standoff.

The success of Indias BRICS presidency should not be measured merely by the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. Declarations are important diplomatic instruments, but their real value lies in what they enable beyond the conference hall. For India, the larger dividend of its BRICS leadership lies in diplomacy, security, bilateral engagement, economic opportunities, institutional reform and, importantly, in strengthening its voice in shaping the emerging international order.

Indias standoff with Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi continued on Sunday, September 13, as the Indian womens team did not collect the Womens Asia Cup trophy from the ACC chief after beating Sri Lanka comprehensively in the final in Dubai.

A brain aneurysm may be far more common among healthy adults than previously believed, with new research suggesting that the prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms has more than doubled in recent years.

President Donald Trumpspoke at thePentagon during the25th-anniversary commemorationof the September11, 2001 attacks. He honored thevictims and firstresponders and connectedthe commemoration tohis administrations ongoingconfrontation with Iran.

A California woman of Indian-origin, who repeatedly sought protection from a longtime stalker, was fatally shot outside a Panera Bread restaurant in Sacramento on Tuesday, September 8, with her family now saying the 38-year-old had warned authorities about the danger she faced.

An Indian national could face up to 10 years in prison after being indicted in Minnesota for allegedly falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen to vote in the 2024 general election.

An official U.S. Department of Homeland Security social media post featuring a man identified as Mr. Singh in a deportation graphic has drawn condemnation from Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who said the message risks fueling hostility toward the Sikh community.

Search-and-rescue teams face major challenges in Nepals mountainous border region, where a flash flood on August 26 has destroyed roads, bridges and entire villages, as the U.S. State Department said about 70 Americans remain unaccounted for.

In the eight months between December 2025 and August 2026 Anthropic detected and blocked a worrisome diversity of attempted misuse of its artificial intelligence capabilities.

Apple is betting on cameras, longer battery life and smarter artificial intelligence to drive its next generation of premium smartphones, unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on Wednesday, September 9, at its fall Surprise and Shine event.

Humanitys next steps into space will require countries to work together rather than pursue exploration on their own, Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams said Wednesday, September 9, as she called for greater international cooperation for missions to the Moon and beyond.

San Ramon is set to turn into a major gathering place for the Bay Areas Indian-American community on September 19, when thousands of people are expected to come together for the Bay Areas Grand Ganesh Festival 2026, or East Bay Ka Raja.

A new academic hub dedicated to artificial intelligence and advanced analytics will bear the names of two Indian-origin alumni after they donated $20 million to the University of North Texas, expanding their long-running support for the university.

Ive got you, a voice from above told Genelle Guzman the morning of September 12, 2001. For 27 hours, she was trapped inside a tiny, coffin-like space under tons of steel and concrete, in excruciating pain, in absolute darkness, amidst bouts of unconsciousness, with her legs pinned beneath something she couldnt see. Around her was deathly silence, except for an indecipherable hubbub of sirens and voices that almost felt soothing in their muffled cacophony.

The fight over birthright citizenship has returned to Congress, with Republicans seeking new limits on citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders, while Democrats maintain that the Constitution already guarantees those rights.

ChatGPT has joined the Board of Control for Cricket in Indias (BCCI) list of Associate Partners, becoming part of a new group of sponsors for Indias home cricket season alongside beverage brand Campa and insurance company SBI Life.

U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor met Indian UFC fighter Puja Tomar and praised her journey in mixed martial arts, saying her success shows how sports can bring people together and inspire young athletes.

In his book 'Merit My Foot: Reply to anti-reservation racists', published by Dalit Sahitya Academy, Bangalore, in 1987, V.T. Rajshekhar, Editor of Dalit Voice, strongly condemned the concept of merit in admissions to educational institutions and appointments to posts, alleging that this is only an upper-caste trick, and he strongly supported caste reservations.

The United Nations has sounded an unmistakable warning about rising seas, naming Mumbai and Kolkata among the South Asian cities facing an increasing risk of permanent inundation and displacement. The warning is serious, but it is not a prophecy of two cities suddenly disappearing beneath the sea. The real danger lies in a slower, more insidious process in which high tides, extreme rainfall, storm surges, land subsidence and rising sea levels progressively make parts of these cities harder to in

For centuries, Waris Shahs Heer has lived beyond the printed page, carried through the fields, courtyards and collective memory of Punjab. The 18th-century Punjabi epic centers on Heer, a woman whose determination to challenge social conventions and assert her own choices has given the story enduring relevance.

A new U.S. congressional push could make data centres pay more of the costs created by their growing demand for electricity and water, while also bringing stricter rules for where and how these facilities are built.

Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Rosh Hashanah and other major religious and cultural holidays could soon receive greater consideration when California state agencies and public universities schedule important events.

Apple is expanding the role India plays in its global technology operations, with recent hiring pointing to growing work in artificial intelligence, data platforms, software engineering and advanced manufacturing systems, according to a GlobalData report released Monday.

President Donald Trump has used his Labor Day message to reinforce his administrations push for a steep new fee on H-1B visa petitions, arguing that the policy would make companies look to American workers before hiring skilled professionals from abroad.

Mumbai will take center stage in global fintech discussions this week as the city hosts the seventh Global Fintech Fest, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to inaugurate the four-day event on Tuesday. September 8.

The U.S. and India are looking to expand business opportunities and strengthen economic ties, with U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor highlighting growing cooperation across technology, investment and trade.

A new crypto-based relief campaign is helping people outside Nepal send financial support to flood-affected communities, with donations being converted into local currency before reaching the Nepal government's Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund.

Two deadly plane crashes in the U.S. over the weekend have left at least seven people dead and several others injured, with investigators now looking into the separate accidents in Florida and California.

For men who are already genetically prone to male pattern baldness, popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound may carry a small additional risk of hair loss, a new study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health has found.