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Almost 30% of Americans say college degree not worth it in Pew survey

Half of US adults in the report think college is worth the cost, but only as long as they don't need to take out a loan

Jews who vote for Democrats 'hate Israel' and their religion, says Trump

Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats hate Israel" and hate their religion, igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats' growing criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his handling of the war in Gaza as the civilian death toll continues to mount. I actually think they hate Israel, Trump responded to his former aide, Sebastian Gorka. I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat party hates Israel. Trump, who last week became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, went on to charge: Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion. They hate everything about Israel and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed. The comments sparked immediate backlash from the White House, President Joe Biden's campaign and Jewish leaders. The vast majority of Jewish Americans identify as Democrats, but Trump

Asian-Americans fastest-growing group of eligible voters in US: Pew study

The number of Asian-American eligible voters has skyrocketed over the past two decades and since 2020, according to a new study as the US goes to polls to elect a new president this year. The report titled 'Key facts about Asian American eligible voters in 2024, released Wednesday, revealed that in the past four years, the Asian American eligible voter population grew by 15 per cent. That far outpaces the growth rate of all eligible voters at 3 per cent, making them the fastest-growing electorate in the US. A projected 15 million Asian Americans will be eligible to vote in November, according to the Pew Research Center study. The group makes up just over 6 per cent of eligible voters, but its growth outpaced Hispanic eligible voters, who grew by 12 per cent. Asian Americans typically lean Democratic, the research said. In 2020, 72 per cent of English-speaking, single-race, non-Hispanic Asian voters said they voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president, while 28 per cent said they

80% Indians have favourable view of PM Modi, finds Pew Research Center

India is seen especially favourably in Kenya, Nigeria and the UK. However, South Africans tend to hold more critical views of India

46% across 23 countries have a favourable opinion of India: Pew survey

The most recent survey, of 30,861 people in 24 countries conducted from February 20 to May 22, 2023, investigates Indians' perceptions of other nations as well as perceptions of India

33% Indians in America say they'd like to return, says Pew research

Most Asian Americans view their ancestral homelands favourably, except Chinese Americans: Pew survey

70% Americans view inflation as very big problem, finds Pew survey

The survey noted that more than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, just 19 per cent of Americans rate the coronavirus outbreak as a very big problem for the country

'Pew's view that 75 mn pushed into poverty is an opinion survey'

"As India has eliminated low-income poverty and has become a lower-middle income country, it's more useful to start using the $3.2/day poverty line"

World's outlook about China unfavourable despite Covid gains: Pew research

Some 76% of Americans said they viewed the world's most populous nation unfavorably

Bottom-of-the-pyramid once again in focus

The coronavirus pandemic-led economic shock just shrunk the lucrative middle class market by 32 million people, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Centre based on the World Bank data

Majority in 14 most-advanced nations perceive China negatively: Pew survey

Majority of the people in the 14 most economically advanced countries have a negative view of China, especially since the outbreak of the pandemic, as per the latest survey of the Pew Research Center

USA's reputation suffers on Trump's botched Covid-19 response: Survey

In France, only 31% see the U.S. positively, matching the low level recorded in 2003 when the two countries were at loggerheads over the U.S.-led war in Iraq

Modi's popularity has risen unabated: Amit Shah after Pew survey

According to a survey, recently released by the American Think Tank, Pew Research, Modi continues to be the most popular leader in India

85% Indians trust government, 55% favour autocracy: Pew survey

India is one of the three countries in the Asia Pacific region where people support technocracy