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‘Don’t want this on camera’: California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter storms out of interview; meltdown after Trump question

Katie Porter during the interview (X/@juliewattsTV) California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter came under criticism after abruptly trying to end an interview during a question about how she plans to win over Republican voters who supported US President Donald Trump. The exchange, recorded last month and aired on CBS News on Monday, quickly went viral.During the […]

California: Diwali becomes state holiday; Indian American community hails move

California will officially recognise Diwali as a state holiday after governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill on October 6, joined by celebrations among Indian American communities and recognition from legislators. The law allows public schools and community colleges to close on Diwali and lets state employees take paid time off for the festival. The […]

‘Put travel plans on hold’: H-1B visa warning issued by University of Southern California; ‘Until further guidance’

University of Southern California has issued a travel warning for H-1B faculty. The University of Southern California has issued a travel warning urging its faculty and staff who are on H-1B visas to defer international travel until further guidance is available on the visa issue. The university’s student newspaper reported about the advisory that also […]

‘Breathtaking abuse of power’: Newsom slams Donald Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon; vows legal action

File photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, a move that Governor Gavin Newsom condemned as “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” The deployment comes just a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s […]

‘Absolutely reprehensible’: US judge sentences Kavanaugh’s attempted assassin; California woman gets eight years in prison | World News

US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (Pic credit: AP) A California resident who admitted attempting to assassinate US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, (birth name Nicholas Roske) appeared before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Judge […]

‘Inappropriate touch during consultation’: Indian-origin doctor arrested in California, cops asks victims to come forward

Indian-origin physician Dr Sanjay Agarwal arrested in California for sexual battery. The Milpitas Police in California has notified about the arrest of Dr Sanjay Agarwal, an Indian-origin physician in San Jose, on the charge of sexual assault on a female patient during consultation. “On September 16, 2025, a prior sexual battery was reported to the […]

$1 million heist caught on camera: 25 thugs enter jewelry store in California, shoot at automatic door to exit

A $1 million heist in a California jewelry store was caught on camera. Around 25-30 masked thugs entered a jewelry store in California in broad daylight Monday afternoon, smashed and grabbed whatever they could and then shot fires as the automatic door of the store locked them in. The entire act of vandalism was caught […]

Wanted to kill a sex offender: Indian-origin Varun Suresh arrested in California, says it ‘should be cool’ as he killed a pedophile

India-origin Varun Suresh became a vigilante and killed sex offender David Brimmer in Fremont. 29-year-old Varun Suresh, an Indian-origin man, was arrested in Fremont, California, after he stabbed and killed David Brimmer in front of Brimmer’s house. Suresh and Brimmer did not know each other but Suresh told cops that he had wanted for years […]

‘Bring Grandma Home’: Hundreds rally in California against Harjit Kaur’s arrest; family demands her release

Several protestors gathered outside El Sobrante Sikh Gurdwara (File Photo) A wave of anger and sympathy has erupted across California after the detention of Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Indian grandmother, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Kaur, a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, was taken into custody on 8 September during […]

Illegal use of troops: US court slams Trump, judge rules Guard deployment in California broke law; LA immigration protests at center of clash

A federal judge has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops during immigration enforcement protests in Southern California violated federal law. US District Judge Charles Breyer, sitting in San Francisco, issued the ruling, finding that the administration overstepped legal boundaries by deploying troops to the Los Angeles area over the summer. […]