United States of America: News
17 Aug 2018
IndiaThe man, the words: Atalji's poems are now our guiding-light
Life is a work in progress. Where it ends, death starts. All your life, you step towards death, inch by inch. And, only death is permanent.
17 Aug 2018
New JerseyUS: Sikh man stabbed to death in New Jersey
A Sikh man has been stabbed to death at his store in the US state of New Jersey, the third incident targeting the minority Sikh community in the country in three weeks.
17 Aug 2018
Atal Bihari VajpayeeIndia-US bilateral relationship continues to benefit from Vajpayee's vision: Pompeo
Atal Bihari Vajpayee recognized early on that the US-India partnership would contribute to the world's economic prosperity and security and the two democracies continue to benefit from his vision, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo yesterday said while condoling the death of the former Indian Prime Minister.
17 Aug 2018
Atal Bihari VajpayeeUS, Russia, Japan express grief over Atal ji's demise
The United States, Russia, and Japan today condoled the demise of the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
16 Aug 2018
Google MapsGoogle One launches in US, offers new, cheaper cloud storage
For reasons as yet unknown, Google is rebranding its Google Drive storage plans as Google One, and has introduced newer, cheaper cloud storage plans for its customers, marking the first price cut in its cloud storage service in over four years.
16 Aug 2018
OYO RoomsOYO looking to raise $1bn, valuation might cross $4bn
It seems that budget hotel network OYO Rooms is getting ready for yet another round of funding, and is reportedly looking to raise an amount between $500mn to $1bn.
16 Aug 2018
Independence DayRupee continues to fall, hits new-low of 70.32 against USD
The Rupee today slumped 43 paise against the US Dollar to trade at a lifetime low of 70.32 on strong demand for the US currency.
16 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpChina to send negotiator to US for trade-talks this month
China will send a top negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, Chinese Commerce Ministry said today, the first public meeting on the subject in weeks as the trade conflict intensifies.
16 Aug 2018
MumbaiKingpin, who sold kids to US-clients for Rs. 45L, arrested
The Mumbai police has arrested the kingpin of a child-trafficking racket who had been selling Indian kids to his clients in the US since 2007.
16 Aug 2018
White HouseTrump quashes security clearance of former CIA chief John Brennan
US President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, accusing him of "lying" and blaming his "erratic conduct and behavior".
15 Aug 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban attacks checkpoints; 30 soldiers, policemen killed
A Taliban assault on two adjacent checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed at least 30 soldiers and policemen yesterday, a week after a massive insurgent attack in Ghazni city.
15 Aug 2018
MexicoIncrease in Indians coming to US illegally, seeking asylum: report
The number of Indians crossing into the United States from neighboring Mexico and seeking asylum has been increasing in the recent years, a media report has claimed.
15 Aug 2018
World Health Organization41 dead in Ebola's latest outbreak in DR Congo
Forty-one people have died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo, health authorities said yesterday, adding that doctors were using a novel drug to treat patients.
14 Aug 2018
Saudi ArabiaNew toll shows 40 children killed in Yemen bus attack
Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday, the Red Cross said today.
14 Aug 2018
iOSNatural Cycles: A mobile app that's legally a contraceptive
While there exist several smartphone apps that track periods, and presumably fertility, one app, Natural Cycles, has received the nod to legally market itself as a 'birth control' app in the US.
14 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Over 100 illegal immigrants, including Indians, detained by border-officials
Over 100 people, including some Indians, have been detained by the US Border Patrol and Immigration officials in separate enforcement actions for illegally entering and living in the United States.
14 Aug 2018
IndiaRupee fall due to external factors, nothing to worry: Govt
The government today blamed external factors for the rupee's fall to an all-time low against the US Dollar and said there is nothing to worry at this stage.
14 Aug 2018
BooksA book on Warren Buffett's investing style
Since the 1950s, Warren Buffett and his partners have backed some of the 20th century's most profitable, trendsetting companies and a new book seeks to uncover the key insights of his investments by journeying through his career that began in the late 1950s.
14 Aug 2018
IndiaRupee tumbles to lifetime low of 70.09 against US Dollar
Reversing all its early gains, the Rupee today collapsed to a lifetime low of 70.09 against the US Dollar, falling 16 paise amid fears that the Turkish currency crisis, which sent shockwaves through markets, could lead to a global financial meltdown.
