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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......

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......

'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......

'South Asian region, world cannot afford India, Pak confrontation'

The South Asian region and the world cannot afford a confrontation between India and Pakistan, which would be catastrophic for the two countries and for the world, spokesperson for the UN chief......

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 end lower by 54 points on foreign fund outflows

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Monday in tandem with a weak trend in global markets and persistent foreign fund outflows. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamnani/Reuters......

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......

Sensex jumps nearly 450 pts on buying in metal shares

Benchmark stock index Sensex rallied nearly 450 points while broader Nifty closed above the 26,000 level on Friday following buying in metal shares and positive global trends. Photograph: Shailesh......

Sensex jumps 427 points on buying in metal, auto shares

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday, cutting short a three-day falling streak following buying in auto and metal stocks and a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.......

Sensex down 275 points on fag-end selling

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the third straight day on Wednesday to close at a nearly month's low, dragged by a last-hour selloff in consumer durables, private banks and IT......

India's medal rush continues at Asian Archery C'ships

IMAGE: India's Abhishek Verma and Deepshikha clinched a 156–153 win over Kazakhstan in the Compound Mixed Team semifinals at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photograph:......

Historic! Ankita, Dhiraj shine! India sweep golds at Asian C'ships

IMAGE: Indian recurve men stun Korea in shoot-off to end 18-year wait for Asian gold. Photograph: World Archery Asia/Instagram The Indian men's recurve team produced its most stirring performance......

India drawn with heavyweights at U20 Women's Asian Cup

IMAGE: The Young Tigresses will begin their campaign against Japan, followed by Australia and Chinese Taipei. Photograph: AIFF India have been drawn with Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei in a......

Truck driver's daughter Manisha creates history with relay gold!

IMAGE: The quartet of M R Poovamma, Manisha Kumari, Olimba Steffi and Neeru Pathak won the gold medal in the women's 4x400 relay at the South Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Ranchi.......

Historic win! India crowned Squash World Cup Champions

IMAGE: India lifts Squash World Cup trophy. Photograph: World Squash/X India scripted history, clinching its maiden Squash World Cup title to become the first Asian country to achieve the feat......