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Most bizarre political bets that gamblers are making in 2020 (News Agencies)-As the country heads into the 2020 presidential election, Fox News contributor and pollster Kristen Soltis Anders...
Drones flying in rural Colorado and Nebraska have residents freaking out. No one knows who's behind them (News Agencies)- Mysterious drones have been flying over Colorado and Nebraska in recent weeks and authorities can't figure out w...
India leaves China way behind in births on Jan 1: Unicef (News Agencies)- On New Year's day, January 1, an estimated 67,385 babies were born in India - 17% of the estimated 392,078 babi...
The Pakistan army is showing its true colours Disturbing evidence has emerged recently of growing public contact between top Pakistani army and security officers and representa...
The protesters have got it wrong. Understand the logic of the CAA The protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been so emotive that it has been impossible to have a rational discu...
Targeted Killing of Iranian General Puts U.S. at Crossroads in Middle East (By Michael R. Gordon, Nancy A. Youssef and Vivian Salama for Wall Street Journal) The U.S. drone strike that killed the Iranian ...
The Race to Mars, USA, Europe, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates are all launching missions to the Red Planet in 2020 to search for Alien life There are four major missions bound for Mars this year, with the USA, Europe, China and the United Arab Emirates all preparing to ...
Rep. Katie Hill fights back amid claims she was involved in romantic 'throuple' with staffer (News Agencies) Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., spoke out Tuesday amid claims she was having an affair and was taking part in an arran...
Justin Trudeau’s political setback A surprise to the world, but not to Canada (News Agencies) Canada’s federal election campaign highlighted a struggle that caught the world by surprise. Prime Minister Justin...
Trudeau faces rough road as Canada's minority parties lay out their conditions (News Agencies) After eking out a win in the first major test of his popularity since sweeping to power in 2015, Justin Trudeau wa...
No miraculous resurgence for NDP, but Singh wins influence Only eight months ago Jagmeet Singh’s leadership was on such shaky ground that some New Democrats weren’t exactly hoping that he’d...
Trump sues to stop New York prosecutors from getting his taxes (News Agencies) Just hours after President Donald Trump sued to block a subpoena seeking his tax returns, he secured a temporary r...
PM Narendra Modi in the US: What are the stakes? (News Agencies) Later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United States (US) to address the United Nations Gen...
Trump sues to try to stop tax returns from being sent to NY prosecutor (News Agencies) President Donald Trump is suing his long-time accounting firm Mazars USA and New York district attorney Cyrus Vanc...
Don't take CBD products into the UAE, UK government warns travelers (News Agencies) Your body lotion or e-cigarette could get you into serious trouble in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was the...
Namaste... and sorry: Tulsi Gabbards message to PM Modi ahead of Houston event (News Agencies) US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard released a video message Thursday welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Uni...
Iran To U.S. After John Bolton Exit: ‘Put Warmongers Aside’ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid ...
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau dissolves parliament, launches election campaign (News Agencies) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off Canada’s election campaign Wednesday, with polls showing his Li...
America's Gun Problem is Simply Unacceptable (SAI Bureau) New York: Gun violence in the United States results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. Every day,...
High-profile Wall Streeters hit by ‘Ponzi-like’ wine scam: lawsuit (Press Release) A New York business consultant known for throwing lavish wine parties at five-star eateries like Daniel has bilked...
New York Ambulette Company Owners Plead Guilty in More than $8.6 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme (News Agencies) Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rich...
It is time to broaden the counter-terrorism battle (News Agencies)- When does a seemingly formerly bloody, but currently peaceful, political movement turn violent? yet again? And w...
Da Poker Scandal Could Taint Mayor and Courthouse (By Wayne Dolcefino)- Texas : The Harris County District Attorney white collar crime "consultant" at the center of the botched p...
Black Latino Asian and Progressive Caucuses demand immediate employment termination of Officer Pantaleo (By our staff reporter) - After the Justice Department recently declined to pursue federal charges against a New York City police...
Sant Rajinder Singh Ji in New York Over 3000 people attended Science of Spirituality Event (Our Staff Reporter ) New York- Whether it is speaking at the United Nations or being interviewed by the New York Times, Sant Raji...
The Rush to Drill in the Arctic This is one of the last untouched environmental treasures in the United States. It also sits on top of an immense reserve of oil. ...
Sun’s history hidden in Moon’s crust: NASA The Moon contains clues to the ancient mysteries of the Sun, which are crucial to understanding the development of life, accordin...
Russia to Washington: Drop Middle East troop plan and stop provoking Iran (News Agencies)- Russia told the United States on Tuesday to drop what it called provocative plans to deploy more troops to the Mi...
Ex-Trump aide Hicks to testify behind closed doors to U.S. House investigators (News Agencies)- Hope Hicks, once a close aide and communications director for President Donald Trump, will become on Wednesday t...
