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People taking popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may soon see a new safety warning on their prescriptions after U.S. health regulators flagged a rare eye condition that can cause permanent vision loss.

Sundar Pichai has topped the HSBC Hurun Global Indians List 2026, emerging as the most influential Indian-origin business leader with Alphabet's valuation reaching $4.2 trillion.

President Donald Trump has thrown Apple executive chairman Tim Cook into the race to lead Nvidia, backing him as the chipmaker searches for a permanent successor to Jensen Huang following his sudden departure.

Workers nearing retirement in the U.S. will get more room to build their savings in 2027, with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) raising the additional contributions allowed for older employees under workplace retirement plans.

A renewed push to recognize Diwali as a federal holiday in the U.S. has gained support from lawmakers, with Congresswoman Grace Meng reintroducing legislation that would add the Hindu festival of lights to the country's official holiday calendar.

Today, November 9, is being celebrated as World Urdu Day. While I love Urdu, I regret that I cannot celebrate World Urdu Day because it is being celebrated on the birthday of Allama Iqbal, whom I regard as a traitor to my country. He was a shameless British agent, responsible, along with Muhammad Ali Jinnah, for the Partition of India in 1947, the biggest tragedy in the 5,000-year-old known history of our country, for which we are still suffering today.

State Bank of India (California) has opened its first branch outside California in Frisco, Texas, marking a major step in the Indian lender's expansion in the U.S.

Diwali is receiving growing recognition across North America, with New York state, Toronto and several other U.S. and Canadian cities and states marking November 8 as the Festival of Lights and celebrating the contributions of their South Asian communities.

President Donald Trump has said he is ready to work with Democrats following the midterm elections, as Republicans face a major setback with projections showing Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and making significant gains in the Senate.

Indian-American Democrat Pia Dandiya has won a closely contested seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida, defeating Republican Casey Askar in the state's 22nd Congressional District, according to projections by Decision Desk HQ and CBS News.

Indian-American Democrats Suhas Subramanyam and Aruna Miller secured re-election in the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, while Democrat Pia Dandiya held a lead in Florida and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy trailed in the Ohio governor's race as early results came in.

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida turned into a celebration of South Asian culture as more than 500 dancers from across the world came together for the fourth annual Diwali Dance Fest.

After 26 years in genomics, entrepreneur Anu Acharya is betting that the future of health care lies not just in treating disease but in identifying risks before they become illnesses.

President Donald Trump has threatened to block legislation if Democrats take control of Congress in Tuesday's, November 3, midterm elections, saying he would use his veto power to force them into negotiations.

Control of Congress is at stake as Americans head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, with the outcome of the midterm elections set to shape President Donald Trump's legislative agenda for the final two years of his second term.

Indian American community organizations in California's San Francisco Bay Area came together to mark 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public service, highlighting India's development and the importance of strengthening ties between India and the United States.

With just days left before Ohio voters choose their next governor, Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has outlined seven executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office, including measures targeting visa fraud, foreign hiring by public entities and illegal immigration.

An 18-year-old Indian-origin pre-med student from New Jersey has been indicted on a first-degree aggravated manslaughter charge in connection with a July car crash that killed a 44-year-old woman in Somerset County.

The Quad is seeking to revive its highest-level engagement after months of uncertainty, with foreign ministers from India, the United States, Japan and Australia meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, October 31, amid growing questions about the group's unity and the state of India-U.S. relations.