Tag: New Jersey

US Election 2020: Polls open in New York, New Jersey, Virginia

Despite an often startlingly laid-back campaign, Biden, 77, leads in almost every opinion poll, buoyed by his consistent message that America needs to restore its "soul" and get new leadership.

November 3, 2020

Donald Trump signs executive orders extending economic relief for Americans amid pandemic

The US leader said his decision to circumvent Congress with executive orders would mean relief money getting "rapidly distributed."

August 9, 2020

Donald Trump to stay in Washington to maintain law and order amid US protests

Trump has pledged to take a hard line on anyone destroying or vandalizing US historical monuments and threatened to use force on some protesters, as political activism against racial injustice sweeps the country.

June 27, 2020

3 Indian-origin family members found dead in backyard pool in US’s New Jersey: Report

Investigators have not yet determined how all three family members drowned, but were seeking to determine if they were not strong swimmers and panicked when reaching deeper water.

June 24, 2020

6, including police officer killed in gunfight in New Jersey

The suspects then drove off and holed up inside the Jersey City Kosher Supermarket, located in the city's mainly Jewish Greenville neighborhood.

December 11, 2019

Indian-American teen wins South Asian Spelling Bee

The bee was open to children up to 14 years of age and was held in five regional centres across the US.

August 19, 2019

California signs new anti-discrimination hairstyle law into effect

The new law amends the state's anti-discrimination law, adding those natural traits that have been 'historically associated with race' to the description of 'race'.

July 4, 2019

New York area airport briefly closed after plane lands on flat tires

The airport had at first tweeted about an unspecified "emergency," but later announced the resumption of flights.

June 16, 2019

Drone sighting briefly disrupts major US airport

A pilot told air traffic control that one of the drones came within 30ft of his aircraft on Tuesday.

January 23, 2019

Watch: Massive explosion rattles New York, mistaken for ‘alien invasion’

The explosion lit up the sky in shades of blue visible as far as Manhattan and New Jersey.

December 28, 2018

Sikh store-owner stabbed to death in US

Terlok Singh was found dead with apparent stab wounds, inside his East Orange suburb store, by his cousin, Karnail Singh, WABC TV reported.

August 17, 2018

Indian-origin fugitive arrested after being on run for 26 years

A 63-year-old Indian-origin fugitive has been arrested and jailed in the US more than 26 years after he was sentenced for driving in an inebriated state and causing an accident that severely injured a woman. Jaipaul Maharaj of New Jersey was arrested yesterday and brought before the court where he was remanded to the state...

July 8, 2017

US allows slain woman’s husband to attend funeral in India

The husband of an Indian-origin woman killed along with her son last week in New Jersey is being allowed to go to India for the funeral, according to an official. Hanumantha Rao Narra's "movements are not restricted in any way by the criminal justice system," according to Joel Bewley, the Burlington County Prosecutor's spokesperson, quoted...

March 31, 2017

Motive still unknown behind killing of Indian woman, son in US

The gruesome killings of an Indian IT professional and her 6-year-old son in a New Jersey town has sent shock waves in the neighbourhood with the motive behind the murders still unknown. Sasikala Narra, 38 and her son Anish Narra were killed on Friday inside their residence at the Fox Meadow Apartments in Maple Shade...

March 25, 2017

Indian woman techie, son found dead in US

The parents of an Indian woman who along with her seven-year-old son found dead in their home in New Jersey, suspect the involvement of their son-in-law. N Hanumantha Rao allegedly found the bodies of his wife N Sasikala (40) and son Anish Sai when he returned home from work on Thursday evening, his family said in Prakasam district...

March 25, 2017