Pakistan fails to fulfil 25 of 27 action points given by terror finance watchdog (By our staff reporter)- Pakistan has failed to complete 25 of the 27 action points given by the international terror financing wa...
Imran needs a change in strategy and new pair of spectacles to read Modi's India (By our staff reporter)- For Pakistan rulers, Kashmir is the preferred antidote to domestic troubles since independence. When Pr...
Alaskan teens charged with murder after phony multimillionaire offers $9M for proof of slaying Three weeks before the killing took place, Schilmiller and Brehmer began discussing a plan to rape and murder someone in Alaska, p...
Solving the India-US trade dispute must be the top priority In trade disputes, harsh retaliation and rhetoric are often precursors to amnesty and agreement. The hope is that India's imposit...
Hong Kong protests are a loss of face for China Hong Kong, long seen as a wealthy colony of China, suddenly asserted an independence of mind over the past two weeks. Early protes...
Trump and Iran May Be on a Collision Course, and It Could Get Scarier Another Middle East war is the last thing we need. Iran shot down an American drone on Thursday, in the latest sign that Presiden...
Xavier University School of Medicine's Twelfth Graduation Ceremony Held (By our staff reporter) New York : Xavier University School of Medicine held its twelfth Graduation Ceremony. This year's festivi...
The rising risk of war in the Middle East At the same time, Iran is promising to restart elements of its nuclear program. Add to this the deployment last month of a signif...
"Millions Of Illegal Aliens To Be Deported" President Trump (SAI Bureau) Washington DC - President Donald Trump pledged Monday night to begin deporting millions of undocumented immigrants w...
Trump: 'I'm not a huge believer in polling' (News Agencies)-President Donald Trump on Wednesday revived his attacks on the polling industry, denying reports that his own inte...
Pakistan is on a path of its own (By our staff reporter)- A new government with a massive mandate beckons us forward, enables us to be ambitious. After all, nothi...
Mike Pompeo to push India for more US access to local markets (By our staff reporter) - The United States is open to dialogue to resolve trade differences with India by allowing American comp...
How China's Sputnik moment can be India's big break The Donald Trump administration's decision to blacklist Huawei and cut off access to western software and chip technologies has be...
Trump's Mother of All Truth Bombs Agencies- President Donald Trump unloaded a baffling cargo of wordsWednesday after George Stephanopoulos asked him whether his son...
Donald Trump gets trolled for tweet on meeting Charles, 'Prince of Whales' (Agencies )- There he blows again. President Donald Trump's erratic spelling habits on Twitter spouted again Thursday when he wrot...
Democrats pound Treasury official over Deutsche Bank, Trump (Insider Bureau)-Senate Democrats on Tuesday hammered a top Treasury Department official over a bombshell report that Deutsche Ban...
Trump threatens swift but vague action against Mexico (Insider Bureau)- President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to take action against Mexico in the near future, claiming the cou...
India and Japan can provide an alternative to BRI India, Japan and Sri Lanka have jointly agreed to develop the Colombo port, according to a report in Nikkei Asian Review on Monday...
How the US immigration plan will impact India United States (US) President Donald Trump unveiled a new immigration plan for his country on Thursday. The idea, in the words of M...
India must refresh its foreign policy The next government in India will face several foreign policy challenges as the international order copes with a shifting balance ...
‘RRANG’ will set a benchmark in the concerts produced in the US by any Indian dance school. April 12, 2019: The Friday evening saw the launch event for RRANG Concert. Kishore, Asha and Drishti Varieth and United Fortune In...
New India votes for good governance Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikas The re-election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a strong mandate is a reflection of emergence of New India. By re-electing...
International Ahimsa Foundation echoes a message of Non Violence on Lord Mahavir and Gandhi birth anniversary (By our staff reporter) New York: International Ahimsa Foundation USA celebrated Non Violence “A Message of Lord Mahavir” on his...
From bombings to anti-Muslim riots Sri Lanka descends deeper into turmoil (News Agencies)- A few months ago Kumar Sangakkara, one of Sri Lanka's biggest cricket stars, asked a gathering of schoolchildren...
The U.S.-China Trade War Could Be Long and Painfull Just two weeks ago, the United States and China seemed to be gliding toward a trade deal meant to resolve tensions between the wor...
Trump administration proposes to raise fees for H-1B visa (By our Staff Reporter)- The Trump administration proposes to double a component of the filing fee for H-1Bs, a visa programme pop...
Small Business Development Center Launches at Queens College (By our staff reporter) New York: A Small Business Development Center (SBDC) was recently launched at Queens College. Center was ...
India, China join hands on oil (Agencies)- India and China are working closely on common trade concerns, including cooperation in buying oil and gas, against the...
Cooperating with China on oil imports has its limits The decision of the United States (US) to not extend the waivers for importing Iranian oil has put three countries - India, China ...
How the US-China trade war impacts New Delhi The trade dispute between the United States and China has become the primary destabiliser of the global economy. Just when the...
Queens District Attorney Candidate Rory Lancman Hosts South Asian Media Roundtable (By our staff reporter) Queens, New York: On Tuesday, April 25th, Councilman Rory Lancman, a candidate for Queens District Attorne...
