California Attorney General Kamala D Harris on Tuesday applauded a decision by the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals that called to affirm the reinstatement of the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.
Two men died on Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of California's Los Angeles campus
In a huge setback to Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a United States court has ruled that the Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman could be extradited to India where is wanted for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
A $28,500 deposit was made to the account of slain gunman Syed Farook, a media report has said.
"It is very important for us to remind ourselves of who we are and what is best about American democracy and not slip into some of the bad habits that currently manifest themselves in the other party," Obama said.
'Just think about it. She's a prosecutor, he's a convicted felon. I love that juxtaposition.' 'She's a woman, and she's black and South Asian. He's a white guy who grew up with enormous [wealth].' 'She grew up in a very average, lower middle class/middle class kind of setting with a single mother.'
This is the guy who might be one feeble, McDonald's-fueled heartbeat from the presidency, notes Sree Sreenivasan.
'SRK couldn't have been nicer, empathetic, more sharing and interactive. It really was a wonderful moment.'
They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events. So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your audience or appease the powers that be, observes Shekhar Gupta.
India's top woman squash player Dipika Pallikal has brought to an end the spectacular run of Egyptian qualifier Yathreb Adel to claim the Orange County Open in Irvine, California.
Recipes to reach out to, when it rains and you want to bite into something deep-fried or baked...
An art exhibition called Our Name is Rebel, at the Guerilla Cafe in Berkeley, California, celebrated the centenary of the Ghadar Party, the Indian Diaspora-led movement for India's independence from British rule.
Something light, refreshing and healthy at the beginning of the week.
Gulveer Singh clocked 27.41.81 to better Surendra Singh's national mark set in 2008 by over 20 seconds.
Last week, 200 students of the Mount Madonna School in Watsonville, California performed the 33rd version of their annual Ramayan production at the Mexican Heritage Theater in San Jose, California. The 3-hour play was performed June, 10, 11 and 12 by preschool to 12th grade students in what is the longest-running production of the Indian epic in the western hemisphere.
An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century.
It was a historic moment for California's Hindu American community, when the senate floor at the Capitol unanimously passed the resolution on Monday designating October 2013 as Hindu American awareness and appreciation month.
Describing her Republican rival Donald Trump as an unserious man, Kamala Harris warned Americans of the consequences of re-electing him for the second term.
'We are f#^*@d' Democrats told CNN after Biden's poor performance.
An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century.Kolkata-born Ritankar Das has been named as the University Medalist, the prize which is given to the year's top graduating senior.
The City of Newark Police Department in Newark, Newark, California told PTI in an emailed statement that on Friday at approximately 8.35 am, they received a report of graffiti at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple.
Kamala Harris will be a 'fantastic President of the United States', former president Barack Obama said on Friday, as he and his wife Michelle endorsed her and vowed to do 'everything we can' to enable her to win the high-stakes elections against Donald Trump in November.
Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, 47, is headed towards running for presidency of the United States, his Indian American colleagues in the US House of Representatives believe.
Three Indian-Americans are running from Union City, California in the coming November 2 election. They believe, "If you want to be the part of the community, they have to come forward and participate in the system."
Eight spectators were crushed to death and 12 others injured when a vehicle lost control and plunged into the cheering crowd at a traditional off-road desert race in Southern California. Authorities believe the driver lost control of the vehicle during a race at a dry lake bed, ploughing into the crowd of people watching the sport.
California State Attorney General Kamala D Harris Friday filed a brief with the California supreme court in response to the petition filed by proponents of Proposition 8. In the brief, Harris urged the court to deny the proponents' request to stop counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Indian-American Vijay Gandhi has become the first member of the community to be sworn in as a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Promila Awasthi, an India-born American citizen, alleged her former bosses mocked her for observing American holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
When Vinod Khosla bought the Martin's beach property he put up a gate with a sign that said, 'Beach closed, keep out'. Ritu Jha reports from California.
Two people of Indian-American descent have been arrested in connection with a homicide in California.
A California commission -- mandated with recommendation and revision of school text books -- has rejected demands of replacing India with South Asia for pre-1947 references
In an unprecedented move the California state assembly has passed a resolution, recognising August 15 as India's Independence Day and urged all Californians to celebrate the diversity of cultures.
Indian origin lawyers Kalpana Peddibhotla, Neha Sampat, Daljit Dhami, Vineeta Gajwani and Anoop Prasad were awarded at the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California's 19th annual gala held on March 30 in San Francisco, US.
'Kamala likes south Indian food.' 'She likes a special rasam which her husband also likes, she likes coconut rice, she likes puri aloo...'
Reader Subramani Thiagarajan has sent us this photograph with the two star couple.
Kamala Harris used her forceful presidential acceptance speech to present herself as a leader who could unite the country to chart a 'new way forward' and warned Americans of 'extremely serious' consequences of putting her Republican rival Donald Trump back in the White House.
Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
Harris, with only 14 percent saying they would prefer another option, has an overwhelming 70 percent of Democratic voters support, the New York Times cited the poll as saying.
