At least 21 people were killed and millions left without power, water or gas as the hurricane swept through eastern United States.
In the past one week alone, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh have issued orders to take over private hospitals in some districts. Sohini Das, Vinay Umarji and Gireesh Babu report.
Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, went on trial on Tuesday in a graft case for allegedly laundering Taka 23 crore.
A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him in Raigad district. 2 people died and 3 were injured in two separate cyclone-related incidents in Pune.
With federal help for home buyers and owners, the housing market is on its way to recovery, reveals the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors.
Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate.
The number of bias-related incidents against Muslims in the United States of America increased in 2008, although hate crimes against the community recorded a fall, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Thursday in a report.
This weekend, America's capital city will welcome thousands of government officials and dignitaries from the US and around the world. Over 10,000 buses will carry 500,000 riders into Washington, DC, doubling the city's population. On Inauguration Day, the Metro is expected to have a 17-hour rush hour. District bars will be open 24 hours a day for five straight days.To manage an event of this scale, the District of Columbia will spend a mammoth $47 million. It is not enough.
California State Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez battle each other to become California's next United States senator, after winning the top two spots in an open primary on Tuesday, reports Ritu Jha from California.
There will remain those, though, who will remain in opposition to this massive endeavour for world peace with an aim not to improve, but to scuttle the project. But for the rest of us, a cultural and spiritual event of this significance and scale is a feast for the mind and soul, say Sankrant Sanu.
Maryland House Majority Leader Kumar Barve -- considered the dean among Indian-American lawmakers -- endorsed Obama.
All of us have lost a piece of attire to the vagaries of the neighbourhood dhobi and can empathise with an American judge's anguish over losing a pair of dear trousers
The two western states, already battling a raging pandemic, which has put their health infrastructure under severe strain, opened new fronts to tackle the fallout of the storm which is expected to make a landfall close to Mumbai on Wednesday. They are likely to be impacted most by the cyclone.
'One good thing that has come out of all this is that it shown people that online ordering is the way forward.'
The billionaire businessman beat his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scrambled to make their final pitch to voters in the high-stakes United States presidential polls.
According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
For someone who has worked as a federal criminal prosecutor for the better part of her life, it was a challenge for Anjali Chaturvedi to act as defence attorney in an alleged white collar crime. But her success vindicated her lifelong conviction that she should never shy away from challenges.
Amazing holiday ideas from Bollywood!
'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social services,' IDFC First Bank's chief Rajiv Lall tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Bharara's presence at Trump Tower provoked much curiosity.
At age 63, Garland is the oldest person nominated to the Supreme Court since President Nixon named Justice Lewis Powell in 1971.
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, was accused of 'betraying' America after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend Trump's so-called 'Muslim ban' on Monday. She said she was not convinced the order was lawful.
The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global Leaders for 2010.
Exactly a week after President Barack Obama formally nominated him as the White House Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, 34, has gone on indefinite leave after his former Office of the Chief Technology Officer of the District of Columbia was raided by the FBI in a sting operation that involved alleged bribery, fraud, and money laundering and resulted in the arrest of two individuals, including an Indian entrepreneur.
When it comes to schools, there are no quick fixes, discovers Bill Gates.
Though these setbacks are unfair, he can't overcome them by Election Day.
The selected students, picked for outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship and service to their schools and communities, will be honoured in a ceremony in Washington, DC, later this month.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week.
A 33-year-old American woman has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pushing an Indian man to death in front of a subway train in an attack apparently motivated by religious animus.
'If you are so blinded by the Buy American, Hire American policy, if you are not going to be fair, consistent and welcoming, in the end America will lose out.'
These pedestrian bridges offer mind blowing views and have innovative features making them architectural marvels.
No matter how supportive your organization might be, coming out to your colleagues is not always an easy process.
All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh's son Jaivardhan formally joined Congress on Wednesday amid indications that he might contest upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections from Raghogarh constituency, which has been nurtured by his father over a period of time.
Jyoti 'Jay' Chaudhuri, general counsel and senior adviser to the state treasurer of the US state of North Carolina, was elected chairman of the board of the Council of Institutional Investors, last month.
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