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Topic: California

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.

Torrential downpours & mudslide threats prompt evacuations along California coast

15 districts of Montecito were ordered immediately evacuated along with portions of the city of Santa Barbara and adjacent areas of Carpinteria and Summerland.

Hindu-Americans are in denial about caste. It’s been in religious scriptures for long

Battle lines are being drawn in response to the emergence of caste fissures in the American workplace, thanks to California Civil Rights Department's case against CISCO.

Indian-American man arrested for killing daughter-in-law over decision to divorce son in US

The suspect was arrested in California for fatally shooting his daughter-in-law at a Walmart parking lot. He reportedly travelled over 240 km to find her.

On Camera

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.