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President Donald Trump has said Washington and New Delhi are close to reaching a trade deal, adding that the agreement would be different from previous pacts.

The IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference held October 16-17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center had the theme of Scaling Intelligence and Engineering Abundance. The theme was apt, as technologists are, after all, pivoting from an economy constrained by scarce expertise to one powered by scalable synthetic intelligence.

In 1949, one night, an idol of Ram Lala (the infant Ram) was placed in Babri Masjid in Fyzabad (Ayodhya), and it was declared that Lord Ram had miraculously appeared there.

Elon Musk's pledge to give one SpaceX share to every child in the U.S. could be worth more than $10 billion, based on the company's latest closing stock price and the number of minors in the country.

Community leaders, philanthropists and members of the Silicon Valley diaspora gathered Oct. 4 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Alto for the 2026 Indians for Collective Action (ICA) Gala, focused on climate sustainability and grassroots initiatives connecting Northern California with rural India.

Chinmay Sutar joined an elite group of batters that includes Don Bradman and Brian Lara after scoring an unbeaten 400 for Mizoram against Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy Plate Group on Monday, October 19.

By Ritu Jha- An alleged plot by a 19-year-old man to carry out a mass shooting targeting Indian people at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois, has shocked the community and drawn condemnation from elected officials and civil rights organizations. Alexandros Paporakis is accused of planning an attack on the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji Temple), []

On October 10, Delhi did not look like the capital of the world's largest democracy. It looked like a city under siege. Jantar Mantar has been India's address for anger and hope for decades. Farmers, students, doctors and workers have all stood there and been heard. That day it was sealed off. Permission to protest was denied. Plans were made to deploy 23,000 central armed police personnel. Police sought the closure of 57 metro stations. Trains to Delhi were cancelled.

Canada is looking to more than double its trade with India by 2030, as the two countries step up negotiations on a comprehensive economic agreement and encourage businesses to explore new commercial opportunities.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Mumbai and Jamnagar, India, next week for talks expected to cover energy cooperation, trade and broader strategic ties, the State Department said, as Washington approaches an Oct. 18 deadline tied to potential penalties on countries buying Russian energy.

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Jewish and Indian community leaders in New Jersey came together on October 9 to honor Captain Smit Machchhar for his heroism, with a special ceremony organized at the Iselin Adult Day Care Center on just three days notice, an official news release stated. The gathering brought together community representatives, public officials, volunteers []

Indian-American city councilmember Nithya Raman heads into the only televised debate of the Los Angeles mayoral runoff with an 11-point lead over incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, although a large share of voters have yet to decide whom to support.

President Donald Trump has left open the possibility of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming Asia trip, which includes stops in the Philippines and China next month.

Canada is stepping up efforts to expand its business ties with India, sending nearly 300 business delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru as the two countries work toward concluding a trade agreement by the end of 2026.