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iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal believes the next phase of Indias economic growth will be shaped by entrepreneurs who can identify technological shifts early and turn them into business opportunities, including through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking with Kevin Sneader, President of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) at Goldman []

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to reverse President Donald Trump's decision to allow Russian diesel transactions, proposing legislation that would block government investments in Russian energy and invalidate licenses permitting such deals.

Six Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. have called for an investigation into alleged surveillance of protesters by Indian diplomatic missions in American cities and urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to raise concerns over India's handling of student protests during his upcoming visit to the country.

India and the U.S. are trying to resolve the last major differences in their trade negotiations, with access to India's dairy market emerging as the biggest hurdle.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to set up a group of American lawmakers who would meet Indian parliamentarians every year to discuss issues between the two countries.

Tesla has demonstrated a version of its long-delayed Roadster electric sports car performing an upside-down drive and brief airborne maneuvers, using technology developed with SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company.

The global economy could fall short of providing jobs for nearly 800 million people over the next 10 to 15 years, as a growing young population enters the workforce faster than employment opportunities can be created, World Bank President Ajay Banga has warned.

A tidal wave or a tsunami seems to be sweeping all over India with a single demand: the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kumar, who is regarded as a stooge of the ruling BJP, must resign or be sacked for allegedly having deleted the names of 13 million voters (who, it is believed, would have voted against the BJP) from the electoral rolls unilaterally through a special intensive revision (SIR), thus totally undermining democracy in India.

An eighth-grade Indian-origin student from Connecticut has developed a science-based solution to fight ocean acidification, earning her the top prize in the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a cash award of $25,000.

Renowned Indian Chef Kunal Kapur has teamed up with South Asian food brand Laxmi for a second season of its Diwali cooking series, featuring six episodes of fusion recipes ahead of the festival.

NVIDIA is expanding its AI software ecosystem for semiconductor manufacturers, with new tools designed to speed up chip simulations, detect defects and help engineers test manufacturing changes before they reach production, an official news release noted.

A recent peer-reviewed Japanese study by researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (2026) found that preparing a home-cooked meal at least once a week is associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia in older adults. The study followed 10,978 older adults (aged 65 and older) with 1,195 dementia cases from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study over six years. Specifically, the study noted that cooking from scratch at l

American singer Mary Millben has alleged that U.S.-based donors are funding India's newly formed Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), raising claims of foreign interference in the protests against the country's election authorities.

IBM and India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) are joining forces to help Indian deep-tech startups turn new technologies into market-ready solutions, with a focus on artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud and quantum computing.

Changes in the length of lipid chains may offer a new way to understand ageing, with researchers finding a similar pattern across mice, worms, fruit flies and humans, according to a study published in Nature Aging.

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Jewish and Indian community leaders in New Jersey came together on October 9 to honor Captain Smit Machchhar for his heroism, with a special ceremony organized at the Iselin Adult Day Care Center on just three days notice, an official news release stated. The gathering brought together community representatives, public officials, volunteers []

Indian-American lawmaker Ranjeev Puri could make history as the first Indian-American Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives if Democrats win control of the chamber in the November 3 elections.

A candlelight vigil in Fremont brought together survivors of domestic violence, community advocates and local officials to honor those affected by abuse and call for greater awareness, prevention and support during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an official news release stated.

The American India Foundation marked its 25th anniversary with an annual town hall meeting at the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, bringing together community leaders, philanthropists and technology innovators to examine how artificial intelligence can advance social impact without deepening existing inequalities.

Indian intelligence agencies are closely monitoring a planned Khalistan referendum in Canada as security officials warn of increased attempts by separatist and terror groups to recruit operatives and move weapons and narcotics into Punjab ahead of next year's state elections.

India and the United States are looking to deepen military cooperation across the Indo-Pacific, with U.S. Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo meeting senior Indian defense officials during his visit to India.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from airing a $20 million television advertising campaign featuring President Donald Trump, ruling that the government must halt the broadcasts and cancel remaining ad placements ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

Canada is stepping up efforts to expand its business ties with India, sending nearly 300 business delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru as the two countries work toward concluding a trade agreement by the end of 2026.

Indian-origin Fremont resident Manisha Pathak has received the endorsement of Anurag Mishra, who has withdrawn from the November 3 election for Fremont City Council District 4, leaving three candidates in the race for the council seat.

