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Dry winter, low humidity, Santa Ana winds: What’s fuelling the LA wildfires

As 5 major fires—Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, Sunset—rage across LA & Southern California, ThePrint looks at the history of wildfires in California & the effect of climate change.

3 Indian-origin engineers behind iPhone 16’s newest features shine at Apple keynote

Product manager Piyush Pratik, manager of camera hardware engg Paulom Shah, V-P of Apple's silicon engg group Sribalan Santhanam significantly contributed to phone’s cutting-edge tech.

‘US soil being used for terrorist activities against India’: Indian Americans tell FBI, DoJ

In a meeting with federal agencies, the community leaders expressed concern over increasing hate crimes against Hindus and the law enforcement's ability to take any action.

Accused of caste bias, ex-Cisco engineer Sundar Iyer wants to ‘fix’ what CRD did — ‘let down Dalits’

3 yrs after it was filed, CRD has dropped lawsuit against him & engineer Ramana Kompella. Iyer says California civil rights dept 'lied & hid evidence' from court, media & activists.

Hindu temple defaced with ‘pro-Khalistan’ graffiti in California, 2nd such incident in a month

In December, suspected pro-separatist activists had allegedly defaced Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California. The exterior wall of the Hindu was defaced with anti-India graffiti.

Asian Americans in California are strongly backing the Democratic Party in upcoming elections

Kamala Harris is badly underperforming the generic ballot, which saw a 51–17 percent Democratic advantage over the Republicans

‘Enemy of India & Sikhs:’ BJP slams attack on San Francisco consulate by Khalistan supporters

Incidentally, a poster is also doing the rounds in Canada which accuses two Indian diplomats of playing a role in the June killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Death toll from California massacre rises to 11 as police look for motive

An 11th victim died from injuries Monday after an elderly gunman's deadly rampage at a Los Angeles dance hall during a Lunar New Year celebration, said California police.

California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre

Officials said the suspect turned a handgun on himself on Sunday morning as police approached a white van he was driving about 20 miles from the site of the shooting.

British actor Julian Sands reported missing while hiking in California mountains

According to reports, the 65-year-old actor — best known for his roles in films like 'A Room with a View' and 'Warlock' — was reported missing by his wife on 13 January.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.