A housewarming ceremony involving a Hindu havan at a Texas home took an unexpected turn when local firefighters arrived at the scene, mistaking the ritual for a fire emergency.The incident was captured on video. The footage has gone viral and has fuelled an online debate over cultural awareness and fire safety. The clip was originally […]
Texas Republican Valentina Gomez (Source: X/@ValentinaForUSA) Teaxs Republican congressional candidate Valentina Gomez has triggered fresh outrage online after releasing a video on X where she is seen setting the Islamic holy book, the Quran, on fire. The video was captioned, “I will end Islam in Texas so help me God”, quickly went viral, drawing widespread […]
Indian-origin man, with permanent resident status in the US, charged with tax evasion in Texas. A 43-year-old Indian-origin man, Anil Surabhi, has been charged with a federal tax violation in Texas, the Justice Department said. Anil Surabhi, 43, an Indian citizen with permanent resident status in the United States, was named in an indictment returned […]
new video loaded: California and Texas Face Off in Redistricting Fight By Laurel Rosenhall, David Goodman, Rebecca Suner, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart•August 22, 2025 The battle over redistricting is playing out in the country’s two largest states. Texas and California passed redistricting efforts this week that counter each other. David Goodman and Laurel Rosenhall […]
SACRAMENTO: The national tit-for-tat redistricting battle entered its next phase Thursday as California Democrats launched their final legislative push to redraw their congressional map to add up to five winnable seats for their party, a direct counter to the Texas House’s approval of a new map to create more conservative-leaning seats in that state. California’s […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of a controversial redistricting bill in the Texas House, declaring it a “big win” that could hand Republicans five additional congressional seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.“Everything Passed, on our way to five more Congressional seats and saving […]
File photo: Former US President Barack Obama (Picture credit: AP) Former US President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind California Governor Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw House districts, calling the plan a “responsible” way to counter Republican efforts in Texas.Speaking at a Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser on Tuesday, Obama said he admired Newsom’s decision to […]
Texas Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, oversees a debate over a redrawn US congressional map in Texas during a special session, in Austin, Texas. (Pictur ecredit: AP) The Texas House passed a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan on Wednesday that could hand Republicans five additional seats in the US House of Representatives, triggering a […]
In retaliation to Republican-led redistricting in Texas, California governor Gavin Newsom has urged the legislature to authorise a November special election aimed at approving a new congressional map, a move critics say undermines independent redistricting, reported news agency AP.Dubbed the Election Rigging Response Act, the measure would temporarily override the citizens redistricting commission – California’s […]
Nicole Collier (left), Protest against redistricting (AP) In an act of defiance amid a redistricting standoff, Democratic Texas Representative Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing a Republican demand to be monitored by state police. The protest comes as the holdout Democrats returned to the Capitol following a two-week walkout aimed […]
