US COVID-19 toll surpasses that of China, higher than 9/11 deaths

The coronavirus deaths crossed 4,000 in the United States on Wednesday, a number higher than the ghastly 9/11 terror attacks in the country, even as the top health experts projected that the......

Delhi-born Raja Krishnamorthi elected to US Congress

Indian-American Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi has won the Congressional election from Illinois, defeating Republican, former Elmhurst Mayor Peter DiCianni. Krishnamoorthi, 43, won the Chicago-area......

India's closest friend in US not to seek re-election

One of the closest and time-tested friends of India on Capitol Hill, New York Democrat Gary Ackerman has decided to throw in the towel and not seek re-election for a 16thterm. Ackerman, one of the......

New York temple becomes Jain pilgrimage

On June 20, the Jain temple in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, ceased to be just another temple. "Now, it is a tirth (pilgrimage)," said Ashish Ajmera, an organiser of the events that culminated in......

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......