New Hyde-Park-Garden City Park School Board of Education Dilip Chauhan, South Asian Community Leader endorse Dr. Sangeeta Nischal (By our staff reporter) Long Island, NY: South Asian Community Leader, Dilip Chauhan has Endorsed, Dr Sangeeta Nishal from New Hyd...
China using BRI to achieve its national security objectives: Pompeo (News Agencies) - China is using its government power through the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve its national security object...
Immigrant Arrests Smash Records, and U.S. Border Struggles to Handle the Crush (News Agencies) Donna, Texas—After tens of thousands of families streamed across America’s southern border late last year, a Catho...
Donald Trump will make three-day UK state visit in June and take part in D-Day 75th anniversary (Insider Bureau)- British taxpayers are facing an £18million bill to host Donald Trump when the U.S. President makes a state visit...
H-1B Visa: Canada Opens Doors For Skilled Indian Workers (Insider Buearu)- Canada is soon becoming the go-to destination for skilled Indian IT workers, after the US is making norms toughe...
Destroying our environment for short-term political gains suicidal One evening in a private club in Gurugram, I asked one of our most erudite politicians, a guest speaker for that evening, why the...
The Sri Lanka bombings: A time of fear and uncertainty The devastating bombings targeting churches and high-end hotels in Sri Lanka, which killed nearly 300 people, have shattered the c...
H-1B Visa Reaches Limit For 2020 Within Days Of New Financial Year (Agencies)- The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has reached Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap...
Said in the heat of political campaigning, Rahul Gandhi reply to The Supreme Court notice. (Agencies)- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing the 'c...
Said in the heat of political campaigning, Rahul Gandhi's reply to The Supreme Court notice. (Agencies)- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing the 'c...
“Said in the heat of political campaigning”, Rahul Gandhi's reply to The Supreme Court notice. (Agencies)- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing the 'c...
Cleric 'mastermind' behind Sri Lanka attacks (News Agencies) Colombo: - Over the past three years, radical Islamic cleric Zahran Hashim, alternately known as Mohammed Zahran, ...
Trump targets foreign travelers who overstay their U.S. visas (News Agencies) Washington : The White House says it plans to crack down on the hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors who over...
China is replacing America as Asia's military titan HONG KONG - In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wr...
Douglas MacKinnon: Liberal elites can solve the illegal immigrant problem immediately Dear liberal elites in Hollywood, the media, the Democrat Party, and academia:I applaud your ongoing concern for the hundreds of t...
Sev Vettivetpillai, Third senior executive of Abraaj Group arrested (By a staff reporter) London- British police have arrested a third executive on charges related to the collapse of the Abraaj Grou...
Gift of Life USA Gala 2019 held (Insider Bureau) - Gift of Life USA recently celebrated its Annual Fundraising gala this past weekend at the Huntington Hilton wit...
Sears sues Kunal Kamlani & others SAI Bureau) Chicago: Sears Holdings Corp sued longtime former Chairman Eddie Lampert, his hedge fund ESL Investments and others li...
Ban on Masood Azhar (Insider Bureau) Beijing : China is looking for a formula that would save face for Beijing in Pakistan if it does an about turn o...
The Surprises in the Mueller Report (SAI Bureau) Washington D.C. : From the instant Robert Mueller’s report landed Thursday, a nation of legal experts and analysts b...
US approves sale of 24 MH 60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters to India for $ 2.6 billion (By a Staff Reporter) - The United States on Tuesday announced it had cleared the sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawk choppers to India . Th...
Is climate change fuelling political conflicts globally? (By a Staff Reporter) - Last week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nation's weather agency, released its ...
Bharara, Jindal, Harris: They are Americans first (By Yashwant Raj ) - Preet Bharara was livid at the hammering he was getting in the media. And he told us, a few reporters gathe...
Trump was right Border arrests are surging President Donald Trump has been talking about a border crisis for three years. Now he has the numbers to prove it, with border arr...
Why China is doing well in defence manufacturing A recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) notes that India's arms imports decreased by 24% betw...
US to deny visas for ICC members investigating alleged war crimes (Insider bureru)- The United States has announced it will revoke or deny visas to members of the International Criminal Court inv...
Celebrating Ambassadors of Change for Children's Rights (By our staff reporter)- CRY, Child Rights & You America [CRY America], a 501c3 non-profit that works towards ensuring underprivi...
FIRST ANNUAL NJ DEVILS SIKH HERITAGE DAY (Insider Bureau) New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive firebrand's multimillionaire chie...
Bernie crushes 2020 Democratic field in first-day money chase (Agencies)- Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign is off to an impressive start: The Vermont senator crushed other Democratic candidates i...
Pervez Musharraf accepts Jaish's involvement in Pulwama attack, but defends Imran Khan (Insider Bureau)- In an exclusive conversation with India Today TV's Rahul Kanwal, Musharraf said Prime Minister Narendra Modi di...
Get Trump alone (Agencies)- Ever since he met Kim Jong Un in Singapore last year, President Donald Trump has shown a tendency the North Korean lea...
