A 23-year-old Indian student is missing in the United States state of California since last week and police have sought the public's help in finding her, the latest case in the country as the community grapples with a string of such incidents involving students.

"You can memorize 1000s of words, but what do you do if you get a word that you don't know?"

A prominent Indian diaspora body has urged various agencies of the US government, universities and student associations to work towards addressing the spike in the deaths of Indian-origin students in the US in recent months.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, millions across parts of Mexico, Canada and the United States watched the rare total solar eclipse.

Arfath's father Mohammed Saleem had said that Arfath last spoke to him on March 7, and since then he has not been in touch with his family.

'Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio,' the Consulate General of India in New York said in a post on X.

A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad, studying in the US, has gone missing there since March 7 and his family back in India said they received a "ransom" call.

In a historic decision, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has decided to formally recognise his 31-year-old daughter Aseefa Bhutto as the First Lady of the country, according to a media report.

Venus Williams targets return for Indian Wells and Miami

'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'

Venus was slated to begin her campaign in Cleveland on a Monday, a mere five days after she faced defeat at the hands of Zheng Qinwen of China during the Western and Southern Open in Mason, Ohio. Notably, the tournament saw her secure a significant victory over a top-20 opponent, a feat she hadn't accomplished in four years. She triumphed over the 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova of Russia, showcasing her enduring prowess on the court.

Photos pf tennis action across the USA on Sunday.

Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 to bring a first NBA title to Mile High City.

At least nine people, including the attacker, were killed in a shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas and seven injured persons were undergoing treatment, The New York Times reported citing officials on Saturday night.

Milwaukee led by 18 in the third quarter before Philadelphia used a 23-9 run to tie the game at 108 mid-way through the final period.

History was made at the Los Angeles Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, February 7, 2023

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday.

Due to globalisation, growing economy, aging population and changing lifestyle, India will face a tsunami of chronic diseases such as cancer.

A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.

Rushdie was attacked and stabbed in the neck on Friday while onstage in Chautauqua in Western New York, the New York police said.

LeBron James has a net worth of $1 billion, including upwards of $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures.

Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).

'The response to savagery and mass injustice is never a persistent howl.' 'There will be, among the victims, those who choose to forget the scars, those who go on living, those who challenge the overall environment of sentimentality.' 'And the more effort you put into including these other voices, into assimilating these spoilsports, the more balanced your depiction of the tragedy in question will be,' observes Sreehari Nair.

The Bollywood star was a special guest at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The Grizzlies, who had nine players score in double figures, stretched their winning streak to three. They managed the record blowout despite the absence of their leading scorer, Ja Morant, who is sidelined due to a knee injury.

Bucks hold moment of silence for Wisconsin parade attack victims.

Karolina Pliskova overcame a slow start before beating Garbie Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in her opening match at the WTA Finals. In a contest between two former No. 1-ranked players, the third-seeded Pliskova struggled early adjusting to the nearly 5,000-feet altitude of Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city on Wednesday.

Jae'Sean Tate finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who fell for the second time in two days and have lost eight straight games.

India's Sania Mirza won her first title of the season as she and China's Shuai Zhang beat the Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in the women's doubles final at the Ostrava Open.

India's ace tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Shuai Zhang were knocked out of the women's doubles event of the Luxembourg Open.

India's ace tennis star Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina Mchale lost to Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the women's doubles event final of the Cleveland Championships.

India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale cruised to the semifinals of Tennis in the Land tournament with a straight set win over Lucie Hradecka and Shuai Zhang in Cleveland.

Indian American teen Sia Parikh, who made her debut on the Cannes red carpet, talks about her life journey.

While law-abiding customers are harassed for KYC and have to comply with endless paperwork even to open and close accounts, DHFL could easily open nearly 260,000 fake home-loan accounts, reveals Debashis Basu.

From when James Buchanan was sworn in in 1857 to Donald Trump in 2017.

The last president to lose a reelection bid was George H W Bush in 1992.

Americans will give their final verdict, either giving incumbent Donald Trump another four years or bestowing reins to Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden.

With just hours to go before the United States presidential election all eyes are turning stateside as Donald Trump seeks a second term in the White House and Democratic candidate Joe Biden campaigns to become America's 46th president. If you're struggling to wrap your head around the presidential election and how it compares to India, which competing parties will be vying for the White House, and how a winner is selected, scroll on for a comprehensive guide that details all there is to know about the upcoming elections.

In a sign of the growing political prominence of Hindus in America, the Trump and Biden campaigns are wooing this religious minority community like never before. Hinduism is the fourth largest faith in the US, representing approximately one per cent of the US population in 2016.

The Los Angeles Lakers captured a record-tying 17th NBA Championship on Sunday with a 106-93 victory over the Miami Heat that sealed the best-of-seven title series 4-2, restoring the storied franchise to the top of the basketball world.