Diwali to be school holiday in New York City

Diwali, the festival of lights, will now be enshrined as a school holiday in New York City, authorities announced here and described it as a victory for the city's residents, including the Indian......

'My role is to make people's lives easier'

'I had the Indian American community fully supportive from day one when I ran and they said, Yes.''I ran again, I lost and they said, Yes.''I came back to them again, and they said, Yes, every......

Bill in US Cong to declare Diwali a national holiday

Led by Congresswoman Carolyn B Maloney from New York, lawmakers on Wednesday announced that a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives to declare Diwali, festival of lights, a......

Trump celebrates Diwali, leaves out Hindus in tweet

United States President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at a White House ceremony but surprisingly omitted mentioning Hindus -- the largest community in the world that celebrate the festival of......