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Poonam Khaira Sidhu
The writer is a former IRS officer presently in the USA
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The Reader’s Corner | From parathas to Prada: How small-town North India became luxury’s new capitalSubscriber Only
July 06,2025 12:35:31 PM
With high incomes, Instagram ambition and a yawning mall gap, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh are driving a luxury e-commerce boom—one sneaker drop at a time.
Sun, Jul 06, 2025
US Calling: Kashmiri woman runs for US House of Representatives, ex-Miss India leading Netflix in power listSubscriber Only
December 09,2023 11:29:10 AM
Find out about Krystle Kaul and Bela Bajaria in this week's roundup of all that you need to know from the US!
Sat, Dec 09, 2023
US Calling: Sikh woman from Bhopal is candidate for the 2024 Attorney General election, Elon Musk unveils a bullet-proof Cybertruck & Christmas season startsSubscriber Only
December 02,2023 09:15:26 AM
So, what's the takeaway from Manka Dhingra's tale? It's the American dream, folks. It's about making a difference, breaking barriers, and showing that diversity in politics isn't just a nice-to-have; it's essential.
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
US Calling: 2 Texas laws to be tough on Indian asylum seekers, report on assassination attempt on Pannu and medical school mourns Aaditya Adlakha’s deathSubscriber Only
November 25,2023 10:45:32 AM
Fortunately, the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 would hopefully allow asylum seekers to get work authorization as quickly as 30 days after applying for asylum. However, two new Texas bills will likely raise barriers.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
US Calling: Jag Bains becomes first Sikh to win ‘Big Brother’, a rumble in the AI worldSubscriber Only
November 18,2023 10:02:23 AM
While Jag Bains, the son of Indian immigrants, made history on CBS’s reality game show, the artificial intelligence world was rocked by the news of Sam Altman being ousted as OpenAI CEO, prompting speculation about a potential brain drain from the firm.
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
US Calling: New Jersey gets Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, GPT-4 hires worker to complete task, President Biden’s executive order on AI, and the Bletchley DeclarationSubscriber Only
November 04,2023 10:14:25 AM
At the AI Safety Summit in the UK, there was consensus that the ‘existential threat’ of AI is being overhyped but also concern that elections in the US, India and the UK next year could be affected by malicious use of generative AI.
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
US Calling: Maine Shooting, Swiftmania & Swiftonomics, Tiktok on the Campaign Trail and Cryptocurrency King Bankman’s TrialSubscriber Only
October 28,2023 13:35:26 PM
The ‘Safer Communities Act’, the first gun safety legislation passed by Congress in 30 years, focused on school safety and mental health and included incentives for states to pass “red flag laws”.
Sat, Oct 28, 2023
US Calling: Hamas Israel War, X faces penalty, quiet luxury and luxury beliefs, and a standoff at Ivy League collegesSubscriber Only
October 21,2023 11:55:27 AM
Two weeks into the Israel-Hamas war, there are questions about what constitutes a ‘proportional’ response to the attack on Israel.
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
US Calling: ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,’ Israel’s 9/11, emergency funding for Israel and ouster of Congress Speaker McCarthy , sanctuary cities and politics of border wallsSubscriber Only
October 14,2023 10:44:44 AM
President Biden has termed the attack “an act of sheer evil” and assured emergency funding for military assistance but with US Congress without a Speaker after Kevin McCarthy’souster this may take time.
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
US Calling: College ranking formula changes, trust and conversations on X, and the TED colour blindness controversySubscriber Only
October 07,2023 11:29:57 AM
Many believe that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (now X), is an investment in promoting a platform where freedom of expression is preserved so that American democracy is nourished by the conversation of/by/for the people without any intervention.
Sat, Oct 07, 2023
US Calling: Future is here with holograms, headsets and Rayban Meta Smart Glasses that can speak, Elon Musk’s Neuralink hope for paralytic patients, and the war on ‘wokes’Subscriber Only
September 30,2023 09:10:19 AM
Meta Quest 3 brings the first mainstream mixed reality headset that allows you to blend the physical and the digital – no battery pack, no wires.
Sat, Sep 30, 2023
US Calling: The ballooning budget deficit, Russian oligarchs and Jet trackingSubscriber Only
September 16,2023 11:01:16 AM
A sharp decline in tax revenues, increase in spending on social security, medicare, record government spending on Covid-19 pandemic relief measures and rising interest rates raising the cost of borrowing, have resulted in the ballooning projections of the budget deficit.
Sat, Sep 16, 2023
US Calling: A ballad about rich men, the cancel culture, probe against Elon Musk and BTSSubscriber Only
September 09,2023 12:04:50 PM
The American middle class workers have recently found a ballad that resonates with them, this is ‘Rich Men North of Richmond”.
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
US Calling: Of Indian American candidates and the politics of the Mexican border wallSubscriber Only
September 02,2023 13:49:38 PM
The frontrunner in opinion polls for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump was absent but in his absence two Indian Americans held centre stage – Nikki (Nimrat Randhawa) Haley with roots in Punjab and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Sat, Sep 02, 2023Journalism of Courage
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