Over 600 members of the community attend Candle vigil and Tribute to martyrs of Pulwama, India (By Paresh Gandhi) New Jersey– North American community of Indian Origin which included majority of organizations of the Indian d...
How the Worst Launch in Pharma History Spurred Opioid Surge (By our staff reporter)-Former Insys Therapeutics CEO Michael Babich said the founder of the company was so determined to get back...
Six Convicted for Roles in Multi-Million Dollar Black Market Peso Exchange Money-Laundering Scheme (By our staff reporter)-A federal jury in Laredo, Texas found four men and two women guilty for their roles in a two-year multi-mi...
Malvinder Singh accuses brother Shivinder, Radha Swami Dera Head Former Indian billionaire Malvinder Singh has filed a criminal complaint accusing his younger brother of siphoning funds from the...
Malvinder Singh accuses brother Shivinder, Radha Swami Dera Head Former Indian billionaire Malvinder Singh has filed a criminal complaint accusing his younger brother of siphoning funds from the...
Supreme Court constitution bench to hear Ayodhya matter on Feb 26 The hearing of the Ayodhya title suit case was deferred on January 27 following the non-availability of one of the five judges on ...
"We Feel Your Pain" There is no question of giving any evidence to Pakistan. Rather we will share them with friendly countries to expose the role of P...
"We Feel Your Pain" There is no question of giving any evidence to Pakistan. Rather we will share them with friendly countries to expose the role of P...
Bangladesh sets sights on recruitment brokers to curb abuse, trafficking (Agencies)- Bangladesh is planning to sideline unscrupulous recruitment brokers who dupe or exploit workers they send abroad by c...
India-US defence sales at an all-time high: Pentagon (Agencies)- Admiral Philips Davidson said the inaugural 2+2 Ministerial in New Delhi last September and signing of the COMCASA in...
Curfew in Imphal, Mizoram thumbs nose at Centre as anti-Citizenship Bill protests rage (Agencies) - Authorities in Imphal clamped curfew after sporadic violence erupted in Manipur on Tuesday amid a state-wide shutdown...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Washington DC (By our staff reporter)- An often invisible crime occurs closer than we think and to more people than we realize. I...
From Divorce to Blackface (Insider Bureru)-What bars someone from holding high political office? Just when we think we know the rules, they change.Certain t...
2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend, According to NASA, NOAA Earth's global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the...
Maldives latest: President orders state of emergency to investigate 'coup' (Insider Bureau)- The President of the Maldives said Tuesday he ordered a state of emergency to investigate "this plot, this coup"...
US pull-out from Afghanistan: It's advantage Taliban (Agencies)- President Donald Trump declared victory against the ISIS in December 2018 and decided to withdraw all US forces from ...
Mueller prosecutor leaves team in latest sign investigation is winding down (Insider Bureau)- A criminal appellate prosecutor who was part of an ongoing subpoena fight related to the special counsel's inve...
France confers highest civilian honour on 92-year-old priest from Bengal (By a Staff Reporter) - Father Franois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was Wednesday conferred the Légion d'Honneur, the highest ci...
Mayor De Blasio appoints reverend Dominiquec atchison as executive Director of the Mayor’s center for Faith and Community Partnership NEW YORK (Insider Bureau)-Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Rev. Dominique C. Atchison, MDiv as Executive Director...
35th Annual Dance Pe Chance’ 2019 Organized (By Paresh Gandhi) New Jersey - The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of the tri-state, one of the oldest and the largest n...
Liam Neeson: 'I'm not racist' (Insider Bureau)- Liam Neeson appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday in the wake of controversy over his saying he contemp...
Donald Trump's State of the Union speech President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night, a speech that was, in equal measure, surprisingly ...
Trump proposes new missile treaty with potential to include India US President Donald Trump has proposed a new nuclear missiles treaty that has the potential to include India as he delivered the S...
Pakistan’s actions ‘frustrating’ efforts in Afghanistan: US general Pakistan’s actions are often a source of “frustration” to US’ regional efforts in Afghanistan, a top American general has said as ...
Stay off politics, Pakistan army, ISI warned by Supreme Court In a rare rebuke to Pakistan’s powerful military, the top court on Wednesday prohibited them from engaging in political activities...
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move The position of the Earth’s magnetic North Pole -- used in navigation systems such as smartphones -- is moving far faster than it ...
Joshua Trump’s power nap during State of the Union address goes viral Between the late bedtimes and early morning tweets the leader of the free world is renowned for needing just four hours’ sleep but...
Eminent Indian-American business leader to enter politics Weeks after receiving the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award, eminent Indian-American Gurinder Sikh Khalsa has decided to en...
Pakistan Turns to Gulf Countries to Keep Economy Afloat (By Our Staff Reporter)- Prime Minister Imran Khan has opened a new chapter in Pakistan's long history of using its strategic pos...
Sri Lanka recovers its tourism mojo (Agencies)- A decade ago, it would have been almost inconceivable that Lonely Planet, the world's best-selling guide book, would c...
India likely to surpass UK in world's largest economy rankings: Report (By Our Staff Reporter)-India is likely to surpass the United Kingdom in the world's largest economy rankings in 2019, according t...
