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China can extend Hambantota port lease to 198 years, Sri Lankan minister says Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said the 99-year lease of the Hambantota port to China could be extended to 198 years, calling it a “mistake” made by the...
"Fighting" For Neera Tanden's Nomination To Lead US Budget Department: White House (Insider Bureau)-The White House has said it is "fighting" for the nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Bu...
At the mercy of big tech billionaires India needs stringent data protection laws. It also needs to encourage its tech industry to develop competitive social media products The United S...
Alleged Indian-Origin Drug Dealer Shot Dead; Suspected Assasins Beheaded In South Africa (Insider Bureau)-An alleged drug kingpin of Indian origin was shot dead at his home in South Africa in broad daylight, enraging his supporters in the ...
U.S. Capitol Under Siege - Attack on Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C. Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a chaotic protest Wednesday aimed at thwarting a peaceful tran...
The Hindu factor in The US presidential polls Many in the community believe it's a good thing for them to identify themselves as Hindus, as long as it does not assume exclusionary overtones. But i...
As Indian Couple Faces Drug Charges In Qatar, Attempts To Bring Them Back (Insider Bureau)-The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to bring back an Indian couple senten...
Church Source Of Strength And Place For Reflection For Me: Kamala Harris (Insider Bureau)- Democratic Party's vice-presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris on Sunday said the church has always been a source of strength...
How Unpredictable Could This Election Be ? It's not what they teach you in school about the workings of American democracy, but in the year 2000, it seemed distinctly possible that the entire p...
The mistaken Chinese calculation China has been uncomfortable with the emergence of another Asian power. Apart from checkmating proposals made by India at the United Nations and other...
Why can companies still silence us with mandatory arbitration? By Moira Donegan When it was revealed in October that Andy Rubin received a $90m exit package after being forced to resign over a credible sexual har...
China To Take Countermeasures If UK Extends Hong Kong Citizenship Plan Britain's offer came in response to a sweeping new security law that China unveiled for the former British territory this week. London, United King...
Proud Of The Achievements And Contributions Of The Indian-Origin Physicians (Press Release by Ajay Ghosh) Chicago : “I am proud of the achievements and contributions of the Indian-origin physicians across the world in the batt...
Indo American Press Club Holds Virtual Induction Ceremony Dr. Joseph Chalil Inducted As Chairman, Dr. S.S. Lal As President of IPAC (Press Release By AJAY GHOSH) New York : During a solemn virtual ceremony...
The sharp dip in US-China ties In the wake of pandemic, the rift between the United States (US) and China has deepened. Washington has said it will scrap the phase one trade deal it...
Pak’s troubled economy is hurting more than Imran Khan wants to believe The Pakistani economy was in shambles much before the lockdown and has been so for decades. There is not much scope for downside, it is already scrapi...
3 IRS officers stripped of their charge for creating panic with tax hike report The three officers, despite having more than 30 years of service, failed to exercise due care and misguided 50 young officers to prepare the report an...
How, exactly, did the LA Lakers get a 'small business' loan? The Paycheck Protection Program had a very simple goal: Keep small businesses afloat during the economic strife caused by the nationwide quarantine pu...
Indian passport services resume at some centres in UAE The five centres have been reopened following the relaxation of coronavirus-related restrictions, including Al Khaleeh Centre and BLS Deira in Dubai, ...
West Asia is staring at an economic crisis. India has to be prepared (News Agencies) Often jocularly called “India’s fifth metropolis” or “India’s cleanest city”, Dubai is the economic power centre of not just West Asia...
Disaster. Fiasco. Debacle. Small Businesses Wait for Cash as Disaster Loan Program Unravels. PPP loan plan a mess so far for small businesses riding out coronavirus crisis. ...
‘Stay where you are’: SC tells Indians stranded abroad “The numbers are many. Stay where you are. People in other countries cannot be brought back,” the SC bench said. (News Agencies) The three-member ...
Hunger and Humiliation • How Unfortunate, Migrants Treated As Black Holes And Black Boxes Of Corona Chronicles. • During corona times, the migrant discovered he was margin...
Fake WhatsApp messages spurred migrants’ exodus from Delhi to UP, say officials Fake messages widely circulated on social media could have played a key role in spurring the exodus of migrants from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh, said stat...
