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Nithyananda's Kailasa cons 30 US cities with 'sister city' pact

Self-proclaimed godman and fugitive Nithyananda's 'United States of Kailasa' has signed a 'cultural partnership' with over 30 American cities, a media report has said, days after the city of Newark......

Indian-American named Chief of Staff to Acting US Defence Secretary

Indian-American Kash Patel has been named as the Chief of Staff to the Acting United States Defence Secretary Chris Miller, the Pentagon has announced. The new appointment from the Pentagon comes......

Trump makes vandalising monuments punishable offence with up to 10 yrs jail

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prosecute those who damage national monuments, making it a punishable offence with up to 10 years in jail. IMAGE: Artist......

Protests flare up in US against COVID-19 lockdown

In these times, the sight of a public gathering of hundreds of people mostly without face masks is alarming. But that is exactly what is happening across the United States, as groups of Americans......

4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

Four Indian-Americans, including a Muslim woman and a former White House technology policy advisor, have won state and local elections held in the United States on Tuesday. IMAGE: Ghazala Hashmi.......

US Supreme Court upholds key Obamacare tax subsidies

Shares of hospital operators, health services providers and insurers rallied broadly The US Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory on Thursday by upholding tax subsidies......

Ex-CTO of US may run for governorship

It is widely believed that Aneesh Chopra, who resigned last week as the first White House Chief Technology Officer, is mulling a run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and is likely to make an......

Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh

The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global......

'There is more to India than just Slumdog Millionaire'

Two students of Indian origin, one from Chile and the other from the United States of America, would go back to their respective countries with cherished memories and cleansed of all the prejudices......

Indian American appointed Virginia Treasurer

An Indian American, with roots in Maharashtra, has been appointed to the key post of Treasurer of the American state of Virginia. Manju Ganeriwala, currently deputy secretary of finance, has been......

FIFA's Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and its secretary general Jerome Valcke have both hired high-powered US lawyers to represent them as a corruption probe roils soccer's global governing body.Blatter......

Saurav Ghosal wins Windy City Open Squash

Saurav Ghosal added another feather to his cap, winning the Windy City Open Squash 2012 in Chicago on Monday. Thesix-time Indian national champion got the better of Pakistan No 2 Yasir Butt 11- 8,......

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