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Social Security Administration announces significant reforms for U.S. beneficiaries – Indian Defence Review

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a series of important changes scheduled to go into effect in October 2024, bringing major changes to the retirement benefits landscape for Americans. These reforms are aimed at addressing the continuing challenges posed by inflation and helping beneficiaries maintain financial stability in the face of rising costs. Benefit increase […]

‘That’s What I Heard. That She’s Indian’

Pop singer Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson's sister, commented on the vice presidential run amid a wider debate. Interview and Guardian Saturday. “'Well, you know what they said? She's not black. That's what I heard. She's Indian,'” Jackson said. When interviewer Nosheen Iqbal corrected Jackson, pointing out that Harris is both black and Indian, Jackson went […]

White House: Loomer mocking Harris’s Indian heritage is ‘racist poison’

The White House on Thursday blasted right-wing activist Laura Loomer for mocking Vice President Harris' Indian ancestry. Loomer, a former congressional candidate, recently said on social media that if Harris wins the election, “the White House will smell like curry and White House speeches will be delivered via a call center.” Asked about the remarks […]

At least 6 shot in NYC near West Indian Day Festival parade route: cops

Brooklyn's joyous West Indian Days Parade turned bloody on Monday with at least six people shot along the route, authorities said. Police said shots were fired around 2:35 p.m. in the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, where a colorful celebration of Caribbean life was taking place. One male victim was shot in the head, another […]

NYC West Indian Day Carnival festivities kick off with J’Ouvert pre-dawn party

An annual celebration of Caribbean culture and traditions returns to Brooklyn with dancing, elaborate costumes, steel band floats and an early-morning party with calypso music. The early-rising tradition, named “J'Ouvert,” which means dawn, began at 6 a.m. Monday along Empire Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush. The parade will begin at the intersection of Empire […]