The crisis of imbalance in the world economy (Insider Bureau)- The World Economic Forum (WEF), an annual event held in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, has become a symbol of gl...
Heck, yes, Trump should give his State of the Union Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given President Trump an opportunity to change the dynamic of the State of the Union address, an event t...
Multiple White House aides are 'handling Rudy's f* ups'** (Insider Bureau)-Rudy Giuliani's latest media blitz, which was filled with a dizzying array of misstatements and hurried clarifica...
Indian couple was intoxicated during fatal fall from California's Yosemite Park: Autopsy report (By a Staff Reporter) An Indian couple, who fell to their deaths in October reportedly while taking a selfie at a steep cliff in ...
US shutdown continues, as Democrats pass bills that Trump won’t sign In a sign of how far apart Republicans and Democrats remained on the border wall funding, the White House has announced that Presi...
Former US marine charged with spying in Russia, had dozens of military contacts on social media A U.S. corporate security executive and former Marine who has been jailed in Moscow on spying charges has spent more than a decad...
World’s most-prized fish: Endangered tuna sold for Rs 21 crore in Japan A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen (Rs 21 crore) in the first auction of 2019, after Toky...
Donald Trump says little progress at shutdown talks; more on Sunday A delegation of top White House aides led by Vice President Mike Pence will meet again with congressional staff on Sunday after a...
‘Orange’ alert for Andaman due to cyclone ‘Pabuk’ The Centre has sounded an “Orange” alert for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is facing a cyclonic storm, officials said Sun...
Paul Parmar of Constellation Healthcare fights back with several lawsuits against Chinh Chu The case filed in US District Court in New Jersey under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred ...
Three honored including Bhandari at Deepa Festival of Rana in New York Jodhpur:- Rana's 19th Deep Festival was celebrated in Hotel Hillton, New York, in Long Island, where more than 700 immigrant Rajas...
Air India direct flight between New York-Mumbai welcomed: (SAI Bureau) New York-Since long time immigrant Indians living in New York were forced to take flight from New Jersey Airport for going t...
Michelle Obama opens up about marriage with Barack, seeking counselling Former United States first lady Michelle Obama opened up about her nearly three-decades-long married life with husband Barack Obam...
Northern California wildfire kills 42 to rank as deadliest in state history Search teams have recovered the remains of at least 42 people killed by a devastating wildfire that largely incinerated the town o...
‘You no longer represent symbol of hope,’ Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the de facto Myanmar leader’s “indifference”...
US proposes changes to H-1B visa programme, move to hit Indian IT companies Indian companies and IT professionals have been major beneficiaries of the programme cornering more than 70% of the 65,000 visas t...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj praises Jaipur Foot in front of Ambassadors around the world, Exhibition next year in Washington Pali: Jaipur Foot USA expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in a meeting...
China in ‘communication’ with United States amid report of Xi Jinping-Donald Trump meet China said on Friday it is in contact with the United States amid reports of a planned meeting between President Xi Jinping and Pr...
Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling students on the basis of homosexuality Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott M...
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes northwest of Russia’s Kurile islands: USGS A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck an area 282 km northwest of the Kurile islands off Russia in the northwest Pacific on Saturday, ...
14 dead, dozens injured in blast at election rally in Afghanistan A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated at an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday killing at least 14 peo...
IMF-World Bank ends meetings with call to brace for risks Global financial leaders wrapped up an annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Saturday by urging coun...
Donald Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if journalist killed by Saudi US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia could be behind the disappearance of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned...
India elected to UN Human Rights Council for 3 years, gets highest number of votes India was elected with the highest number of votes by the General Assembly to the influential Human Rights Council on Friday with ...
Sundar Pichai met Pentagon officials over AI drone project Maven: Reports Facing the ire of the United States President Donald Trump’s administration over its censored Chinese search engine project, Googl...
Pakistan behind those putting up Bhindranwale’s portraits, says Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Supporting Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar’s decision to cancel visit to Karnal gurdwara, where portrait of slain...
India-Russia defence deal: S-400 air defence system can launch 72 missiles, engage 36 targets at one go The S-400 Triumf air defence system deal, inked by India and Russia Friday notwithstanding the US pressure of sanctions, can engag...
Pakistan’s allegation of use of chemical weapons in Kashmir false, malicious: India India Friday rejected as false Pakistan’s allegations of reported use of chemical weapons by Indian security forces in Kashmir, sa...
First Sikh turban-wearing guardsman fails drugs test (News Agencies)A Coldstream Guardsman who was the first to wear a turban during Trooping the Colour is understood to have tested p...
Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. Bankruptcy Case (By a staff reporter) New York- Paul Parmar, the embattled Ex-CEO of now bankrupt Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc, alleg...
India's new Pakyong Airport opens in incredible Himalayan surroundings (News Agencies) Shimla : Sometimes an airport is just a strip of asphalt on a flat bit of land outside of town. Other times, as wi...
Boris Johnson, Indian-origin wife file for divorce (News Agencies) Boris Johnson, who hit the headlines by resigning as UK foreign secretary in July over the Brexit plan of Prime Mi...
Why The Catholic Church Is Its Own Worst Enemy in India Today The Catholic Church traces its origins to that day, approximately 2,000 years ago, when Jesus appointed a leader among his Apostle...
Donald Trump to U.N. Refugees Should Return to Their Countries and ‘Make Them Great Agai “Ultimately, the only long-term solution to the migration crisis is to help people build more hopeful futures in their home countr...
Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. Bankruptcy Case (By a staff reporter) New York- Paul Parmar, the embattled Ex-CEO of now bankrupt Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc, alleg...
As China courts central and eastern Europe, whither India? In a rare high-level engagement by India in an increasingly pivotal region, President Ram Nath Kovind is on a visit to Bulgaria an...
Trump wants to stop subsidies to India, China Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants to stop the subsidies that growing economies like India and China ha...
Pakistan’s Military Has Quietly Reached Out to India for Talks ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Concerned about Pakistan’s international isolation and faltering economy, the country’s powerful military ha...
About 100 people fall ill on Emirates flight to New York: US authorities As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health ...
32% jump in child abuse cases in Pakistan in first six months of 2018: Report A total of 2,322 child abuse cases were reported across Pakistan in the first six months of 2018, a 32% jump as compared to the fi...
Saudi Plan To Dig Canal Likely To Cut Off Qatar, Turn It Into Island Riyadh: A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring ...
Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale in US to lay 2+2 groundwork Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale and other senior Indian officials will hold discussions with their US counterparts in Washington t...
On US’ plan to slap duties on $16 bn of chinese goods, China’s comeback China confirmed that it will impose 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of imports from the US from August 23, m...
Feds file new indictment against Edward, Linda Mangano Federal prosecutors Wednesday filed a superseding indictment against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, L...
Chinese leaders order probe over vaccine scandal Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine ...
Trump threatens more tariffs on U.S. trading partners President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that “Tariffs are the greatest!” and threatened to impose additional penalties on U...
Vijay Mallya intends to come back: ED sources Businessman Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition proceedings in the United Kingdom and against whom the Enforcement Directorat...
World Cup 2018: England end drought to leave Colombia in tears England have ended a drought in World Cup shootouts to beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties and advance to a quarterfinal match against ...
Koreas discuss removing North’s artillery from tense border The rival Koreas are discussing the possible relocation of North Korea’s long-range artillery systems away from the tense Korean b...
Malaysia arrests former aide to ex-premier over 1MDB scandal Malaysian authorities have arrested a former aide to ex-premier Najib Razak after reopening an investigation into the 1MDB scandal...
Theresa May says UK to set out new Brexit details after June EU meeting Prime Minister Theresa May told the EU’s Donald Tusk on Monday that Britain would set more details on its vision for a future rela...
Iran vs Portugal Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Iran 0-0 Portugal 16' Portugal awarded the free kick and Ronaldo takes it just outside the box and the shot touches the top of the wall and goes ove...
Chinese tech investment in US is next target in Trump's crackdown: Reports WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to announce new measures this week to target growing Chinese investment in key technolog...
In a tit-for-tat action, China slaps additional tariffs on $50 billion worth of US goods: All you need to know China on Saturday announced its decision to impose additional tariffs on American products worth $50 billion, in response to the U...
Saudi led Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, says Yemen military Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni milit...
SCO headquarters in Beijing holds first Yoga Day event For the first time, a Yoga event was organised at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) headquarters on Saturday, kicking of...
Figures show about 2,000 minors separated from families Nearly 2,000 minors have been separated from their families at the US border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal ...
Car bomb kills 20 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan’s Nangarhar A car bomb killed at least 20 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturda...
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Boko Haram extremists attack villages, 15 killed and 89 wounded in Nigeria Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked two villages on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri late Sunday, ...
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Malvinder Singh accuses brother Shivinder, Radha Swami Dera Head

