Mira Nair's son wins election to New York State assembly

Indian-Ugandan Zohran Kwame Mamdani, son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has won the election for New York State Assembly, one of two candidates of Indian-origin elected to NY state office.  ......

Woman wearing hijab set on fire on New York city street

A 36-year-old Muslim woman, who was wearing a traditional Islamic attire, was attacked in New York and her clothing was set on fire in a troubling incident that occurred just a day before the......

New York gunman kills imam and assistant outside mosque in hate attack

A 55-year old Bangladeshi-American Imam at a mosque in New York and his associate have been shot and killed from point blank range by an unidentified gunman in broad daylight amid growing concerns......

Blizzard gives NY a miss, leaves forecasters red-faced

Image: A woman covers her face from heavy falling snow as she makes her way through Times Square in New York. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters What forecasters predicted to be one of the worst ever......

Kangana Ranaut's Top 10 FLOPS

Just as it happens in the careers of most stars, there are hits as well as flops. It is no different for Kangana Ranaut who has the knack of staying in the news these days. Kangana Ranaut's......

PIX: Sanjay Dutt shoots with Dabboo Ratnani

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:   Actor Sanjay Dutt recently shot with celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani.Sanjay wrote: ‘Great photo......

Twinkle Khanna celebrates birthday in South Africa

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:Actress Twinkle Khanna, who is currently holidaying in South Africa with husband Akshay Kumar, celebrated her 40th birthday on......

First Look: Abhi v/s SRK in NY

Talk about competition. TheJackson Heights area -- in New York's Queens district -- is dominated by Bollywood at the moment, and the subjects of these two billboards seem too close to be a......

Sports Shorts: Bautista Agut beats Berdych to claim Qatar Open

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday   IMAGE: Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych to win the Qatar Open title on Saturday.......

Tyson arrested on cocaine charges

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested in Arizona on Friday and charged with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of cocaine, police said. Tyson was arrested in......

Tyson agrees to plea deal

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson agreed on Thursday to plead guilty to disorderly conduct instead of assault for his part last year in a Brooklyn hotel brawl.The case had......

New York marathon has annual Indian contingent

New Yorkers say they run a marathon every day. They run for the subway and for the bus, they run to keep up with the city's frenetic pace.So there is a special place in the city's lexicon of urban......

Tyson held in NY hotel brawl; released

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct Saturday morning after a brawl with two men at a Brooklyn hotel, police......