At 116, Gertrude Weaver is now the world's oldest person.
Alleging that the order made by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was unconstitutional, the attorney generals said the state overstepped its constitutional authority in accepting late ballots and violated the election clauses of the Constitution and that voting by mail creates voter fraud risks.
America's Walmart is likely to be the first overseas chain to enter the $590-billion Indian retail sector, as the the world's biggest retail giant is extending its parternship with Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises.
Besides Jeff Bezos-led Amazon, Walmart-owned Flipkart is also facing a threat from Asia's richest man and RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is also betting big to grab a share of the country's e-commerce market.
An Indian-origin doctor has been found guilty of carrying out a revenge attack in the United States in which a top medical official was severely injured.
Indian-origin doctor Randeep Mann was on Monday found guilty of orchestrating a bombing that severely injured the chairman of the Arkansas state medical board in a revenge attack.
Wal-Mart at present runs wholesale operations in India in an equal partnership with Bharti Enterprises.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, on Tuesday said that its sourcing from India could increase to 'hundreds of millions' of dollars within 4-5 years, thus, making the country an export hub for its global operations.
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Dr Randeep Singh Mann was arrested on March 4 after federal agents searched his home and found a cache of unregistered, high-explosive grenades and guns at his home and nearby.
Obama's eighth successive victory over rival New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race to the White House has narrowed the gap between the two Democrats in terms of delegates
Huckabee's wins have come as a blow for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who scored victories in Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Massachusetts, his home state.
A 20-year old man suspected to be the murderer of an Indian-techie, working with the beleaguered Satyam Computers, was arrested by the police in Little Rock in Arkansas, United States. The Little Rock Police is interrogating the suspect in connection with the killing of Andhra Pradesh engineer Akshay Vishal, who was shot dead on Tuesday, in the seventh case of young students and professionals from the state being killed in the last 14 months.
Obama, the Illinois senator, has won the Wisconsin vote to pick a US Democratic presidential candidate, handing rival Hillary Clinton the ninth straight defeat on Tuesday.
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"It is in our best interest for there to be some stability. Right now Musharraf, despite some of the concerns we have about him, represents at least some level of security, more so than if he were ousted immediately," former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said.
Former technology executive Carly Fiorina formally entered the 2016 United States presidential race on Monday.
The report added that some have called the win in Florida a political stunt.
Wal-Mart's entry into India through an agreement with the Bharti group is a first-of-its-kind for the US retailing giant. The Arkansas-based retailer has always preferred to enter a new market on its own.
India has earlier given $5million to the Red Cross.
The US president suggested that the "dirty" eatery "badly needs a paint job" and must focus more on cleaning its "filthy canopies, doors and windows".
The Indian ace had a three-under 67 second round to make the midway cut at Fort Smith Classic golf tournament.
Nearly 30,000 people, including US President George W Bush, were present when Clinton inaugurated his library at a rain-soaked ceremony in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The wins marked a sweep in the south that extended his dominance to every region of the country.
A Republican-backed measure to fund Trump's border wall failed in a 50-47 vote while Democratic measure that omitted the wall fell short in a 52-44 vote.
The Trinidad-born teenager broke Michael Johnson's 10-year-old 400 metre indoor world record with a time of 44.57 seconds.\n
The world junior champion stunned the crowd by clocking a time of 44.93 seconds.
Khan was 'spreading the world's deadliest technology to some of the world's most questionable regimes', Dick Cheney said.
Wesley Clark said his war-tested military record makes him the ideal Democrat to ensure the nation's security in a post-September 11 world.
The Indian Oil Corporation remains the only Indian firm in the Fortune 500 list of global majors and has improved its rank to 191 this year, from 226 the previous year.
The Israeli recovered after losing the first set to beat Ajay Ramaswami in the first round in the ITF Masters tournament.
A record number of 11 Indian Americans are on ballot for the US House of Representatives. Of these nine are from the opposition Democratic party and two are Republicans.
The US seems to be engaging in a game of brinkmanship where President Trump's visit has been used as 'leverage' to pressure India into agreeing to a trade deal, notes Kashish Parpiani.
US President Barack Obama will honour three Indian Americans among others for their innovative and path breaking startups.
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In a filing with the US Security and Exchange Commission on Friday, Walmart said it would allow the initial public offering of Flipkart in four years at a valuation no less than what it invested in the e-commerce firm, if a grouping of minority shareholders asks for it.
International education consultant NNS Chandra shares advice on how to pick the right international education.
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