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Sikhs in turbans can now serve Washington police   Sikh police officers in the American capital will be allowed to wear turbans, beards and other religious items while on the job. The new uniform policy announced by Washington DC police C ... More

Obama supports same-sex marriage   President Barack Obama has become the first president in US history to come out in support of the same-sex marriage, injecting one of the most contentious issues into political debate ahead ... More

Mexican woman with nine babies a fraud, say doctors   A 32-year-old Mexican woman, who said she was pregnant with nine babies, was not pregnant at all and "just obese". She could not be expecting because her fallop ... More

Head injury turns college dropout a maths genius!   Washington  :  In an incident which appears be a perfect plot for any reality-based fiction work, an American college dropout after being bru ... More

Air India gets first Dreamliner from Nikki Haley’s state   The first of four Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft for Air India being assembled in South Carolina, a state governed by Indian American Nikki Haley, has rolled out of final assembly with great ... More

Mitt Romney sweeps five states, readies to battle Obama   Mitt Romney has swept five Republican primaries to effectively clinch the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in the November general election. With his nearest riva ... More

Citi’s Pandit sued over excessive pay   Citigroup's Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit and its directors have been sued by a bank shareholder over a compensation package that was contested by investors in a rare failed, "say-on-pay ... More

Obama, Romney in a tight race: Poll   President Barack Obama and his likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney are locked in a tight race in the November presidential poll as Romney solidified suppor ... More

India needs to tighten fiscal policy: IMF   With the notable exception of India, a number of economies in emerging Asia have room to make policy more supportive of economic activity, given favourable debt ... More

Tried to prevent Mumbai attacks: Headley’s ex-wife   The estranged wife of admitted Pakistani American terrorist David Coleman Headley claims she tried to prevent the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack by going to US authorities abroad, but they did ... More

Quake hits Mexico   Mexico City :  A 6.4-magnitude quake struck western Mexico Wednesday but there was no major damage, the National Seismological Service (NSS) said. The quake occurred aro ... More

Bobby Jindal backs Romney as Santorum quits   Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal came out in support of Mitt Romney as his closest rival Rick Santorum suspended his campaign, effectively cedi ... More