Leaders at the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) expressed deep disappointment with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to exclude Diwali from the 2016-17 public school calendars. Earlier today, the Mayor announced that the new public school calendar will include two Muslim holidays...
US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took pot shots at each other as the latter warned against entering a "very bad" deal with Iran over its nuclear programme....
National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), the largest umbrella organization of more than 200 associations, will honour 10 Indian American achievers at its 18th biennial convention March 6-8 in Cerritos, California....
India has called for a non-ideological and open dialogue among religions and civilisations to promote and strengthen human rights around the world. ...
An American woman missing here since February 27 has been hospitalized after she was found lying on a road in a state of shock with bruises all over the body, police said Wednesday....
A Justice Department probe has concluded that the police in Ferguson where a white policeman shot dead an unarmed black teen last August, engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans. ...
A 20-year-old US military weather satellite exploded in orbit last month following a sudden temperature spike in its power system, producing at least 43 pieces of space debris, US media reported Tuesday. ...
The Second Circuit of the US Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Annie George, convicted in 2013 of harboring an illegal immigrant for more than five years....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in US Congress on Tuesday on a potential agreement on Iran's nuclear issue was a "show full of deception," Iran's foreign ministry said....
Sherin Thawer, 45, was arrested by special agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) at her residence in Coppell, Texas. She made her initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Stickney, who released her on conditions....
