The first Hindu elected to the Congress, Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, has said that she met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a secret, "fact-finding" trip to Syria and Lebanon.
An Indian businessman in the UAE has pledged $1 million (Dh3.6 million) to pay off the debts of expatriates who are jailed here, a newspaper reported.
Although she converted to Christianity when she got married, she has continued to attend Sikh religious ceremonies. Her father, Ajit Singh Randhwa, wearing a red turban, sat proudly behind her during the hearings.
US President Donald Trump has picked Ajit Vardaraj Pai, an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality, to head the crucial Federal Communications Commission, making him the fourth Indian-American in the administration at the senior level.
With an aim to establish their first place of worship in Geelong city of Australia's Victoria state, Sikh leaders here are seeking to convert a former church building into a gurdwara to host daily prayers and weekly gatherings, the media reported.
Its the largest induction of Sikhs in US army after Defense Department banned visible articles of faith