A big party was held in Elk Grove on Monday night, with the community's annual Diwali celebration taking place.

A big party was held in Elk Grove on Monday night, with the community's annual Diwali celebration taking place.

California is adding a new holiday to its calendar. On Monday, Oct. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 268 into law, ...

California has the largest Indian American population among the states at nearly 900,000. This year’s Diwali starts on Oct.

California's governor is busy signing bills into laws, from banning police masks to creating Diwali as a state holiday, from ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 268, officially recognising Diwali as a state holiday starting in ...

Assemblymember Ash Kalra, who coauthored the bill with San Diego assemblymember Darshana Patel, said he grew up celebrating ...

The Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka festival — Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Alameda County fairground — included dancing, fireworks, ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 268, introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San José), which officially designates Diwali as a state holiday. Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is ...

California has become the third U.S. state to designate Diwali — the Hindu "Festival of Lights" — as an official statewide ...

About 960,000 Indian Americans, making up one fifth of their nationwide population of 4.9 million, live in California ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – Several members of the Indian American community and advocacy organizations have voiced their appreciation ...