Meet Celina Poon, the 19-year-old Boston student who helped more than 300 young people engage with civic life and organized an arts fair bringing together 12 local artists and community groups

Celina Poon spent her early childhood in Boston without learning much about local government or how to get involved in her community. Growing up in an immigrant family, she often saw public institutions as distant and difficult to understand. She only learned about civic education later in her youth. That experience inspired the 19-year-old student…

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H-1B, immigration and Trump: Why Indian-American voters are reconsidering Republicans in US midterms

Indian-American candidates secured four US House victories, while Amish Shah was leading in Arizona’s 1st District and Aruna Miller won re-election as Maryland’s lieutenant governor. The US midterm elections have changed the political balance in Washington, with Democrats winning control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a setback for President Donald…

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‘India will face serious consequences’: SC on ‘crumbling’ fear of overpopulation | India News

The Supreme Court held that a previous ruling from 1974 regarding additional sales tax remains applicable today. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that laws penalising people for having more than two children have “lost relevance”, saying that the “fear of overpopulation” has “crumbled” due to “demographic changes over the past few decades.“A…

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An 88-year-old New York widow helped build a $45 million property business across 14 buildings; after saying she signed estate papers while medicated, an appeals court revived her inheritance claim against her daughter

Ann Giurdanella spent much of her life building a New York real estate business alongside her husband, Robert. Married for 64 years, the couple acquired, rehabilitated and operated 14 East Village buildings that became the core of a family property enterprise valued at more than $45 million, according to a 2026 decision by the New…

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‘You could smell alcohol on his breath’: Rahul Gandhi targets Bhagwant Mann over drug menace | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing him of failing to tackle the state’s drug problem and alleging that he used to smell of alcohol during their time together in Parliament.Addressing the party’s ‘Insaaf Rally’ in Sangrur, Rahul also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of…

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Abdul El-Sayed: ‘Habibi, call me Senator’: First Muslim US Senator Abdul El-Sayed mocks Donald Trump, JD Vance in victory speech

Abdul El-Sayed trolls Trump, JD Vance after winning Michigan Senate race Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday took a swipe at US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after defeating Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, using his victory speech to highlight the irony of Vance having to formally swear him into…

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Delaware court orders Faith Evans to pay $12.5 million to Notorious B.I.G.’s mother’s trust in estate dispute after widow challenges its claim to millions in music business distributions | World News

A Delaware court has ordered singer Faith Evans to ensure a payment of $12,518,336 from Notorious B.I.G. LLC to a trust established by the late rapper’s mother, Voletta Wallace, following a legal dispute over millions generated by his music business. The October 27 ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery also awards prejudgment interest on…

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Rank-based merit list to replace percentile for NEET PG: Panel to SC | India News

NMC gives in-principle approval to replace percentile-based NEET-PG and NEET-SS counselling with a rank-based system, under which only candidate ranks would be declared NEW DELHI: Medical postgraduate admissions could see a major change, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) giving in-principle approval to replace the existing percentile-based system with a rank-based system for NEET-PG and…

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