NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians lit up social media on Wednesday to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York City mayor after he thanked his Indian-born parents, quoted a historic speech by India’s first prime minister and turned the victory rally into a Bollywood-style street party.

A passenger train crashed into a cargo carrier in central India on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring many more, a senior government official said. The accident took place near Bilaspur, some 116km from Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh state.

Such conversations are becoming increasingly common as demand for weight-loss drugs explodes in urban India - a country with the world's second-largest number of overweight adults and more than 77 million people with Type 2 diabetes.

Indian exports to the US now incur a total tariff of 50%, higher than 47% tariffs on Chinese goods. Experts say "leader-level chemistry" between India and U.S. is missing and there is growing disconnect between the two countries.

India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

Toyota, Honda and Suzuki are spending billions of dollars to build new cars and factories in India, a sign of the country's growing importance as a manufacturing hub as Japanese automakers redraw global supply chains to reduce dependence on China.

Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India. So, the theft at Sabarimala shrine, visited by millions of pilgrims every year, has stunned the devout and made headlines.

The Halting International Relocation of Employment Act (HIRE Act), introduced by Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, would also bar companies from deducting those outsourcing payments and funnel revenues into a new "Domestic Workforce Fund" to support U.S. workers and apprenticeship programs.

Witkin said her nani suggested the name because it would always remind her of where she came from. She explained her name is a homage to the beautiful and vast culture of India, a country she loves. HT.com has reached out to Witkin, and this report will be updated when she replies.

The local passenger train hit the cargo train from behind near the city of Bilaspur, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Chhattisgarh’s state capital of Raipur on Tuesday evening, senior government official Sanjay Agarwal told The Associated Press.

ChrysCapital Management Co. closed its 10th private equity fund at $2.2 billion, beating its previous record as it hunts for more deals in industrials and health care.

For a cricket-mad nation long waiting for its women to stand shoulder to shoulder with its men, this triumph felt epochal - the spark of a new era. Here are the five moments that shaped India's road to glory. It was an unexpected move that stunned everyone.