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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.

People with autoimmune rheumatic conditions who received booster or updated COVID-19 vaccines were much less likely to be hospitalized with the virus, according to a large U.S. study.

The White House will bring together some of the biggest names in American business and technology for a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, as President Donald Trump prepares for talks with Beijing on trade, artificial intelligence and export controls.

President Donald Trump has signed a new law that could bring heavy tariffs on countries that continue to buy Russian oil and gas, while also extending U.S. sanctions against Iran.

President Donald Trump has extended the $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa applications and ordered U.S. agencies to take a closer look at companies that lay off American workers.

India is pushing for a stronger role for troop-contributing countries in shaping United Nations peacekeeping missions as it seeks a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for 2028-29.

They are going to kill us all!! said many barely a few weeks ago about AI companies, talking specifically about their bigger-than-creator persona, outlandishly optimistic economic projections and data-center monoliths in our communities. They are going to kill us all, AI companies said last week, talking about the AI-models they themselves created. Welcome to the topsy-turvy manic-depressive world of AI. If you peel away all the hoopla and the catastrophizing, this whiplash says more about the f

The growing business ties between Connecticut and India took center stage in Stamford as entrepreneurs, financial institutions, government officials and community leaders gathered to discuss ways to help businesses secure funding and expand into new markets.

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella joined more than 40 Indian-origin technology leaders in Seattle for a first-of-its-kind forum focused on expanding technology cooperation between India and the U.S. in areas ranging from artificial intelligence and semiconductors to quantum computing and aerospace.

Parents applying for passports for young children will now have to plan for an earlier renewal, after India's Ministry of External Affairs changed the validity period for ordinary passports issued to children below 15 years.

Members of the Indian diaspora raised concerns over visa appointment backlogs, H-1B and H-4 visa processing, family separation and other immigration issues during a welcome reception for newly appointed Consul General of India in San Francisco Satish Kumar Sivan.

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.

An Indian-origin businessman has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for defrauding dozens of investors of more than USD 35 million, with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce among those identified as victims in the case.

The U.S. Congress has sent President Donald Trump a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on goods from countries that continue to buy large amounts of Russian energy, adding a new trade weapon to Washington's efforts to pressure Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

India has been named among 23 countries identified by the United States as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries for fiscal year 2027, but President Donald Trump did not accuse New Delhi of failing to meet its international counterdrug obligations.

The World Bank is reshaping its development priorities, with nuclear energy emerging as a key area of focus as the institution seeks to direct more resources toward poorer countries and expand access to reliable electricity.

A split-second battle inside the brain may help explain why people sometimes take a risk and at other times choose to play it safe. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of California, Berkeley have identified two neighboring areas that appear to compete as people make those decisions.

More than 600 companies from India and overseas will gather in New Delhi this week as SEMICON India 2026 looks to bring together key players across the semiconductor and electronics supply chain.

India is set to gain new semiconductor manufacturing capabilities as Lam Research plans to invest around Rs 10,000 crore in the country over the next several years, including setting up its first silicon component manufacturing facility here.

The U.S. Justice Department will target individuals and companies accused of stealing artificial intelligence technology from American businesses, Attorney General Todd Blanche said, as the Trump administration pushes to maintain U.S. leadership in the fast-growing AI sector.

Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, outlined regulatory changes aimed at improving market transparency, expanding investor access and reducing administrative hurdles for nonresident Indians during a community engagement hosted by ICICI Bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sept. 4.

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.

Adapting foundation models to the complexities of human biology is emerging as a new frontier in artificial intelligence-driven health care, researchers and industry executives said at a recent panel discussion in San Carlos, California.

In a recent video discussion, the well known Indian journalist Vinod Sharma, commenting on the BRICS summit 2026 in Delhi, said that India should improve its ties with China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, September 12, discussed the future of India-China relations, with Xi calling for the two countries to view their ties from a strategic and long-term perspective as they seek to expand cooperation.

BRICS Pay is looking to build a wider cross-border payment network linking national payment systems, with India and Russia working on infrastructure to connect the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with Russian payment systems and agreements being pursued in China, Belarus and Turkey.

Coconut oil is a common edible oil used in the diet by certain populations around the world, including India. It is extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts harvested from the coconut palm. There are two main types of coconut oil, namely copra oil and virgin coconut oil (VCO). According to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2019) both of these have similar fatty acid profiles, with VCO containing higher amounts of some nutrients (e.g., vitamin E) and di

Anila Baby, a 32-year-old Indian-origin woman, is facing two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of two friends in Santa Clara County, California, authorities said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Saturday, September 12, for New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the two leaders expected to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the gathering.

India and the U.S. reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism as Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra paid tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks at the National 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon on Friday, September 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

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.