Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Pulkit Desai, a US Marine veteran and technology professional, has been sworn in as mayor of Parsippany, New Jersey, becoming the township’s first Indian American mayor after a razor-thin election victory.Desai, a Democrat, won the mayoral race after provisional and vote-by-mail ballots overturned an earlier lead held by Republican incumbent James Barberio. Final counts showed Desai ahead by a narrow margin, with Democrats also winning two council seats and securing co…
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New York, Jan 1 (IANS) Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City will be sworn in using Islam’s holy text, according to local media reports.The move comes against the backdrop of a series of historic moments as Mamdani prepares to assume office.When the 34-year-old Democrat formally becomes mayor shortly after midnight, he will be the first Muslim, the first South Asian and the first African-born individua…
Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration is pulling the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, a few days after the US Supreme Court ruled against the administration.”We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that crime has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and only by that fact. Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were gone if it weren’t for the Fe…