Ruling that yoga taught in elementary schools is not a gateway to Hinduism and does not violate religious freedoms, a California appeals court has allowed it to continue....
The Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) welcomed the passage by the US House of a bill that would reformulate how physicians are reimbursed for Medicare, a government health insurance for seniors over 65....
National Award-winning Tamil children's film "Kaaka Muttai" will have its US premiere at the forthcoming 13th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which will take place here between April 8 and 12....
US President Barack Obama telephoned Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday to express condolences for the 147 lives lost in an attack on a Kenyan university by the Somali terrorist group Al Shabab, the White House said. ...
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has chosen the New York borough of Brooklyn as the place to set up campaign headquarters for her 2016 run for president, the daily Politico reported on Friday....
The P5+1 group of world powers and Iran reached a breakthrough in their nuclear talks and a tentative deal was achieved which US president Barack Obama praised as "historic" but Israel on Friday said a deal based on this framework will threaten Israel's existence....
The P5+1 group of world powers led by the US have announced a "framework agreement" with Iran limiting its nuclear programme. The agreement outlines major points to be fleshed out in a final deal, the details of which have to be worked out by the end of June this year....
Hiten Patel, 36, was convicted in February of 22 criminal charges, including multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and attempted sexual assault in Atlantic City, said the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, according to a report in the Cherry Hill Courier Post on Thursday....
Canada born Sim Bhullar has become the first player of Indian descent on a US National Basketball Association (NBA) team's regular season roster with the Sacramento Kings signing him to a 10-day contract....
The New Jersey Democrat's attorney, Abbe Lowell told Judge William Walls on Thursday that Menendez was entering a not-guilty plea for each of the 14 counts filed against him, including eight for bribery and three for honest services fraud, Efe news agency reported....
