From The New Indian Express
Center Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.Nithya Raman: Book lover, avid dancer and now mayor-elect of ‘City of Angels’
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Shashi Tharoor praised the US mayoral victory of Indian‑born Nithya Raman, lauding her historic win and using the occasion to criticize Indian mayors. Raman, who moved to the United States at age six, was elected mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the city’s first South Asian and Indian‑American mayor. The 45‑year‑old former city council member defeated incumbent 73‑year‑old Karen Bass, who conceded and promised a smooth transition. Raman’s victory is described as a historic milestone, with promises to expand affordable housing, improve city services and tackle homelessness.
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India-born Nithya Raman defeated incumbent Karen Bass to become Los Angeles’ first South Asian mayor, pledging to expand affordable housing, improve city services and address homelessness.
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Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming the city's first Indian-American and South Asian mayor. She secured victory over incumbent Karen Bass, who conceded defeat and pledged a smooth transition, capping off a historic milestone for the municipality.
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New York, Nov 5 (PTI): India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayoral election, defeating incumbent Karen Bass and becoming the first mayor of South Asian descent in the US city's history. CNN projected Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, to defeat…
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T’PURAM/@KOCHI : The ‘Vanajappa Family’ WhatsApp group had been flooded with messages. Members across the globe were updating information from trusted news sources. Nithya Raman — the little girl who once played with them on the roads of Ramaswamy Kovil Road in Thiruvananthapuram — had been chosen…
