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TOI correspondent from Washington: A Trump-appointed federal judge in Oregon on Sunday blocked the White House from sending troops to Portland, the state’s biggest city, amid a contentious stand-off between the US President and Democrat-run states and cities that is now spiraling towards a civil war. Separately, the home of a South Carolina judge who…
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard. California and Oregon sought the temporary restraining order after the President sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from…
File photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, a move that Governor Gavin Newsom condemned as “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” The deployment comes just a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s…
In a move that underscores the widening clash over academic freedom in the United States, California Governor Gavin Newsom has firmly rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The compact, offered to nine prominent universities including the University of Southern California (USC), seeks to impose strict federal oversight on curricula,…
Indian-origin physician Dr Sanjay Agarwal arrested in California for sexual battery. The Milpitas Police in California has notified about the arrest of Dr Sanjay Agarwal, an Indian-origin physician in San Jose, on the charge of sexual assault on a female patient during consultation. “On September 16, 2025, a prior sexual battery was reported to the…
The United States arrested another “illegal” Indian for causing a multi-vehicle crash with his 18-wheeler and critically injuring a five-year-old girl and her father last year. The department of homeland secretary blasted California governor Gavin Newsom for issuing Singh an “illegal alien” a commercial driver’s license.Partap Singh was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Masked ICE agents in action (File photo/AP) California governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law prohibiting most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business. The state is the first in the US to enact such a ban, a direct response to the recent immigration raids in…
Several protestors gathered outside El Sobrante Sikh Gurdwara (File Photo) A wave of anger and sympathy has erupted across California after the detention of Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Indian grandmother, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Kaur, a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, was taken into custody on 8 September during…
A 32-year-old student from Telangana, Mohammed Nizamuddin. HYDERABAD: A 32-year-old student from Telangana, Mohammed Nizamuddin, was shot dead by police in Santa Clara, California, after he allegedly attacked his roommate with a knife. The incident occurred on Sept 3, but his family learnt of his death only two weeks later.Nizamuddin’s father, Husnuddin, a retired teacher,…
Festivals are one of the ways people who migrate to foreign countries stay connected to their culture and their roots. Indians, being one of the largest migrant communities, form a significant part of the diaspora across the world. As a mark of respect for these traditions, several countries and U.S. states have begun recognizing Diwali…
