WASHINGTON DC (Diya TV) — President Joe Biden is appointing Indian-American executive Richard Verma to the Intelligence Advisory Board, the body responsible for monitoring US spies.
Verma is currently the general counsel and head of Global Public Policy for Mastercard and has also served as the US Ambassador to India.
In Hyderabad India, shock and outrage in the community after a Hindu man is murdered by his Muslim wife’s own family members. The horrific killing was all caught on camera, showing the 25-year-old car salesman being beaten and stabbed to death. Police say it appears this was an honor killing since the wife’s family was opposed to the marriage. The suspects are still on the run.
The Covid death toll in the United States has topped 1 million people. That’s more than anywhere else in the world. The global pandemic-related death toll is nearly 15 million.
Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.