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Supreme Court constitution bench to hear Ayodhya matter on Feb 26

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Mueller prosecutor leaves team in latest sign investigation is winding down

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Mayor De Blasio appoints reverend Dominiquec atchison as executive Director of the Mayor’s center for Faith and Community Partnership

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Trump proposes new missile treaty with potential to include India

US President Donald Trump has proposed a new nuclear missiles treaty that has the potential to include India as he delivered the S...

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Joshua Trump’s power nap during State of the Union address goes viral

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Sri Lanka recovers its tourism mojo

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World’s most-prized fish: Endangered tuna sold for Rs 21 crore in Japan

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Michelle Obama opens up about marriage with Barack, seeking counselling

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US proposes changes to H-1B visa programme, move to hit Indian IT companies

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj praises Jaipur Foot in front of Ambassadors around the world, Exhibition next year in Washington

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China in ‘communication’ with United States amid report of Xi Jinping-Donald Trump meet

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Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling students on the basis of homosexuality

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Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes northwest of Russia’s Kurile islands: USGS

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14 dead, dozens injured in blast at election rally in Afghanistan

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Donald Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if journalist killed by Saudi

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India elected to UN Human Rights Council for 3 years, gets highest number of votes

India was elected with the highest number of votes by the General Assembly to the influential Human Rights Council on Friday with ...

Sundar Pichai met Pentagon officials over AI drone project Maven: Reports

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Pakistan behind those putting up Bhindranwale’s portraits, says Rashtriya Sikh Sangat

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India-Russia defence deal: S-400 air defence system can launch 72 missiles, engage 36 targets at one go

The S-400 Triumf air defence system deal, inked by India and Russia Friday notwithstanding the US pressure of sanctions, can engag...

Pakistan’s allegation of use of chemical weapons in Kashmir false, malicious: India

India Friday rejected as false Pakistan’s allegations of reported use of chemical weapons by Indian security forces in Kashmir, sa...

First Sikh turban-wearing guardsman fails drugs test

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Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. Bankruptcy Case

(By a staff reporter) New York- Paul Parmar, the embattled Ex-CEO of now bankrupt Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc, alleg...

India's new Pakyong Airport opens in incredible Himalayan surroundings

(News Agencies) Shimla : Sometimes an airport is just a strip of asphalt on a flat bit of land outside of town. Other times, as wi...

Boris Johnson, Indian-origin wife file for divorce

(News Agencies) Boris Johnson, who hit the headlines by resigning as UK foreign secretary in July over the Brexit plan of Prime Mi...

Why The Catholic Church Is Its Own Worst Enemy in India Today

The Catholic Church traces its origins to that day, approximately 2,000 years ago, when Jesus appointed a leader among his Apostle...

Donald Trump to U.N. Refugees Should Return to Their Countries and ‘Make Them Great Agai

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Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. Bankruptcy Case

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As China courts central and eastern Europe, whither India?

In a rare high-level engagement by India in an increasingly pivotal region, President Ram Nath Kovind is on a visit to Bulgaria an...