Harmanpreet Kaur did not merely captain Indian womens cricket; she helped change its personality. On October 6, 2026, when she stepped down as Indias captain across all three formats, it marked the end of a remarkable leadership era, but not the end of her story. The 37-year-old will continue as a senior batter, free from the daily demands of captaincy. More importantly, she leaves behind a team that has won the World Cup, conquered Australia and England in Tests, collected Asian Games gold and

Indian-American candidates are chasing a string of firsts in the November 3 elections, from Nithya Raman's bid to unseat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to a possible first Hindu in the Texas Legislature, after a poll published on Friday put Raman ahead in the mayoral race.

Artificial Intelligence company Anthropic has found that its Claude AI models can take unintended actions on live websites, including exploiting software vulnerabilities, submitting online forms against instructions and bypassing restrictions on paid content.

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has named its organization in-charge, Ajinkya Shinde, to lead its protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the partys founder and two co-conveners were detained at New Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, October 10. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke announced the decision in a prerecorded []

Bacteria can protect themselves from viral attacks by triggering a self-destruct mechanism, and scientists have now identified how some of these microbes detect an invading virus. The discovery could help researchers develop more effective treatments for infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

With diesel prices in the U.S. averaging $6.28 per gallon, President Donald Trump's decision to secure fuel supplies from Russia has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers in both parties, who warned that the deal could help finance Moscow's war in Ukraine.

The Green Card and H-1B visa programs have generated $2.1 trillion in household income and contributed nearly $580 billion in federal, state and local taxes, according to the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), which has urged the Trump administration to recognize the economic benefits of legal immigration.

Canadian writer and classicist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work that has challenged traditional boundaries between poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction and translation.

The four years I spent far above Cayugas waters, attending Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, are among the four best years of my life. That is why it is so confusing and painful to see the same paths I crossed ten thousand times, maybe, now marked by around-the-clock vigils and protests over the fate of Jane Doe and her allegations of sexual assault against seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in a civil complaint filed on September 14, 2026.

Tanishq has opened its 11th store in the U.S., strengthening its presence in a market with a large and diverse South Asian community.

A Georgia man of Pakistani-origin has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for helping a fraud ring steal gold and cash from an elderly victim by pretending to be federal agents.

The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to rebuild the U.S. Navy and revive the countrys shipbuilding industry, with a new plan to expand naval production for decades to come.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a major change to Optional Practical Training (OPT), the program that allows international students in F-1 status to obtain practical work experience in the United States related to their field of study.

Breast cancer survivors who struggle with memory, attention or concentration may have changes in several connected areas of the brain, a new review of brain imaging studies has found.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has turned cautious on inflation, raising its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nearly four years and leaving the door open to further increases as price pressures build and the currency weakens.

A detector buried deep beneath the Antarctic ice has opened a new way of studying the universe, and the scientist whose vision helped make it possible has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday, October 6.

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, a sitting judge of the Indian Supreme Court, while speaking at the valedictory function of a moot court competition at NALSAR, Hyderabad, on Sunday, October 4, spoke strongly against the disenfranchisement of millions of Indian voters by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The 2027 World Cup is shaping up to be less a tournament and more an endurance test, for the teams, the players and perhaps even ODI cricket itself. With South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia preparing to host cricket's biggest 50-over spectacle from October 2 to November 21, the ICC has expanded the field and radically changed the route to the title.

An Indian-origin woman from Telangana died in a crash in Missouri after she was returning home from the restaurant she ran in St. Louis, leaving behind a two-and-a-half-year-old child and a grieving family.

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 40 naturalized Americans in a series of cases that span alleged immigration fraud, concealed crimes, tax violations and national security offenses.

The ability to control nerve cells with light, giving scientists a new way to study how the brain produces memories, emotions and behavior, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has called for immediate government action to oversee artificial intelligence, warning that companies developing increasingly powerful AI systems should not be allowed to decide on their own how those systems are regulated.

FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins are engaged, with the couple sharing the news on social media.

India and Canada are moving quickly to rebuild their economic ties, with negotiators set to meet in Ottawa this week for a fifth round of talks aimed at completing a long-awaited trade agreement by the end of 2026.

It is without question that education helped me escape, or at least deal it my way, the wounds of my forefathers. The same is true for both my parents different times, but on a much more impactful fashion. The gospel of education lived in the house as a most-valued valued member, her fragrance at times raw and merciless wafted through our every breath, and flowed through our veins as sustenance.

The United States is leading a new international push to change how scientific research is funded, organised and carried out, with 16 other countries backing a plan that puts artificial intelligence, advanced computing and Super Intelligence at the center of future scientific discovery.