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February 10, 2026 Saeed Naqvi #AdamRizvi, #AtalBihariVajpayee, #BBC, #BBCWorldService, #CulturalExchange, #DelhiSalon, #EmergencyEra, #ForeignCorrespondents, #IndiaAndTheWorld, #IndianPolitics, #IndoBritishRelations, #Journalism, #Kashmir, #MarkTully, #MediaHistory, #Pressfreedom, #Reporting, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #ZABhutto, Moharram

Mark Tully and the BBC radio were synonymous all over the subcontinent

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India Politics

February 9, 2026 Syed Ali Mujtaba #2026AssemblyElections, #AdamRizvi, #communalharmony, #DMK, #HinduMuslimUnity, #HumanDevelopmentIndex, #IndependentJournalism, #IslamicStudies, #Madurai, #MinorityEducation, #MinorityRights, #MKSTALIN, #MMK, #MuslimCommunity, #PoliticalRepresentation, #ReservationPolicy, #Santhanakoodu, #SDPI, #SocialJustice, #TamilNadu, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #WaqfBoard

A Roundup of Muslims’ Condition in Tamil Nadu in 2025/2026

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Columns India

February 8, 2026 Amitabh Srivastava #AbetmentToSuicide, #AdamRizvi, #AIAbuse, #AIandSociety, #ArtificialIntelligence, #BlamingTheVictims, #BreakingNews, #ChildPornography, #childrights, #ChildSafetyOnline, #ChildSuicide, #DigitalAddiction, #EducationCrisis, #ElonMusk, #GrokAI, #IndiaBeyondSlogans, #KoreanGames, #MentalHealthCrisis, #MobileAddiction, #OnlineGaming, #ParentalNeglect, #PostCovidIndia, #PovertyAndEducation, #SocialFailure, #TechAccountability, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #UnionBudget2026, #UttarPradesh

Monday Musings: Catch the Real Villains If You Can

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News Politics US

February 7, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #CampusLife, #CollegeStudents, #CommunityService, #EdisonNJ, #EducationEquity, #FaithBasedOrganizations, #foodinsecurity, #FreeHotMeals, #HigherEducation, #IndianAmericanCommunity, #MiddlesexCollege, #NewJerseyNews, #NonProfitInitiatives, #SocialImpact, #StudentHunger, #StudentSupport, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #WorldFoodMovement

Free Hot Meal Program Launched at Middlesex College to Support Food-Insecure Students

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News Politics US

February 6, 2026 Adam Rizvi #EconomicStability, #FederalFunding, #GatewayTunnel, #InfrastructureMatters, #InfrastructureNotPolitics, #LaborJobs, #NJNYTransit, #NortheastCorridor, #PublicTransportation, #RailInfrastructure, #RuleOfLaw, #TheIndiaObserver, #WorkersAndCommuters

Court Blocks Trump Administration Funding Freeze, Allowing Gateway Tunnel Project to Move Forward

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February 6, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #EnergyMarkets, #GlobalSecurity, #IndependentJournalism, #IranNucleardeal, #Iransanctions, #MiddleEastTensions, #NuclearNegotiations, #OmanDiplomacy, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #USForeignPolicy, #USIranTalks

U.S.–Iran Nuclear Talks in Oman Reach Critical Moment as Military Pressure Mounts

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News Politics US

February 5, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #AmericanPolitics, #BonnieWatsonColeman, #BradCohen, #BradCohenCongress, #BreakingNews, #CentralNewJersey, #DefundICE, #DemocraticPrimary, #DHS, #EastBrunswickNJ, #FederalElections, #ICE, #ImmigrantRights, #ImmigrationDebate, #ImmigrationPolicy, #indiaobserver, #Newjerseypolitics, #NJ12, #NJ12CongressionalDistrict, #ProgressivePolitics, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #USCongress

Brad Cohen Calls on Congress to Withhold DHS Funding, Citing Opposition to ICE

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February 4, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #Amtrak, #BreakingNews, #CommuterCrisis, #DOT, #EconomicImpact, #FederalLawsuit, #GatewayProject, #GatewayTunnel, #HudsonTunnelProject, #indiaobserver, #InfrastructureCrisis, #Newjerseypolitics, #NewYorkPolitics, #NJTransit, #NortheastCorridor, #PennStation, #PublicTransportation, #RailInfrastructure, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TransportationFunding, #Trumpadministration, #UnionJobs