Trump wants to stop subsidies to India, China

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Pakistan’s Military Has Quietly Reached Out to India for Talks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Concerned about Pakistan’s international isolation and faltering economy, the country’s powerful military ha...

About 100 people fall ill on Emirates flight to New York: US authorities

As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health ...

32% jump in child abuse cases in Pakistan in first six months of 2018: Report

A total of 2,322 child abuse cases were reported across Pakistan in the first six months of 2018, a 32% jump as compared to the fi...

Saudi Plan To Dig Canal Likely To Cut Off Qatar, Turn It Into Island

Riyadh: A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring ...

Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale in US to lay 2+2 groundwork

Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale and other senior Indian officials will hold discussions with their US counterparts in Washington t...

On US’ plan to slap duties on $16 bn of chinese goods, China’s comeback

China confirmed that it will impose 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of imports from the US from August 23, m...

Feds file new indictment against Edward, Linda Mangano

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Chinese leaders order probe over vaccine scandal

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Trump threatens more tariffs on U.S. trading partners

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Vijay Mallya intends to come back: ED sources

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World Cup 2018: England end drought to leave Colombia in tears

England have ended a drought in World Cup shootouts to beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties and advance to a quarterfinal match against ...

Koreas discuss removing North’s artillery from tense border

The rival Koreas are discussing the possible relocation of North Korea’s long-range artillery systems away from the tense Korean b...

Malaysia arrests former aide to ex-premier over 1MDB scandal

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Theresa May says UK to set out new Brexit details after June EU meeting

Prime Minister Theresa May told the EU’s Donald Tusk on Monday that Britain would set more details on its vision for a future rela...

Iran vs Portugal Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Iran 0-0 Portugal

16' Portugal awarded the free kick and Ronaldo takes it just outside the box and the shot touches the top of the wall and goes ove...

Chinese tech investment in US is next target in Trump's crackdown: Reports

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is set to announce new measures this week to target growing Chinese investment in key technolog...

In a tit-for-tat action, China slaps additional tariffs on $50 billion worth of US goods: All you need to know

China on Saturday announced its decision to impose additional tariffs on American products worth $50 billion, in response to the U...

Saudi led Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport, says Yemen military

Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni milit...

SCO headquarters in Beijing holds first Yoga Day event

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Car bomb kills 20 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan’s Nangarhar

A car bomb killed at least 20 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturda...

US import tariffs on steel, aluminium: India hits back, to suspend concessions on 30 products

Responding to the US import tariffs on certain steel and aluminium products, India has decided to suspend concessions on 30 produc...

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After a sudden and welcome turn to diplomacy following last year’s threats, insults and fears of war _ remember “fire and fury” an...

Trump takes more swipes at Canada after arrival in Singapore

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The UNMIN was formally entrusted the responsibility in January, 2007, after the government and the Maoists signing a peace accord,...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticises US ‘unilateralism’ over nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticised US “unliteralism” in withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and said on Sunday he appr...

Nawaz Sharif accuses Pak SC chief justice of oppression, injustice

Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday accused the country chief justice of rushing through the hearings in the t...

US embassy warns citizens to leave northern Mozambique district

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Donald Trump may seek separate trade deals with Canada, Mexico-US adviser

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Italy populists win Senate confidence vote, put EU on notice

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UN General Assembly elects Ecuador minister next president

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Donald Trump aide who mocked McCain has left White House job

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Miss America says NO to swimsuit round; Twitterati ask ‘Can we have Mr America?’

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Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta’s engagement invite is here and it’s as grand as you can imagine

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Donald Trump says White House leakers are ‘traitors, cowards’

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United States Navy expects ‘uncertainty’ in Gulf after Iran deal withdrawal

The United States Navy is closely watching Iranian behavior in the Gulf and expects a “period of uncertainty” and increased level ...

United States criticizes China for shielding Myanmar from United Nations action

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Republicans celebrate opening of US embassy in Jerusalem

The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem attracted more than a dozen Republican members of Congress, two billionaire GOP fundrai...

United States opens its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem

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US opens embassy in Jerusalem as clashes between Israel police and Palestinians leave 37 dead

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Israeli gunfire wounds at least 28 Palestinians as Gaza border protests build

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First Lady Melania Trump undergoes ‘successful’ procedure on kidney condition

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Google I/O 2018 keynote LIVE UPDATES: Google Assistant to get six new voices, new features

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US lawmakers ask Trump adm to reconsidet its decision on H4 visas

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Nepal, India discuss ways to control illegal trade

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Twitter also sold data to Cambridge Analytica researcher: report

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57 dead, over 100 wounded in blast at election centre in Afghan capital Kabul

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Nude gunman kills four at Tennessee waffle house

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