HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-born Ghazala Hashmi scripted history by winning the Virginia Lt Governor race to become the first Muslim, the first South Asian American, and the first Indian-origin woman to hold the post.
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs under an emergency authority, in a landmark case that could redefine presidential powers over trade.
NEW YORK: Zohair Mamdani, a young Muslim of Indian origin, Democratic Socialist, won New York City's mayoral race, capitalising on the liberal metropolis' antipathy to President Donald Trump and economic angst.
NEW YORK: At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville International Airport in the US state of Kentucky, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.
LONDON: As many as nine people were receiving treatment for life-threatening injuries after a series of stabbings on a train near Cambridge in eastern England, police said, adding that two suspected attackers were arrested and counterterrorism police were supporting their investigation, local media reports said.
WASHINGTON: Two US federal judges ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue paying benefits under a food assistance programme despite a prolonged government shutdown that has left many agencies without funding.