New Jersey and New York Sue Trump Administration Over $15 Billion Gateway Tunnel Funding Freeze

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February 3, 2026 Syed Ali Mujtaba #AdamRizvi, #BJPGovernment, #BudgetCuts, #EconomicInequality, #EducationalEmpowerment, #HindutvaPolitics, #InclusiveDevelopment, #IndiaPolitics, #MinistryofMinorityAffairs, #MinorityRights, #MinorityScholarships, #MinorityWelfare, #MuslimMinorities, #MuslimWelfare, #PMJVK, #PublicPolicyIndia, #SacharCommittee, #SkillDevelopment, #SocialJustice, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #UnionBudget2026, #WaqfBoard

Budget 2026- Allocation of frugal funds for Minorities is an eyewash

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Israel News Politics US

February 3, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #CAIRActionNJ, #CivilRights, #Divestment, #ESG, #EthicalInvesting, #humanrights, #ICE, #IsraeliBonds, #MuslimAdvocacy, #NewJersey, #NewJerseyDOI, #NJPolitics, #NJWorkers, #Palantir, #PensionFunds, #PublicAccountability, #PublicPensions, #RetireeRights, #SocialJustice, #StateInvestment, #StateInvestmentCouncil, #SurveillanceTechnology, #TaxpayerFunds, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #transparency, #TrentonNJ

CAIR Action NJ Condemns New Jersey’s Reinvestment of $15 Million in Israeli Bonds and Continued Stake in Palantir

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News Politics US

February 3, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #Amtrak, #BreakingNews, #CommuterRail, #CourtOfFederalClaims, #EconomicImpact, #FederalFunding, #GatewayProgram, #GatewayTunnel, #GovernmentAccountability, #HudsonTunnelProject, #InfrastructureCrisis, #NewJersey, #NewYork, #NortheastCorridor, #PublicWorks, #RailInfrastructure, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TransportationPolicy, #UnionJobs, #USInfrastructure

Gateway Development Commission Files Breach Of Contract Claim Against Federal Government

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Books Politics US

February 3, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #AnilAmbani, #BreakingNews, #CorporatePoliticalNexus, #DemocracyInIndia, #EliteNetworks, #EpsteinFiles, #GlobalScandal, #GovernanceIssues, #IndependentJournalism, #IndianPolitics, #indiaobserver, #InternationalScrutiny, #JeffreyEpstein, #NarendraModi, #PMOIndia, #PoliticalAccountability, #PoliticalEthics, #PowerAndAccountability, #PublicInterestJournalism, #RuleOfLaw, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TransparencyInGovernance

Epstein, Anil Ambani, and Unanswered Questions: Why India’s Prime Minister’s Office Must Clarify

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Columns India

February 1, 2026 Amitabh Srivastava #AdamRizvi, #ChildAdvocacy, #Childmarriage, #ChildProtection, #childrights, #ChildWelfare, #CivilSociety, #DemocraticValues, #gunviolence, #humanrights, #IndiaDemocracy, #IndiaHabitatCentre, #JusticeForChildren, #JuvenileJustice, #JuvenileJusticeAct2015, #POCSOAct, #Prayas, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #UNCRC, #USDemocracy

Monday Musings: A Tale of Two Democracies

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India Politics

February 1, 2026 Syed Ali Mujtaba #AdamRizvi, #BJP, #CasteDiscrimination, #DalitRights, #EDUCATIONPOLICY, #EqualOpportunity, #HigherEducationIndia, #HindutvaPolitics, #Indianuniversities, #InstitutionalDiscrimination, #Manusmriti, #OBCRepresentation, #PayalTadvi, #RohithVemula, #SanatanDharmaDebate, #SocialJustice, #SupremeCourtIndia, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TribalRights, #UGCEquityRegulations2026, #UniversityGrantsCommission

UGC Equity Regulation 2026 has stirred a hornet’s nest

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India News

January 30, 2026 Mehdi Moosvi #AdamRizvi, #AligarhMuslimUniversity, #AMU #InclusiveEducation, #AssistiveTechnology, #BreakingNews, #CommunityService, #DisabilityInclusion #AIinEducation, #SmartVisionGlasses, #SyedAliARizvi, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #VisionAid, #VisuallyChallenged, educationforall

AI-Enabled Glasses Distributed to Visually Challenged Students at AMU

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News US

January 30, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizviEditor, #BreakingNews, #ChildProtection, #HumanTrafficking, #NewJersey, #NJNews, #PublicSafety, #SavetheChildren, #sexualassault, #TheIndiaObserver, justice