India coronavirus cases rise amid fears true figure much higher Low levels of testing and poor access to healthcare means many people not reporting Doubt has been cast over India’s claim that it has no community...
Coronavirus Pandemic Raises Serious Questions About China's Conduct Coronavirus pandemic is, beyond reasonable doubt, an outcome of criminal negligence on the part of Chinese authorities. writes Lt Gen (retd) Subra...
The Solar Orbiter mission has launched. It will give an unprecedented look at our sun The Solar Orbiter launched from Cape Canaveral and began its journey to get a close, unprecedented ...
Delhi-Colombo ties are on the right path (News Agencies)- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa sent out a message by choosing India as the destination for his first trip abroad after...
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 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 ...
India’s One-China policy is flawed. It must be reworked Whenever the president of China visits India, the Indian police locates me, no matter where I am and throws me into the nearest ce...
2019 shows why achieving 1.5 degree C, not 2 C, is must to fight climate change The United Nations climate action summit in New York on September 23 provides a unique opportunity to global leaders to enhance th...
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,...
Telemarketer Sentenced to Prison in Connection with $10 Million International Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme (News Agencies) A telemarketer was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for his r...
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...
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...
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...
SC to hear Gautam Khaitan's plea tomorrow, to affect ongoing cases under black money act (Agencies) - With the Delhi High court taking a prima facie view that the black money rules notified in April 2016 are incorrect,...
We Are Witnessing a Defining Moment in West Bengal's Political History (SAI Bureau) - Certain moments in the life of a nation or a state shape its future destiny. The 2019 general election is one such ...
The rise of India's new billionaires and the fall of the old (News Agencies)- - India is going through one of the greatest periods of wealth creation -- and destruction -- all at the same tim...
Cyclone Fani: The worst is over, but picking up the pieces won't be easy (Agencies)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conducted an aerial survey of Puri and Khurdha districts of Odisha to see for ...
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...
Saudi Arabia beheads 37 prisoners for terrorism, pins bodies to pole (Insider Bureau)- Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 Saudi citizens for what it said Tuesday were terrorism-related crimes, the Interior Mi...
Prepare for the Iranian crude waiver to end (By Our Staff Reporter)- The United States (US) has decided not to grant an extension to any country for importing Iranian crude f...
Can't return to India due to health complications: Mehul Choksi in HC (By Our Staff Reporter)- Fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi approached the Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday against the non...
AOC calls new campaign finance complaint 'bogus' (Insider Bureau) Washington D.C. - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Fox News Wednesday that new claims of campaign fi...
"Former Ranbaxy promoters will be jailed" (Insider Bureau) New Delhi - The Supreme Court on Friday served stern warning to former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder Singh and Shiv...
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...
China, Pakistan upgrading fighter aircraft used against Indian Air Force: Report (Agencies)- China and Pakistan have begun upgrading their jointly developed JF-17 fighter jet, the current version of which was re...
International Women's Day celebrated at The Consulate General of India (By our staff reporter) -The event was graced by the presence of distinguished celebrity guests - National Award winning Bollywoo...
In "War" Against Pornography, Bangladesh Shuts About 20,000 Sites (Agencies)- Bangladesh authorities have blocked almost 20,000 websites as part of an anti-pornography "war", a minister said Tuesd...
On Saudi prince’s India visit (Insider Bureau)- Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for receiving Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airp...
Pakistan has shown no interest in addressing terror concerns Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chose to talk about the brazen suicide attack at Pulwama only five days after the assault clai...
What Trump Gets Right-and Wrong-About Defeating ISIS (Agencies)- he two of us spent years working on terrorism at the highest levels of government, under presidents of both parties....
Come clean when things go wrong Two notable Americans faced firestorms of criticism last week: A governor whose medical school yearbook page showed a racist imag...
Hinduism Today Magazine launches website (By Manu Shah) Hawaii- For the last 40 years, a small group of monks living in a monastery in Hawaii have been diligently preserv...
How Jeff Bezos lost out to billionaire Mukesh Ambani in poll-bound India (News Agencies)- Amazon.com and Walmart Inc.'s plans to dominate India's online retail landscape have been ambushed by Prime Minis...
Optimistic about Indian market despite changes in e-commerce FDI policy: Walmart (Agencies)- US retail major Walmart, which invested USD 16 billion in Flipkart, Wednesday said it is committed to the Indian marke...
