US & Canada
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Rahul Gandhi arrives in San Francisco.
San Francisco: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in the US on Tuesday, where he is slated to deliver a lecture at…
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Canadian province allows Sikh motorcyclists to ride without helmets for special events
Toronto: The government in Canada’s Saskatchewan province has granted Sikh motorcyclists a temporary exemption from wearing helmets during special events like…
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Bill introduced to make Diwali federal holiday in US
New York: A bill to make Diwali a federal holiday has been introduced by Grace Meng, a Democrat member of the…
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NY State Assembly to pass legislation to observe Diwali as federal holiday
New York: The New York State Assembly hopes to pass a legislation to observe Diwali and Lunar New Year as federal…
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Indian-origin hacker gets 51 months jail for computer fraud in US
New York: A 38-year-old Indian-origin hacker from Virginia was sentenced to more than four years in prison for hacking into computers…
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Canadian teen’s rape-murder case solved after 48 years
Ottawa: The rape and murder case of a teenager which took place in 1975 in Canada’s Montreal case has finally been…
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Rare Honour for Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project from Global Civil Engineers’ Society in US
Hyderabad: A proud moment for the State of Telangana as the world acknowledged and applauded the monumental efforts of the…
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Punjabi man stabs woman to death in Canada’s Brampton
Toronto: A 44-year-old man from Punjab has been arrested for murdering a woman in Sparrow Park in Brampton – a city…
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Salman Rushdie makes 1st public appearance since stabbing incident
New York: Nine months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Booker Prize-winning author…
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Indian-origin candidates in race for Toronto’s Mayoral elections
Toronto: A handful of Indo-Canadians are among 102 candidates in fray for the Toronto mayoral election to be held for the…
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5.44-magnitude quake hits California
Washington: An earthquake, measuring 5.44 on the Richter Scale, jolted 4km SW of East Shore, US state of California. The quake…
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Family of slain Indian-American woman raise money to fight gun violence
New York: The family members of a 33 year-old Indian-American woman, who was allegedly shot at and killed by her husband…
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Efforts on to repatriate body of Indian engineer killed in US shooting
New York: Efforts are on to repatriate the mortal remains of the Indian engineer who was killed in a mass shooting…
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9 dead, 7 injured in shooting at mall in Texas
Houston: Nine people were killed, including the shooter, and seven others wounded in a shooting at an outlet mall in south-central…
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Indian-origin man accused of murdering two men in US parking lot
New York: A 21-year-old Indian origin man has been booked for fatally shooting two men at a parking lot of a…
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Indian Uber driver attacked in Canada, suspect arrested
Toronto: Police have arrested a suspect after an Indian driver was verbally abused and attacked for taking a wrong turn in…
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4 killed in mass shooting in California desert community
San Francisco: Four people were killed in a mass shooting in a small desert community in California, local media reported citing…
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US to start student visa application process from mid-May
New Delhi: The US will begin processing student visa applications for the Fall Session with the first batch of appointments available…
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Over 200 officers hunt for Texas man accused of killing neighbours
Houston: More than 200 officers from different US law enforcement agencies are currently searching for a man in Texas accused of…
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2 teens dead, 4 injured in Mississippi shooting
Washington: Two teenagers died and four others were wounded after a shooting at a house party in the city of Bay…
