Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian American Dr Tina Shah’s entry into electoral politics grew out of years spent in intensive care units, where she treated patients whose conditions deteriorated after medicines were denied or care was delayed.Shah is now among several Democrats and the only Indian American seeking the party’s nomination in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, arguing that the systemic failures she encountered in hospitals are the direct result of decisions made in Washing…
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Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) John Bartlett, a county commissioner and voting rights attorney running in the special election to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, is making a direct appeal to Indian American voters, describing himself as both personally connected to the community and politically responsive to its concerns.Bartlett said his candidacy follows Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s election as governor of New Jersey, creating a vacancy in the district and triggering a closely watched…
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…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) A strong winter storm slammed across the US Northeast and Great Lakes regions from Friday evening to Saturday, dumping snow, crippling holiday travel and leaving tens of thousands out of power.As of 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, more than 5,580 flights within, to or out of the United States were delayed and at least 860 were canceled, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware, Xinhua news agency reported.Flight delays and cancellations piled up due to severe wea…