NJ OAG Charges Three Men in Child Trafficking and Sexual Assault Case

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News Politics

January 30, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #DisabilityEmployment, #EconomicMobility, #Employment, #HigherEducation, #JobTraining, #KevinJarvis, #LaborDepartment, #LaborLaw, #LaborPolicy, #MikieSherrill, #NewJersey, #Newjerseypolitics, #NJDOL, #StateGovernment, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #WorkersRights, #WorkforceDevelopment, #WorkforceTraining

Governor Sherrill Nominates Kevin Jarvis to Serve as Labor Commissioner

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News Politics US

January 27, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #TheIndiaObserver, Commuter Rail, Economic Impact, Federal Funding, Gateway Tunnel Project, Governor Mikie Sherrill, Hudson River Tunnel, Jobs in New Jersey, New Jersey News, NJ Infrastructure, TIO, Transportation Policy

Gateway tunnel project

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News Politics US

January 27, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #CivicEngagement #DiversityAndInclusion, #CommunityLeadership, #CulturalHeritage, #InterfaithUnity, #MiddlesexNJ, #MuslimHeritageMonth, #NewJersey #MuslimAmericans, #PatersonNJ, #PennsaukenNJ, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO

New Jersey Communities Mark Muslim Heritage Month with Proclamations and Civic Celebrations

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News Politics US

January 26, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #ClimateResilience, #EmergencyResponse, #ExecutiveOrder, #MikieSherrill, #NewJersey, #PublicSafety, #SevereWeather, #StateOfEmergency, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #WeatherAlert, #WinterStorm

Governor Mikie Sherrill Lifts State of Emergency After Severe Winter Storm in New Jersey

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India News technology

January 26, 2026 Syed Ali Mujtaba #AdamRizvi, #AIandGovernance, #AIForChildren, #AIpolicy, #BreakingNews, #ChildCentricAI, #childrights, #DigitalSafety, #EducationAndAI, #EthicalAI, #FutureOfChildren, #IGPP, #IndiaAISummit2026, #ResponsibleAI, #SyedAliMujtaba, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #VivekManthanaFoundation

Syed Ali Mujtaba invited to discuss ‘Safeguarding Children in India’s AI Future.’

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News Politics US

January 25, 2026 Adam Rizvi #Accountability, #AdamRizvi, #AlexPretti, #BreakingNews, #CivilRights, #ConstitutionalRights, #FederalAgents, #HealthcareWorkers, #ICUNurse, #LawEnforcementOversight, #MikieSherrill, #MinneapolisShooting, #NewJersey, #PoliceUseOfForce, #PublicSafety, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #transparency

Governor Sherrill Calls for Accountability After Fatal Federal Shooting in Minneapolis

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News US

January 23, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BreakingNews, #CommercialVehicleRestrictions, #EmergencyPreparedness, #InterstateHighways, #NewJerseyNews, #NewJerseyWeather, #NJDOT, #RoadSafety, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TravelAdvisory, #TruckBan, #WinterStorm

NJDOT Imposes Commercial Vehicle Travel Restrictions Ahead of Major Winter Storm Starting Sunday

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India News Politics

January 23, 2026 Syed Ali Mujtaba #ActorVijay, #AdamRizvi, #AIADMK, #BJP, #BreakingNews, #CinemaAndPolitics, #DMK, #Dravidianpolitics, #HindutvaPolitics, #IndianPolitics, #MKSTALIN, #NarendraModi, #RegionalParties, #SaffronPolitics, #SecularProgressiveAlliance, #SouthIndiaPolitics, #TamilIdentity, #TamilNaduElections, #Tamilnadupolitics, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #TNAssemblyElections2026, #TVK

Dravadian homeland demolition project is facilitating DMK’s victory in Tamil Nadu

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News Politics US

January 20, 2026 Adam Rizvi #AdamRizvi, #BatteryStorage, #BreakingNews, #CleanEnergy, #CostOfLiving, #ElectricityRates, #EnergyCrisis, #EnergyIndependence, #MikieSherrill, #NewJersey, #NJBoardOfPublicUtilities, #NJGovernance, #NJPolitics, #nuclearenergy, #PublicUtilities, #RateFreeze, #SolarEnergy, #StateOfEmergency, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #UtilityCosts

Governor Mikie Sherrill Declares State of Emergency on Utility Costs, Freezes Rate Hikes on Day One

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