Desis gathered in Times Square, New York, on Sunday, October 16 to celebrate Diwali.
The Congress chief met senior United Democratic Front leaders, including Ramesh Chennithala and P K Kunhalikutty.
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The Rio 2016 Olympics have opened with a colourful and pulsating ceremony at Maracana stadium on Friday night.
IMAGES from English Premier League matches played on Sunday
"The patriotism of Indian Muslims cannot be questioned." "Al Qaeda is delusional to think Indian Muslims will dance to its tunes." "I am confident thatIndia and US can develop genuine strategic alliance." Days ahead of his historic visit to United States later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to CNN's Fareed Zakaria in his first ever international interview since assuming office. Modi stressed on the numerous similarities two countries share given their history and culture and emphasized that he was confident that India and US would build a strategic and genuine alliance in the coming future.
British royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton on Thursday visited the Kaziranga National Park in a jeep safari.
Specially abled Sai Kaustuv Dasgupta talks about how he wants to make his life a message to all the 'wheelchair warriors'.
The 25-year-old from the District of Columbia is 'the most intelligent contestant in recent memory'!
Sheshadri, who now runs a dance academy in Dallas, Texas, has penned the lyrics, composed music and sung the numbers in the yet unnamed album.
'The sceptical observer is left with the inescapable conclusion that something stinks about the nuke deal. It is a bad deal for India, period.'
Rahul Gandhi on took a dig at PM Modi saying his government's praise of the UPA's flagship scheme MGNREGA is a "shining example" of Modi's "political wisdom".
Hot favorites the United States won Olympic men's basketball gold by beating Spain 118-107 in a final. Athens champions Argentina took bronze by outmuscling Lithuania in a 87-75 victory earlier on the final day of the Games.
The Argentine scores a hat-trick to become the highest foreign goal scorer in the Premier League on Sunday. Also, in bagging a 12th Premier League hat-trick he surpassed the 11 of Alan Shearer with whom he had shared the record.
The rebel legislators on Friday accused the former CM of putting them and their families at risk by claiming that the internal rumblings in the party done at the behest of Delhi.
It took a great escape in injury time to get there after being two goals down to Japan, but Belgium can now view their quarter-final against Brazil free of the weight of expectation.
From the dust and dirt of a warzone to the gleaming uniforms of an army parade -- these are the images that show the reality of life for British servicemen and women. The revealing series of photographs are some of the winning entries in this year's Army Photographic Competition.
'The most recent incident involving Musharraf's make-believe is the standoff at a terrorist stronghold in Islamabad.'
Shailendra Singh to continue as passive shareholder in Percept
Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty were among the nine top film stars who were questioned by the Mumbai police in connection with a case involving an aide of underworld don Chhota Shakeel.
In photos: Priyanka Chopra as Assam Tourism's new ambassador.
The former World heavyweight boxing champion passed away on June 3.
Abhishek has been posting fond memories and interesting anecdotes on Instagram, recapping his #RoadTo20.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
KCR is now having to resort to the lowest common denominator in elections: Reservations.
As Kerala gets into the festive mood, police are maintaining tight vigil with the army receiving information that there may be a terror attack in southern parts of the country.
Modi said the support and participation of the people last year and once again now "redeems the commitment to nurture and promote this ancient discipline and reaffirms yoga as an exemplary manifestation of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world as one family)."
As the countdown to 2018 starts, it's time to rewind those moments in sport that stood out this year.
Spectacular IMAGES from the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea
With a little bit of chaos and a last-minute sprint on preparations, Rio de Janeiro was ready on Friday to revel in a moment seven years in the making: the opening of the Olympic Games.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Trump hosted Diwali celebrations in the historic Roosevelt Room of the White House which was attended by prominent Indian-Americans, Indian-origin administration and diplomatic officials.
US president wows the 2,000 people at Siri Fort
Pakistan officials hope Sunday's match will encourage other countries to send their teams by next year.
Senior NCP leader R R Patil or 'Aaba', was a quintessential grass root politician
Dheeraj, whose performance under the woodwork during the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India earned him accolades, is the third player after skipper Amarjit Singh and defender Anwar Ali from that squad, to get a call in the senior team camp.
Trump is accompanied by First Lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and the top brass of his administration.
Draped in rainbow colours, hundreds of people on Sunday marched in the heart of the national capital for the 9th Queer Pride Parade to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community in making a united call for equality of gender and sexuality and seeking "a life without fear".
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