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Republicans win majority in US Senate after 4 years

The Republican Party has gained a majority in the US Senate after four years, as counting is underway for the presidential elections. IMAGE: Donald Trump supporters cheer at the election night......

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......

Assange to run for Victorian senate seat

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, currently holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, is all set to contest for a Senate seat in the September 14 federal election from Victoria. WikiLeaks......

Tulsi Gabbard applies for Hawaii Senate seat

Tulsi Gabbard, who created history in November by becoming the first Hindu-American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives, has put her name for consideration for the Senate......

Uddhav Sena youth wing sweeps Mumbai varsity senate polls

The Aaditya Thackeray-led Yuva Sena, youth wing of the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, on Friday won eight of the ten seats in the senate election of the University of Mumbai, and was set to......

Sensex snaps 10-session winning run, drops 264 points

ITC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, HUL and HCL Tech. On the other hand, PowerGrid, Bharti Airtel,......

US Immigration Bill can lead to $30 bn/year loss to India

The Indian economy could lose $30 billion annually with the IT industry being the hardest hit if the Immigration Bill under consideration in the US Congress becomes a law, Indian American Advisory......

Indian-origin woman sentenced in fraud case

An Indian-American woman with close ties to disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to pay $200,000 in fines and restitution......

Ben Affleck running for US Senate?

Ben Affleck could be in the running to become a future US senator. According to CBS Boston, the 40-year-old actor is on a list of possible successors to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the......

Desi spotting in The Accidental Husband

So who is looking forward to the September 5 release of the Uma Thurman and Colin Firth-starrer The Accidental Husband? A recent e-mail alerted us that one Rajat Kumar of New Jersey works on the......

North America get taste of India-Pakistan rivalry!

IMAGE: An Indian fan during the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York, on Sunday. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters A sold-out crowd......

'Team India represents India in more than one way'

IMAGE: India will play three matches in New York -- versus Ireland, Pakistan and the United States. Photograph: BCCI The T20 World Cup in the US is a 'landmark event' and there is huge excitement......

Boxer Pacquiao to come back from retirement later this year?

Manny Pacquiao is planning to fight again later this year, just three months after announcing his retirement from boxing, ESPN reported on Tuesday. Pacquiao, who said his win over Timothy Bradley......

Pacquiao election rival calls for Bradley fight to be halted

IMAGE: Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during his official weigh-in. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images. The Philippine election commission will decide on Tuesday whether a boxing match......

'God is with me,' says Pacquiao after criticizing homosexuals

Image: Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during his official weigh-in. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images. Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao has insisted that God is on his side......

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