Among the winning candidates is Shri Thanedar, the first Indian-American to win midterms from Michigan.
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has shared recordings of the abusive phone calls she received from an unidentified male.
New coronavirus cases and deaths in India hit a record daily high on Thursday after 4,12,262 new infections and 3,980 fatalities were reported, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,10,77,410 and the death toll to 2,30,168.
In a tweet, Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said she had taken a test after being trapped in a secure room with fellow lawmakers, and that she had tested positive.
EAM S Jaishankar gave the clarification after media reports surfaced, speculating why he junked the meet abruptly.
The two, now holding reputable positions in different spheres of lives -- one in politics and the other in the corporate world -- were born in Tamil Nadu. Jayapal, the first ever Indian-American Congresswoman, made these remarks during a Congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Her comments came days after Paul Manafort, who once headed Trump's campaign, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigations of Russian interference in the election.
Pramila Jayapal, the first-ever Indian-American woman elected to US House of Representatives, has said President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that he will continue to prey on the fears of ordinary Americans.
Jayapal, 51, was elected to the US House of Representatives from the Seventh Congressional District of Washington State. She is the first Indian-American woman to be ever elected to the House.