According to political pundits, the Democrats have a good chance of winning the House, while the Republicans are likely to retain the Senate.
Trump said he and his campaign has started to shortlist and compile "potential vice presidential" running mates which would include some of his former rivals in the Republican presidential primaries -- Ben Carson and Chris Christie.
An Indian student in the United States has been arrested for posting violent messages on an Internet bulletin board urging readers to kill President George W Bush and his family.
Through a series of tweets and pictures, Trump showed he was working hard while the opposition Democratic lawmakers were in their homes celebrating Christmas.
The governor of Indiana, who was returning from a campaign event in Iowa, was not hurt in the bumpy landing.
'I have not made a final decision, but I am leaning very strongly towards supporting the Indo-US nuclear deal right now,'says Congressman Dan Burton in an exclusive interview.
Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC after the 1998 nuclear tests and during the Kargil War.
Seema Verma, who was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 55-43, will play a key role in the government's bid to repeal and replace" Obamacare and head the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services that provides health services to 130 million people.
Infosys is planning to hire the first 500 within two years.
Here is the list of National Basketball Association champions (best-of-seven series:
In the last six years, the Spelling Bee has been claimed by Indian Americans four times, most recently by Sai Gunturi in 2003.
Tracy McGrady scored 37 points as the Houston Rockets fought back from three losses to beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-83 in the NBA playoffs on Thursday.
A $15.2-million contract between a subsidiary of India-based Tata Consultancy Services and an American state agency has been cancelled, falling victim to politics in view of elections in the US next year.
Phoenix Suns crushed the Indiana Pacers 124-89 improving their NBA best record to 30-4.
Reggie Miller scored 28 points, including the game-winning basket, as the Indiana Pacers evened up their playoff series.
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik on Tuesday said there is nothing to worry and asserted the cancelled contract of Indiana state of US would be refloated again where outside companies, including TCS, could bid.
The duo would now take on top seeds Knowles and Nestor in the Pacific Life tennis championship.
Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic entered the second round of the Pacific Life Open tournament.
International education consultant NNS Chandra offers advice on how to pick the right international course and college.
Jermaine O'Neal scored all three of his team's overtime baskets, including the winning jumper with 11 seconds to go, to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 93-91 victory over the Miami Heat.
