FGN32 US-PRESIDENTIAL-RACE
****US: Post-midterms, focus now on 2028 presidential race
Washington: After the midterm elections, focus has now shifted to the 2028 US presidential polls, with allies of Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna trying to whip up support for his candidacy and reports projecting Secretary of State Marco Rubio making a bid for the top executive post.****
FGN62 BANGLA-GARMENT PROTESTS
****Bangladesh garment unrest eases as workers return, but tensions persist in key hubs: Reports
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s garment industry is showing signs of recovery after several days of labour unrest, with workers returning to factories and production resuming in several industrial centres, although tensions persist in the key industrial hubs of Ashulia and Savar, according to local media reports.****
FGN28 UN-INDIA-PEACEKEEPERS
****Perpetrators of attacks against Blue Helmets must be held accountable: India at UN
United Nations: India has called for holding perpetrators of attacks against UN peacekeepers accountable, underlining that Blue Helmets face asymmetric and technologically enabled threats.****
FGN55 PAK-UK
****UK, Pak strengthening cooperation against terrorism, illegal migration
Islamabad: The UK and Pakistan are strengthening cooperation to combat terrorism, organised crime and illegal migration, British Security Minister Dan Jarvis has said.****
FGN29 US-TRUMP-DIWALI
****Trump to participate in Diwali celebration at White House
Washington: President Donald Trump will participate in a Diwali celebration at the White House on Friday.****
FGN50 PAK-LAYWERS-COURT
****Pakistan’s human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari, husband move court against ATC sentences in security breach case
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani human rights lawyer couple on Friday filed appeals in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against an anti-terrorism court’s verdict sentencing them to 10 years in prison each in a security breach case.****
FGN20 NY-NITHYA RAMAN
****Deeply honoured to be your next Mayor: Indian-born Nithya Raman scripts history in Los Angeles
New York: Indian-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman has been elected Mayor of Los Angeles, scripting history as she becomes the first South Asian mayor of the nation’s second-largest city.****
FGN24 US-ELECTIONS-ILLINOIS-HAIDER
****India-born Saba Haider wins Illinois State Representative election
New York: India-born Democrat Saba Haider has won election to the Illinois House of Representatives, becoming the first South Asian woman to be elected to the state’s General Assembly.****
FGN3 NY-JYOT SINGH
****Jyot Singh scripts history as first Sikh elected to Georgia Assembly
New York: Scripting history in the US mid-term elections, Jyot Singh has been elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, becoming the first Sikh to serve in the state’s assembly.****
FGN18 US-RANJEEV
****Ranjeev Puri elected as first Indian-American Speaker of Michigan House
Washington: Democrat Ranjeev Puri has been elected as the Speaker of the Michigan House, the first Indian-American to hold the coveted post.****
FGN52 CHINA-XI-VOTING
****President Xi votes in local legislative election
Beijing: In a rare outing, Chinese President Xi Jinping cast his ballot at a polling station in Beijing on Friday to elect deputies to a local people’s congress.****
FGN17 US-DHILLON
****US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon resigns
Washington: Indian-American Harmeet Kaur Dhillon has resigned as the US Assistant Attorney General and head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, becoming the first senior official to leave the Trump administration since the mid-term elections.****
FGN5 ISRAEL-ELECTIONS-PREZ
****Not clear who can form a government, says Herzog following consultations
Jerusalem: After two days of consultations with leaders of parties elected to the Knesset (Israeli parliament), President Isaac Herzog on Thursday evening said it is not clear to him who has the ability to form a government.****
FGN31 US-DIWALI
****Governors of US Pacific Northwest states host Diwali celebrations
New York/Seattle: Governors of five US Pacific Northwest states and more than 20 mayors have hosted Diwali celebrations for the first time at state capitols and city halls, with political leaders applauding the diversity and contributions of the Indian-American community.
(PTI News)
