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All 5 Desis re-elected to US House, 'Samosa Caucus' gets 6th member

Six Indian Americans have won the elections to the House of Representatives, increasing their number from five in the current Congress. IMAGE: Virginia senator Suhas Subramanyam became the first......

Shri Thanedar re-elected to House of Representatives

Indian American Congressman Shri Thanedar was re-elected from the thirteenth Congressional district of Michigan. IMAGE: US Representative Shri Thanedar. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters He......

Suhas Subramanyam becomes first Desi to win US House seat from East Coast

Suhas Subramanyam created history by becoming the first Indian American to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast. IMAGE: Virginia State Senator Suhas Subramanyam. Photograph: Kind......

9 PIOs in fray for US Congress, 6 expected to win

Nine Indian Americans are running for the US House of Representatives, which includes a re-election bid by six of them while three are making their maiden foray into Congressional politics. IMAGE:......

Hindu group endorses Trump over Harris for US President

Hindus for America First, a newly created grassroots organisation, has announced it will endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and launch a campaign against Democratic nominee Vice......

2 Dabur cos get relief in multiple lawsuits in US court

In a relief to FMCG major Dabur, two of its foreign subsidiaries, Dabur International and Dermoviva Skin Essentials, have been removed as a defendant in multiple lawsuits filed in a US court over......

Why India must create new programming languages...

"Yawn", "Zzzzz... excuse me, I need to nap." Why hasn't India produced a single earth-shaking idea like Python or the World Wide Web, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic......

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant Jack Dorsey has “bone-deep” trust, joins the growing power club of Indian-origin......

McDonald's @ 25: A peek into its ambitious India plans

McDonald's success menu will see the quick-service restaurant expand its ever-hungry 'foodprint' by doubling the number of joints and increasing its average unit volume by 35-40 per cent in......

Shiv Nadar steps down, daughter Roshni is new chairperson of HCL Tech

Roshni, also a trained classical musician, came on the board of HCL Technologies in 2013 and was vice chairperson. Shiv Nadar would continue to be MD of the company with designation as chief......

Rashmika Attends A Wedding

Where were the stars travelling this week? Photograph: Kind courtesy Rashmika Mandanna/Instagram Rashmika Mandanna attends her assistant Sai Babu's wedding with Preethi in Hyderabad and writes,......

'Kobe, Kobe, Kobe': All-Star Game crowd pays tribute to NBA legend

'We will never see another basketball player quite like Kobe.' IMAGE: Jennifer Hudson performs a tribute to Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant before the 2020 NBA All Star Game at United Center in......

American boxer Day dies following brutal knockout

IMAGE: Patrick Day gets knocked down by Charles Conwell during a USBA Super-Welterweight boxing match at Wintrust Arena in Chicago Illinois on Saturday. Day was left in a coma after the punch and......

Shorts: US Olympic champ Dwyer retires after doping ban

Summary of sports persons and events in the news on Friday. IMAGE: Conor Dwyer celebrates after the men's freestyle 200m finals in the US Olympic swimming team trials in 2016. Photograph: Erich......

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