Atmika Iyer

2 weeks ago | dc.medill.northwestern.edu | Atmika Iyer

WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards to my media inquiry?” He said no. He was calling about a problem with my Indian passport. I asked who he called, and when he said a name I didn’t recognize, I informed him he had the wrong person and hung up, figuring it was a scam.

2 weeks ago | thefulcrum.us | Atmika Iyer

WASHINGTON–When my phone rang and I saw the familiar DC area code, I picked up, and a man with a slight Indian accent said: “Ma’am, this is the Indian Embassy.” Expecting a response from the Indian Embassy for an article I was working on, I said, “Is this in regards to my media inquiry?” He said no. He was calling about a problem with my Indian passport. I asked who he called, and when he said a name I didn’t recognize, I informed him he had the wrong person and hung up, figuring it was a scam.

2 weeks ago | dc.medill.northwestern.edu | Atmika Iyer

by | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured, Foreign Affairs WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that it would not allow relatives of victims and survivors of Hamas attacks from 2001 to 2003 to reopen a case in which they accused a Lebanese bank of providing financial services to Hamas-affiliated clients. The court ruled in BLOM Bank SAL vs.

3 weeks ago | upi.com | Atmika Iyer

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said unanimously that it would not allow relatives of victims and survivors of Hamas attacks from 2001 to 2003 to reopen a case in which they accused a Lebanese bank of providing financial services to Hamas-affiliated clients. The court ruled in BLOM Bank SAL vs. Michal Honickman, in an opinion delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas, that the plaintiffs did not meet the requirements of extraordinary circumstances for reopening the case.

1 month ago | latinonewsnetwork.com | Atmika Iyer

Roseanne Rodriguez took an  when she became a combat medic for the U.S. Army to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies.” She said it was important to her to uphold her oath as a civilian even if President Donald Trump doesn’t.