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The American India Foundation marked its 25th anniversary with an annual town hall meeting at the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, bringing together community leaders, philanthropists and technology innovators to examine how artificial intelligence can advance social impact without deepening existing inequalities.

Indian intelligence agencies are closely monitoring a planned Khalistan referendum in Canada as security officials warn of increased attempts by separatist and terror groups to recruit operatives and move weapons and narcotics into Punjab ahead of next year's state elections.

India and the United States are looking to deepen military cooperation across the Indo-Pacific, with U.S. Pacific Command chief Admiral Samuel Paparo meeting senior Indian defense officials during his visit to India.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from airing a $20 million television advertising campaign featuring President Donald Trump, ruling that the government must halt the broadcasts and cancel remaining ad placements ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.

Indian-American candidates are chasing a string of firsts in the November 3 elections, from Nithya Raman's bid to unseat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to a possible first Hindu in the Texas Legislature, after a poll published on Friday put Raman ahead in the mayoral race.

Canadian writer and classicist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for a body of work that has challenged traditional boundaries between poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction and translation.

The four years I spent far above Cayugas waters, attending Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, are among the four best years of my life. That is why it is so confusing and painful to see the same paths I crossed ten thousand times, maybe, now marked by around-the-clock vigils and protests over the fate of Jane Doe and her allegations of sexual assault against seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in a civil complaint filed on September 14, 2026.

Tanishq has opened its 11th store in the U.S., strengthening its presence in a market with a large and diverse South Asian community.

For many farmers in developing countries, artificial intelligence may be less about replacing jobs and more about making basic services and knowledge easier to access, World Bank President Ajay Banga said, pointing to an initiative in Uttar Pradesh that helps women farmers identify crop diseases using basic smartphones.

India and Canada are moving quickly to rebuild their economic ties, with negotiators set to meet in Ottawa this week for a fifth round of talks aimed at completing a long-awaited trade agreement by the end of 2026.

Indias white-ball cricket is producing gold, records and a frightening amount of batting depth. Yet, beneath that success lies a question that cannot be ignored: is 50-over cricket itself keeping pace with the game India is building? The answer from the Asian Games in Nisshin and the subsequent West Indies ODI series is both encouraging and worrying.

In a fractured geopolitical landscape, India's diplomatic choices are increasingly under global scrutiny. At a recent South Asian Literature Association gathering, senior Congress leader and former Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid discussed India's Tryst with the World, a 2025 volume in the Rethinking India series edited by Salil Shetty and Khurshid. He used the discussion to examine the evolution of Indian foreign policy, the legacy of nonalignment and the challenges facing Indi

The United States is leading a new international push to change how scientific research is funded, organised and carried out, with 16 other countries backing a plan that puts artificial intelligence, advanced computing and Super Intelligence at the center of future scientific discovery.

The global Indian diaspora has called for improvements in consular services, financial access, cultural programs and other areas in a memorandum submitted to India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his recent visit to New York.

A nutrient found in everyday protein-rich foods may help cells produce energy more efficiently by preventing the breakdown of key mitochondrial proteins, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cologne, Germany.

The 19th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Convention will be held in Kolkata from Jan. 7-9, 2027, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Community leaders across the San Francisco Bay Area bade a warm farewell to the outgoing Deputy Consul General of India in San Francisco Rakesh Adlakha, whose three-year-and-a-half-year tenure concluded Sept. 30.

In the midst of artificial intelligence agents going rogue routinely in all major labs comes a paper warning about the dangers of an intelligence explosion, where AI surpasses human intelligence through recursive self-improvement.

A Hindu temple in the greater Cleveland area of Ohio was vandalized with bricks while priests and devotees were inside on Friday, October 2, according to reports.

India's men's team successfully defended its Asian Games hockey title after beating Malaysia 5-1 in the final on Saturday, October 3, at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara.

The Indian Consulate in Los Angeles marked Gandhi Jayanti and Shastri Jayanti with two separate programs in the city, bringing together community members to remember Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on October 2.

Sachin Tendulkar is taking his curiosity beyond cricket, partnering with OpenAI in a multi-year collaboration aimed at showing Indians how artificial intelligence can be used in everyday life.

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat survived a late fightback from North Koreas Chong Song Han to win the mens freestyle 57kg gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, October 3.

India completed a memorable cricket double at the Asian Games on Saturday, October 3, beating Pakistan by 19 runs in the mens gold medal match to retain the title and add another gold to the one won by the womens team earlier in the competition.

Pranavi Urs held her nerve under pressure on Saturday, October 3, to make history as the first Indian woman golfer to win an Asian Games gold medal, finishing the final round one stroke ahead of the field.

