
Former Home Secretary Priti Patel, who declared backing for Boris Johnson as UK PM, said on Monday that she is setting aside political differences to give fellow India-origin Rishi Sunak "the best chance of succeeding". ...
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Former British Chancellor Rishi Sunak is the firm favourite to replace Liz Truss as the next UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party and could do so by as early as Monday afternoon, the media reported. ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Diwali with prominent members of the Indian-American community at his official residence in Austin, the state capital....

An Indian-American lawmaker has slammed the Seattle police for not investigating repeated 'feces attacks' on her house, which she says is "politically-motivated"....

A person was taken into custody after a US military base outside Washington, D.C. reported a "barricade situation". ...

After the March 2022 news leak that Beijing was working on a secret deal with the Solomon Islands to open the door for a Chinese naval base, American initiatives in the Pacific islands have checkmated China....

Salman Rushdie has lost his sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in the US' New York state two months ago, his agent has confirmed, the media reported....

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that its director had tested positive for Covid-19....

People who have received two or three doses of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine are significantly more likely to have milder illnesses if infected with the Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants than those who are unvaccinated, according to a study....