The Lord also tells me to tell you in the mid 90′s, about ’94-’95, no later than that, God will destroy the homosexual community of America. But He will not destroy it – with what many minds have thought Him to be, He will destroy it with fire. And many will turn and be saved, [...]
During my school days in India one of the routine rituals that we did as students was to stand up as the teacher entered the class room, say the appropriate salutations in unison and then sit down and get ready for the lecture. This is a small way to show our respect for the teacher. [...]
The United States of America is not a popular nation among the Muslim community in the world. This unpopularity is a major problem for America. The future of America, particularly from an economic standpoint is closely tied to Asian economies. Most of these Asian economies including India, China, Indonesia and Malaysia have significant Muslim populations [...]
I am an Indian who has lived half of my life in the United States. Adjusting to live in America is very difficult for a person from a developing nation like India but I would not have it any other way. It has been a fun, humbling and a learning experience. Indians in the United [...]
Remember the Abu Ghraib controversy? The world particularly the Middle East erupted when they learnt that the 372nd Military Police Company of the United States Army participated in physical, psychological and sexual abuse of prisoners of war in Iraq. Most of the techniques used by American servicemen on these prisoners were clearly against the law [...]
India is one of the few major countries in the world that currently does not have any health care policy to speak of at the national level other than “indifference”. In India the type of health care that you get clearly depends on your finances. Medical insurance similar to the ones offered in the West [...]
American President Barack Obama made a famous speech after winning the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina in 2008. In it he said “We’re up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election. But we know that this is exactly what’s wrong with our politics. This is [...]
The race for grabbing the headlines and the credit have begun. Reuters first reported that “Obama clinches climate deal”. Not to be outdone the President of France Sarkozy said that “Climate talks have reached an agreement that includes the whole international community”. BBC took a more cautious approach indicating that a “meaningful” deal has been [...]
For the most part America is not a very religious country. In most polls Americans will indicate that they believe in gods, angels and saints. But in reality most Americas do not practice their religion (or faith as they sometimes call it). But there is a very conservative group of people in the country.
I am sure that most of you have by now heard about the shootings at the American base in Foot Hood, Texas. An American soldier, Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 soldiers before he was shot down himself (he is currently recovering in a nearby hospital).
“Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? Or are they token gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to strengthen the Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only
Yesterday the American government released the unemployment numbers for October. American Unemployment officially reached 10.2%. This figure is thought to be as high as 17% if you include the number of people who have stopped looking for work and those who are off the unemployment rolls (you can collect unemployment money for a given period [...]
A few days ago I read an article that said that US President Barack Obama considers India and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as “part of his family”. He reportedly made these statements to Sant Chatwal (who according to Indian newspaper reports was
I attended a birthday party in the suburb of Philadelphia a few weeks ago. A friend of mine who was at the party informed me that he was going back to India in a couple of months. He was on an H-1B visa. He informed me that getting H-1B visa extended (H-1B should be valid [...]