Foreign journalists and some Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking to enter the United States will now face expanded social media screening as part of the visa application process.

India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal used his visit to Chicago to reassure Indian-Americans that India would continue to support its citizens and diaspora members during difficult situations overseas, while also urging them to contribute fully to life in the U.S.

Kumkum Mohod completed a stunning comeback to make history for India at the Asian Games on Saturday, October 3, winning the womens individual recurve gold after beating South Koreas Yejin Oh in a dramatic shoot-off.

If you follow health and longevity trends, you are likely to have run across NAD+ or Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, which is a fundamental coenzyme found in every single living cell. You can visualize it as an essential worker for the cellular powerhouses (mitochondria). It helps convert nutrients from food into usable cellular energy and plays a vital role in cellular repair and defense. As we age, our natural levels of NAD+ decline.

Atul Kulkarnis career in Indian cinema has crossed linguistic and geographic boundaries, with work in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Raised across Karnataka and Maharashtra, Kulkarni developed an early familiarity with different cultures before studying acting at the National School of Drama in New Delhi.

Indian farmer groups are gaining a new route to international markets, with 24 metric tonnes of frozen food products from Haryana being shipped to Canada with support from the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).

Rustom Bhagwagar, a former Delta pilot of Indian-origin, and his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Spitz Powell, have been convicted of sexually abusing Powells daughter over several years, with both now facing a possible sentence of 230 years to life in prison, an official news release stated.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, October 2, praised flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage and quick thinking after the pilot helped prevent a mid-air attack from turning into a major disaster.

India secured direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics after the womens hockey team defeated reigning Asian champions China 1-0 to win gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, October 2.

Ankush Panghal capped a golden day for Indian boxing at the Asian Games, beating South Koreas Kim Min-seong to win the mens 80kg title on Friday, October 2.

SALA 2026, Day One: The annual South Asian Literature and Arts Festival (SALA) again drew an audience from far and wide. From almost the entire South Asian American community in California, anyone who could afford to walk, drive, ride, or fly to the venue had descended, like a flock of migrant birds, to the city of Atherton, where the festival was held September 26-27 on the grounds of Menlo College, unnoticed by students and faculty but much enjoyed by its regulars.

India secured a historic Asian Games gold in women's recurve team archery on Friday, overcoming 10-time Olympic champions South Korea 5-3 in a tense final played in difficult windy conditions.

The University of Delaware is facing a federal lawsuit over its tuition policy for undocumented immigrants, as the Trump administration steps up efforts to challenge in-state tuition rules at colleges across the country.

Alberto Alencastro, 25, Alfonso Segura Arellano, 20, and Barnabe Segura Arellano, 22, have been indicted in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Avtar Singh, a 57-year-old Indian-origin father from Tracy, California, who investigators say was mistakenly targeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, October 1, called Captain Smit Machchhar a HERO and praised the Indian pilot for showing immense courage after being seriously injured while helping avert a major crisis aboard a Flydubai flight.

Ajay Bhutoria, an Indian-origin Silicon Valley technology leader and former Biden White House adviser, has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the state Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.

By Raju Korti- Nobel laurate Physicist David Grosss stark warning of a nuclear countdown has stirred debate on whether humanity is truly staring at a finite horizon or whether fear itself is being weaponised. The truth lies in the interplay of politics, technology and natures own fury. Humanity has always lived under the shadow of []

New Delhi and the Washington are pushing to move ahead with an interim trade agreement, with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal holding talks with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers' meeting in Milwaukee on Wednesday, September 30.

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar was hailed as a hero by President Donald Trump after he reportedly managed to open the cockpit door despite being badly wounded in a mid-air attack by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Israel.

India completed a golden day in compound archery on Wednesday, September 30, with the men's team fighting back to beat China 238-237 and complete a hat-trick of gold medals in the event at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square.

A flydubai flight carrying around 180 passengers made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, September 30, after a mid-air incident triggered emergency signals and fears of a possible hijacking, with passengers reporting screams, blood in the cockpit and a sudden dive.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined a regional meeting of American diplomats virtually from Washington, as U.S. envoys from South and Central Asia gathered in New Delhi to discuss regional engagement.

India added another archery gold at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, September 30, as Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav defeated South Korea in a tense shoot-off to win the compound mixed team title.

Two Indian nationals are facing federal charges in Florida over an alleged international scheme to distribute counterfeit Ozempic in the United States, with prosecutors saying the drugs were obtained from unauthorized sources in China and sold to U.S. distributors.

The Trump administration is reshaping how the U.S. government approaches advanced technology, replacing the terms Artificial Intelligence and AI with Super Intelligence and SI while securing a voluntary safety commitment from some of the worlds biggest technology companies.