13 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpAfter Stormy Daniels, it's TV-star Manigault Newman vs Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: "Lowlife."
13 Aug 2018
IndiaFormer Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee dies at 89
Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was rushed to hospital in a critical condition last week, has succumbed. He was 89.
12 Aug 2018
QatarMacau to displace Qatar as world's richest place by 2020
Qatar, currently the world's richest place, is soon set to be overtaken by Macau - the world's newest gambling hotspot.
12 Aug 2018
Indian ArmyIndian soldiers at Siachen to get special indigenous clothing, equipment
The army is manufacturing special clothing and equipment for its forces posted at the Siachen glacier - considered the world's most dangerous battlefield.
12 Aug 2018
CaliforniaUS: Police-chief's son attacks Sikh man; shows 'middle-finger' in court
The teenager son of a police chief in California, who brutally assaulted a 71-year-old Sikh man, grinned and made obscene gestures by flashing his middle fingers, during his first court appearance, according to a report by Sacramento's FOX40 News.
12 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsTrump administration suspends military training with Pakistan, says media report
The Trump administration has suspended more than a decade-long military training program of Pakistani personnel at US institutions, the Dawn newspaper reported yesterday, quoting official sources.
11 Aug 2018
West BengalKolkata: Israel opens visa application center for WB, Northeastern tourists
To encourage more Indian travelers to visit Israel, the latter has opened a visa application center in Kolkata for tourists from West Bengal and the Northeastern states, sources in the Israel embassy said.
11 Aug 2018
CancerAway on son Ranveer's birthday, Sonali Bendre posts heartening video
A short while ago, Sonali Bendre posted a video on her son Ranveer's birthday and wrote a heartfelt message.
11 Aug 2018
Saudi ArabiaUN calls for transparent, credible investigation into Yemen bus attack
The UN Security Council yesterday called for a credible and transparent investigation into the death of at least 29 children in a Saudi-led coalition attack on a bus in Yemen on Thursday.
10 Aug 2018
FacebookMan arrested for posting fake letter from President on Facebook
A year after a case was registered against the Director of a management college in Bengaluru for allegedly posting a fake letter from the President of India on his Facebook account, the man was arrested, police said today.
10 Aug 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban fighters try to seize Ghazni city, kill 14
Taliban fighters tried to overrun the southeastern Afghan city of Ghazni early today, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces.
10 Aug 2018
Priyanka Chopra JonasNick Jonas just confirmed his engagement to Priyanka Chopra
All this while, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra had left fans dangling about their relationship.
10 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpMelania's parents become US citizens using Trump's hated 'chain migration'
US President Donald Trump's Slovenian in-laws became US citizens yesterday through "chain migration", a program he has repeatedly denounced, in which adult American citizens can obtain citizenship for their relatives.
10 Aug 2018
Russia NewsUS to slap sanctions on Russia over nerve agent attack
The US yesterday said it will impose tough new sanctions on Russia after determining that Moscow used a deadly military-grade nerve agent to kill a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the UK.
10 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiKerala: Death toll rises to 26, CM calls emergency meeting
As the death toll in Kerala rains increased to 26, CM Pinarayi Vijayan called an emergency meeting this morning to discuss the "very grim" situation.
09 Aug 2018
GoaCM Manohar Parrikar to fly to US for medical check-up
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will leave for the United States of America on August 10 for a medical check-up and return on August 17, a senior official said today.
09 Aug 2018
Sexual HarassmentTop Indian-origin UN Women staffer sexually abused juniors, manipulated them
A UN official placed high up in the gender equality department was accused in 2017 of sexually abusing several juniors.
09 Aug 2018
IndiaJr. NBA World Championship: Indian girls beat South-American combined team
Indian girls beat a combined South American team 40-37 in their final pool match to register their maiden victory at Under-14 Jr. NBA World Championships in Orlando.
09 Aug 2018
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Sensex hits historic 38,000 mark; Nifty tops 11,495
The BSE Sensex hit the 38,000 level for the first time today on widespread buying in banking, energy, and PSU stocks amid unabated inflows by domestic and foreign institutional investors.
08 Aug 2018
IndiaFacebook data breach: CBI initiates preliminary inquiry against Cambridge Analytica
The CBI has initiated a preliminary inquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research (GSR) for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of Indians from Facebook.
08 Aug 2018
MalaysiaMalaysia: Najib pleads not guilty to new money laundering charges
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak today pleaded not guilty to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
