The storm has prompted widespread travel disruption, including mass flight cancellations and warnings to motorists to stay off icy roads, while at least 20 states and Washington, DC, declared states of emergency.
US President Trump has issued emergency declarations for 10 states as authorities continue to prepare for frigid cold which will sweep across the eastern two-thirds of the country.
Ramaswamy is still mulling on the exact date to formally announce his Ohio Governor run, which is slated to be in 2026.
US President-elect Donald J Trump has nominated Kash Patel to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's version of the CBI -- or rather the CBI is India's version of the FBI, which one must add is no caged parrot and operates independent of political intereference.
Eminent Indian Americans on Wednesday welcomed the re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States and assured to work with him on several issues, including that of the United States-India relationship.
Latest opinion polls showed Jindal maintaining a slight and consistent lead over Blanco though more than one in ten voters are still to decide which way to go.
The new year will witness two unmanned missions under the "Gaganyaan" project, deep ocean exploration project, "Samudrayaan" and many more.
Prominent Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley has said that she thinks she can be the "new leader" who can take the country in a new direction and the United States cannot have a second term under Joe Biden as president.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, one of the brightest stars of the Republican Party, and discussed areas of possible cooperation including investment opportunities in India.
Haley, who is planning to take a trade delegation to India in November also talked about the possible partnerships between South Carolina and India.
Congressman Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican and the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, was the first one to take to the House floor to congratulate Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal on his election as the next Governor of Louisiana. Wilson was the only Congressional colleague of Jindal's who went to Louisiana to help in his campaign. He also attended a rally in New Orleans the day before the election on October 20.
India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.
Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley are not on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention.
An overwhelming majority of Indian-Americans support United States President Barack Obama against his Republican rival Mitt Romney in November presidential elections, a national survey has said.
Unimpressed by United States President Barack Obama's fiery speech seeking re-election, the two Indian-American governors, Nikki Haley and Bobby Jindal, on Friday said that Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, is the best person to lead the country. Both Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, and Haley, the governor of South Carolina, are rising stars of the Republican Party.
Indian-Americans -- Bobby Jindal and Nikky Haley -- are emerging as possible vice-presidential running mate of Mitt Romney, who is expected to bag the Republican Party's nomination for presidential polls.
Representative Nikki Haley has announced her intention to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of South Carolina, making her the second Indian American after Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to be a serious contestant for the highest post in a state.
Indian-American Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that she would run for the post again.
South Carolina's Indian-American governor Nikki Haley, billed as a rising star in the Republican party, says she has no plans to run for United States vice president as a running mate of the presumptive Presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Thousands of emergency rescue teams officials remained on their toes, helping people affected by the deluge. Weather official said parts of state are expected to receive rainfall again.
Alleging that the order made by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was unconstitutional, the attorney generals said the state overstepped its constitutional authority in accepting late ballots and violated the election clauses of the Constitution and that voting by mail creates voter fraud risks.
Except the diehard Republicans supporters, a majority of the Indian-Americans who posted their view on the popular web forum of South Asian Journalist Association said they were not impressed by Jindal's speech and that he wasted a 'golden opportunity' to catch the imagination of mainstream Americans.
'I owe India an apology, as when she suffered the Mumbai Terror attack on November 26, 2008, when Jews and Americans were singled out for death by Pakistan based Terrorists, I joined in arguing for restraint. I was wrong'
Nikki Haley becomes the first Indian-American to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any presidential administration in the US.
A 16-year-old teenager is US Senator John McCain's strongest link to Southeast Asia
Republican Ted Cruz posted two crucial wins over front-runner Donald Trump who also triumphed in two states in Sunday's multi-state vote while in the Democratic camp Bernie Sanders clawed his way back into the presidential contest with two victories over Hillary Clinton.
Michael Pritchard's bottle uses a filter that can clean up any water including faecal matter making it a veritable boon in disaster-hit areas where clean drinking water is rare
New York, the financial capital of the world, has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic. More than 14,000 people have died in the city and over 2,00,000 lakh people have tested positive so far. Neighbouring New Jersey has more than 78,000 cases and 3,800 deaths.
Rescue work has intensified in Texas with officials launching search operations as desperate residents remain stranded without food and water.
Arjun Atwal returned with a seven-under 65 to share the top position after the opening round in Louisiana
'We lost our place in being first in the epidemic, when it hit India so hard, but we were actually the epicentre of the epidemic from essentially April 2020, for almost an entire year. We had such high cases. We were the country that had the most mixed response.'
The good times are back, in a measured way, in fun spots across the globe.
Haley, in her forthcoming memoir, has claimed that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former White House chief of staff John Kelly attempted to recruit her to undermine President Trump in an effort to "save the country," according to The Washington Post.
She became the first from the Indian-American community to serve on a Cabinet rank position in any United States presidential administration.
Trump's transition team spokesman Sean Spicer listed Haley as one of the candidates.
Indian-American governors Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley, as well as an Indian-origin scribe were among those on the receiving end of Donald Trump's barbs on social media, according to a New York Times compilation of people, places and things the Republican has insulted since declaring his bid for presidency.
The Food and Drug Administration says all those areas are currently in compliance with blood screening, but that expanded testing is now needed.
FIDE said in a statement that the game of chess has a "genuine global appeal" and that it has 189 national federations and 600 million people who practice chess globally.
Seeking re-election as South Carolina's governor, Indian-American Nikki Haley has dismissed her Democratic rival's derogatory sexist remarks against her saying she is "a tough girl."
Inside the governors' reception hosted by Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna -- a first in more than 15 years.
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