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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......

Indian wins 3rd term to New Jersey State Assembly

Of the ten Indian Americans who ran for elected office throughout the country in the State and local elections held on November 8, only two - Upendra Chivukula and Jay Aiyer (both Democrat party......

Zohran Mamdani scripts history, becomes NYC's 1st Muslim mayor

Mamdani, the son of Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Indian-origin scholar Mahmood Mamdani, will be New York's youngest mayor in over a century, and the first Muslim and South Asian to lead the......

Can Zohran Mamdani Be New York Mayor?

In a stunning upset that sent ripples through America's political landscape, New York state assembly member Zohran Kwame Mamdani upset former NY governor Andrew Cuomo -- the son of the late New......

Photos: 29-year-old Indian American elected to New Jersey assembly

Indian Americans have contributed to make NJ better in every aspect. I hope that the Indians and the South Asian Diaspora continue to involve themselves in public life, says Raj Mukherji. Suman......

New Jersey Senate passes bill to ban firms from mo

In an attempt to create jobs for Americans by preventing foreigners, including Indians, from working as customer care executives, the New Jersey Senate in US has approved a bill to ban companies,......

China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign parts

The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 series of jets. IMAGE: ‘China did not pay any money to foreign......

US outsourcing bill put on hold, IT folk relieved

Providing a breather to Indian IT companies, a bill in the US state of New Jersey proposing to ban government outsourcing contracts to foreign countries has been put on hold due to differences of......

Time to write an obituary for 2G and 2.5G feature phones?

The scales started tilting in favour of smartphones in 2014, when a slew of new, yet vibrant, brands entered the market, with their competitively priced offerings helping smartphones become the......

A small film with lots to say about the world

'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Anna Ben and Shane Nigam in Kumbalangi Nights. Kumbalangi Nights......

PIX: Dazzling show brings curtain down on Paris Games

IMAGE: Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the Olympics 2024 closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday. Photograph: Andy Chua/Reuters The gigantic Stade de France......

WOW Moments From Paris Olympics!

The Paris Olympics had it all -- glamour (cuing for Snoop Dogg here), humour (the inventive Internet producing memes after memes) and some controversy too -- Vinesh Phogat's disqualification and......

Coming soon: Biopic on Leander Paes

Leander Paes laments state of Indian Davis Cup, says will take a decade to lift standard Photograph: Kind Courtesy Leander Paes/Twitter Indian tennis icon Leander Paes is pained by the relegation......

They won Asiad gold but yet to receive India team blazers

IMAGE: India's Pranab Bardhan and Shibhnath Sarkar celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's pair event in bridge at the Asian Games. Photograph: PTI They won a gold and couple of......