A US man accused of allegedly shooting at the White House in November 2011, has pleaded guilty.
As Preet Bharara told Rediff India Abroad, "When is the last time you had two Indian Americans doing a law enforcement press conference" dealing with violations of civil rights and taking the city of New York to court?
California State Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez battle each other to become California's next United States senator, after winning the top two spots in an open primary on Tuesday, reports Ritu Jha from California.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'India is the largest stomping ground in the world for impact investing as we have an extraordinary combination of entrepreneurial drive with huge, absolute demand for all kinds of social services,' IDFC First Bank's chief Rajiv Lall tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, was accused of 'betraying' America after she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend Trump's so-called 'Muslim ban' on Monday. She said she was not convinced the order was lawful.
A life-threatening blizzard which is expected to pound a record 30 inches of snow has hit most part of the US' east coast.
Republican Donald Trump has been elected as 45th President of the United States after winning 276 electoral votes.
US court issues summons against the prime minister for crimes against Sikhs ahead of his arrival to meet US President Barack Obama.
A 33-year-old American woman has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for pushing an Indian man to death in front of a subway train in an attack apparently motivated by religious animus.
Hillary Clinton has ended her Democratic presidential primary campaign on a winning note as she defeated her party rival Senator Bernie Sanders in the US capital, setting the stage for a fierce showdown with Republican opponent Donald Trump in November.
At age 63, Garland is the oldest person nominated to the Supreme Court since President Nixon named Justice Lewis Powell in 1971.
Economist Dale W Jorgenson declares that India is doing "very, very well" and forecasts that India might continue to outrun world economies, including China over the next many years.
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Chandigarh-born Sri Srinivasan, Neal Katyal and California Attorney General Kamala Harris are the three Indian-Americans who could be Supreme Court judges.
Jyoti 'Jay' Chaudhuri, general counsel and senior adviser to the state treasurer of the US state of North Carolina, was elected chairman of the board of the Council of Institutional Investors, last month.
'Arthur was a charming, quirky, funny, smart journalist who loved all things about films. And he would change my life forever.'
India's new policy commission has received a makeover and a dream team has been formed to head the Think Tank, NITI Aayog.
Indian-origin Dr Vivek H Murthy expresses his reservations on marijuana, now legalised in two US states
While the Chhattisgarh police charged the well-known academic with a tribal man's murder, those who know her say it is vendetta at play.
Sri Srinivasan, the first Indian-origin federal judge in the United States, is India Abroad Person of the Year 2013
'If you are so blinded by the Buy American, Hire American policy, if you are not going to be fair, consistent and welcoming, in the end America will lose out.'
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American senator Marco Rubio has dropped out of the presidential race after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Republican front runner Donald Trump in his home state of Florida.
The billionaire businessman beat his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scrambled to make their final pitch to voters in the high-stakes United States presidential polls.
"Terrorists won't win," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a blast at the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan during the morning rush hour on Monday, which injured four.
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According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater.
Meet the US Attorney who took on Donald Trump.
Judge Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan is the front-runner to replace the late Justice Anthony Scalia on the US Supreme Court.
'The diplomat's arrest has led to a major diplomatic spat, the likes of which I have not seen in my nearly three decades of covering the US-India relationship, says Aziz Haniffa. 'The knee-jerk reaction by the powers-that-be in Delhi was myopic to say the least.'
Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.
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