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36 South Asians on the ballot as US goes to polls

As the US goes to polls on Tuesday, several India-American and South Asian candidates are running for some key positions nationwide, in the first fight at the ballots in the second term of Donald......

'I Want The South Asian Community To Feel They Have A Voice At City Hall'

'As Mayor, I will use my platform to reject any efforts by the Trump administration to curtail immigration.' IMAGE: James Solomon with his wife and three daughters. Photograph: Kind courtesy James......

India, Central Asian nations to work with Afghanistan on security

India and the central Asian nations on Thursday agreed to work closely with Afghanistan in addressing its security challenges against the backdrop of its escalating tensions with Pakistan. IMAGE:......

South Asian University student sexually assaulted in Delhi

A woman student of South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi was allegedly sexually assaulted by four people on campus, triggering protests by students. Photograph: Courtesy Pixabay The student......

Not just Zohran Mamdani, these PIOs too win US mayoral polls

Apart from Zohran Mamdani's historic win two more Indian Americans also made equally significant gains in the mayoral elections in United States. Ghazala Hashmi won the race for Virginia Lieutenant......

Sensex, Nifty slip amid profit-taking, weak Asian markets

Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 150 points in a volatile session on Tuesday due to profit-taking in IT, consumer durables and realty shares and weak trends in Asian markets. Photograph: Francis......

Stock markets fall for 2nd day in volatile trade

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower in a highly volatile trade on Thursday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and selling in blue-chip ICICI Bank. Photograph: Danish......

Sensex tanks over 519 points on foreign fund outflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Tuesday amid persistent foreign fund outflows and weak trend in Asian and European markets. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamani/Reuters The 30-share......

Stock markets rally on US Fed rate cut hopes, fresh foreign fund inflows

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the positive territory on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fresh......

Sensex inches up 40 points in muted trading

Benchmark indices Sensex edged up nearly 40 points while Nifty ended above 25,750 points in a lackadaisical trade on Monday, snapping the two-day declining streak on buying in select auto and......

India bids for major Asian track & field events

IMAGE: The Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar has been proposed to host the 2028 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Photograph: ANI Photo India has submitted bids to host the 2028 Asian......

Youth Asian Games: India's medal haul swells!

IMAGE: India's Khushi Chand defeated China's Lou Jinxiu in the final to win gold in the 46kg category at the Asian Youth Games on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Boxing Federation/X India......

Shriya Satam adds to India's 16-medal Asian haul

IMAGE: Shriya Satam lost the final to Kazakhstan's Amelina Bakiyeva. Photograph: MMA SFI/Instagram India's Shriya Milind Satam clinched the silver medal in the girls' 50kg Traditional Mixed......

Ranjana Yadav wins India's first medal at Asian Youths

IMAGE: Ranjana Yadav clocked 23 minutes 25.88 seconds to finish behind China's Liu Shiyi, who took gold in 24:15.27. Photograph: Reliance Foundation/Instagram Ranjana Yadav clinched a silver medal......

Edwina, Oshin secure silver at Asian Youth Games

IMAGE: Edwina Jason clocked 55.43s to win the silver medal in the girl's 400m race at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Riffa, Bahrain, on Friday. Photographs: Athletics Federation of India/X India's......