He is also the author of the books, "Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam", published in August 2021 and "Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence", published in September 2022.
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Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste bias despite opposition by some Hindu groups
The legislation, modelled after laws against racial bias, seeks to ban caste-based discrimination in jobs, housing rental and sales and in public places like hotels, restaurants and stores.
US cuts visa delays in India, vows to do more
Frustration over these visa delays had led many in India to ask if they were symptoms or manifestation of deeper problems in the bilateral relationship. And there was a perception that the delay was intentional.
Russia suspends participation in last arms control treaty with US
In a major move, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that his country was suspending its participation in the New Start treaty - the sole remaining strategic weapons reduction treaty between the US and Russia.
10-hr train journey to Kiev, details emerge of Biden's secret trip
Several details have emerged of US President Joe Biden's secret trip to Kiev, including the banning of phones during the 10-hour long train journey from Warsaw to the Ukrainian capital, a media report revealed.
3 dead, over 600 injured after new quake hits Turkey
Three people are now confirmed to have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said 213 people had been injured.
6.4 quake hits Turkey
Just two weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, a strong tremor, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck southern Turkey on Monday night, reports said.
This is why China can't build a ChatGPT AI rival
As the world goes gaga over an AI chatbot called ChatGPT, experts believe that developing its Chinese competitor will surely face censorship, cost and data challenges, as in the case of big Internet companies like Alibaba and Tencent, the media reported on Monday.
N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Monday, a day after South Korea and the US staged joint air drills, involving B-1B bombers.
Indian High Commission inaugurates Bangladesh Youth Delegation Corner
The Indian High Commission inaugurated the Bangladesh Youth Delegation (BYD) Corner in the Indian Cultural Centre in Gulshan as a part of the High Commission's outreach initiatives to engage with the youth of Bangladesh.
Former Pakistan general says dialogue with India is 'need of Pakistan'
Pakistan armed forces' media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations' (ISPR) former Director General, Major General Athar Abbas (retd) on Sunday said that dialogue with India, on levels other than the security establishment, is "a need of Pakistan", media reports said.
Damaged Tagore sculpture in Dhaka University campus reinstalled
Bangladesh Students Union Dhaka University unit President Shimul Kumbhkaar said: "We have reinstalled the vandalised sculpture. It is a protest against repression and censorship. We have also placed two banners."
Head found of Tagore sculpture that 'disappeared' from Dhaka University
The sculpture featured a taped-up Tagore holding a book with a nail pierced through it. After the disappearance of the sculpture, aggrieved students put up a banner at the same spot that read "Rabindranath has disappeared" ('Gum Hoye Gachen Rabindranath').
Karachi attack triggers nationwide red alert, travel advisories & investigation
Following the Friday night attack, which was claimed by the re-emerging Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group, the US has urged its diplomats and citizens to exercise increased caution, advising them to avoid the affected area.
In a racist tirade, Nikki Haley asked to go back to 'her own country'
Calling Indian-American Nikki Haley a 'bimbo' and 'preposterous creature', conservative pundit and author Ann Coutler asked the Republican presidential candidate to return to India.
3 killed, 10 wounded as terrorists storm Karachi police headquarters
At least three attackers were killed and 10 people wounded on Friday night when a group of terrorists opened fire at the headquarters of Karachi police in south Sindh province, officials said.
Two militants killed in gunfire amid attack on Karachi police headquarters
At least two terrorists were killed during an ongoing exchange of fire in and outside the office of the Karachi police chief as militants stormed the building located on Sharea Faisal, media reports said citing Sindh Inspector-General Ghulam Nabi Memon.
China's high-profile investment banker goes missing
The major bank has served as an advisor for the initial public offerings of JD.com and Kuashou, as well as Didi's listing at the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, BBC reported.
Indian peacekeepers in Syria ferry earthquake relief supplies to victims
Indian peacekeepers drove a convoy of four vehicles from Camp Faouar in the Golan Heights to Aleppo to deliver the aid on Tuesday, according to Colonel Pratyush Kumar, the chief of staff of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
Biden says he will not apologise for downing Chinese spy balloon
US President Joe Biden has said that the last three of the four aerial objects shot out of the skies were probably balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions; but the fourth was a Chinese spy and "I make no apologies", he added, for bringing it down.
Pak govt drops another inflation bomb on masses; petrol up by Rs 22
MS (petrol) revised to Rs 272.00 a litre, high-speed Diesel (HSD) price revised to 280.00 litre, kerosene oil (SKO) price revised from Rs 189.93 to Rs 202.73 and light diesel oil revised from Rs 187.00 to Rs 196.68, all effective from Thursday.
Afghan Taliban unlikely to stop support to TTP in Pakistan
A leading US think tank has stated that the Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan are unlikely to stop their extended support to the militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Pakistan, due to ideological understanding of top Afghan Taliban leadership.
Pakistan economist urges resumption of trade with India
Dr Tahir was addressing the participants of the Third Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Former PPP senator Farhatullah Babar also spoke at the event, which was moderated by rights activist Nasreen Azhar, Dawn reported.
Kwatra in Dhaka to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues
This is Kwatra's first visit to Dhaka as foreign secretary. Earlier, he accompanied External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on a short trip before taking charge of the new office on May 1, 2022.
Another Hindu temple defaced in Canada; India seeks action
Strongly condemning the defacing of a Hindu temple in Canada, India on Wednesday asked authorities in the country to investigate the incident and take swift action against the perpetrators.