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Three wanted for abduction-murder of Sikh man in California, seven months after mistaken-identity attack

Avtar Singh was kidnapped from a gurdwara in Tracy on 17 February this year, and found dead 3 days later. The motive was linked to a stolen cargo trailer, the Sheriff's Office found.

California has the worst tippers in the US. People blame high taxes and costly dining

The study, conducted by restaurant technology company Toast, found that the average restaurant tip across the US in 2026 was around 18.8 per cent.

Rare snakes, sharks show up on California shores. ‘Super El Niño’ drives marine life north

The developments highlight how large-scale changes in ocean temperatures can affect the distribution of marine species, potentially bringing species into waters closer to the coast where they are rarely encountered.

Aisha Wahab is living the American Dream. Refugee parents to first Afghan-American in US Congress

From foster care to Congress, California State Senator Aisha Wahab beats candidate Melissa Hernandez in a historic special election win.

US court drops charges against Indian-origin doctor who drove family off cliff in California

The incident took place on 2 January 2023 when Patel, along with his wife and two children, was driving a Tesla car, which went down a 250-foot cliff in an area known as Devil's Slide.

A robot went rogue at a Chinese food restaurant in California. What people are saying

The robot, designed to assist staff and entertain customers, suddenly began moving uncontrollably, knocking over utensils and sauce containers.

Indian-American businessman Vinod Khosla & Elon Musk trade barbs on X over ‘WAGA’ jibe

Khosla reposted an old Musk tweet, accused him of backing 'white America great again' and urged Tesla, SpaceX and X staff to quit. Musk hit back as well.

California Governor Gavin Newsom makes way to COP30, calls US absence ‘own goal’ by Trump

The Chinese are very happy dominating supply chains and manufacturing because they understand the economic opportunity of green energy transition, he asserts.

‘Dunki’ migrants & cost of the American Dream: This NGO has repatriated bodies of 55 Indians in 2 yrs

Heart attacks, accidents, shootings, suicides, stress over deportation & loans are top reasons for deaths of Indians who enter US illegally. Latest is Jind's Kapil Sharma, shot dead on guard duty.

34-year-old Haryana man Shammy Verma arrested in California on charges of rape, sodomy

Santa Rosa police say Verma had a pattern of developing relationships with women and then sexually assaulting them, suspect there may be more victims.

On Camera

Boy Throb member Darshan told Mamdani he’s from Kolhapur. Instagram is throbbing with joy

As the NYC mayor took Boy Throb members on a tour of City Hall, the verdict on Instagram was simple and unanimous: ‘Mamdani a confirmed throbber.’

Business confidence rebounds but remains below year-ago levels, hiring outlook still glum: NCAER

The National Council of Applied Economic Research’s latest Business Expectations Survey—covering the July-September quarter of FY26-27—was released Friday. 

Trump admin ‘withholding’ approval for Europe-funded Patriot missiles for Ukraine—WaPo report

The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.

India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest

Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.