To clean India, invest in water conservation (Insider Bureau)- Nagaland is pristine and gorgeous. But one needs a strong heart and a much stronger back to enjoy the Himalayan ...
10 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, 12 arms recovered At least ten Maoists were killed on Thursday in an ongoing gun battle with security forces deep in a jungle in Chhattisgarh’s Bija...
Sushma Swaraj promises help to Punjab residents stuck in Armenia External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday the Indian ambassador to Armenia has contacted the four people from Punja...
Heavy snowfall stops GoAir, Indigo and other flights at Srinagar airport All flights, including those of GoAir and Indigo, were suspended on Thursday at the Srinagar airport due to poor visibility and he...
Afghanistan may be a mess if US troops leave; they should leave anyway. Trump is right. (By Our Staff Reporter)- When President Donald Trump announced that he would be withdrawing half of the U.S. troops serving in Af...
Texas man arrested for reportedly stabbing his nephew's dog (Agencies)-A Texas man is accused of taking a knife to his nephew's dog in a revenge attack for the canine killing his chicken las...
Mueller team disputes aspects of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen (By a Staff Reporter) Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office is denying aspects of a blockbuster BuzzFeed news report that Presi...
Kamala Harris represents the rise of the Indian Americans (By a Staff Reporter) The Indian American immigrant population has often been called the "model migrants" and earned high points ...
UK court acquits Alstom ex-officials in Delhi Metro bribery case Two former officials of rail transport major Alstom accused of bribing officials of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to sec...
NDA may fall 15 seats short of majority, says survey The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre may fall nearly 15 seats short of the magic mark of 272 in the 543-seat Lok...
Arrive at least 20 min ahead of departure: Just like airports, railways plans to seal stations Railways is planning to seal stations just like airports and passengers would have to arrive 15-20 minutes before scheduled depart...
Aunt, cousins kill five-year-old over property dispute in Bengal A five-year boy was allegedly strangulated by his aunt and two cousins in Bengal on Saturday. Police have arrested a woman and two...
Sri Lanka top court overturns Maithripala Sirisena president’s order to sack parliament Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maithripala Sirisena’s dissolution of parliament and ordered a halt to pr...
New York witches plan to cast spell on Brett Kavanaugh Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hex...
Zee Americas Premieres “Break Through The Crowd” on Sunday, October 14th Break Through The Crowd premiered on Sunday, October 14 at media and entertainment mega-giant ZEE Entertainment. A new series that...
Protecting what they love: Sustainable solutions from around the world “One person can make a difference,” said former US President John F. Kennedy, “and everyone should try.” Indeed, if many people...
India vs West Indies: Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane put hosts in command The 18,555 fans, who turned up on Saturday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here, mainly to watch their hero Vira...
VHP urges Modi government to pass law in Parliament to pave way for construction of Ram Temple The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a hardline affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has urged the Narendra Modi government t...
A deep dive into India’s job market (News Agencies) High income inequality driven by a driven by a growing divergence between growth in productivity and wages is the ...
14 years and two trials later, Bill Cosby is led away in handcuffs (By Our Staff Reporter)Judge Steven O'Neill had just sentenced Cosby to three to 10 years in a state prison for drugging and sexua...
Things to know about Aadhaar, India’s billion-strong biometric database (By Our Staff Reporter) More than a billion Indians have uploaded their biometric details to a national database in exchange for a...
To mount an effective challenge to the BJP, the Opposition could use a bit of stardust \Witnessing in London the political chaos created by implementing Brexit, Britain’s departure from the European Union, has led me ...
AIA Benifit Gala (By Our Staff Reporter) The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (AIA-NY) held its Benefit Gala in support for its 31st A...
Nepal cracks down on lucrative helicopter rescue scams Nepal has ordered a review of the way summit helicopter rescues are conducted after uncovering a multimillion-dollar scam in which...
Washington must address Indian concerns over the effects of its new sanctions on Iran and Russia The US has emerged as India’s most important partner. The inaugural India-US two-plus-two ministerial dialogue will help highlight...
Apple's Secretive Self-Driving Car Rear-Ended On US Expressway An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this ...
International entry-exit checkpoints opened between India-Myanmar In a major boost to the India-Myanmar bilateral relations, the international entry-exit checkpoints on the Tamu- Moreh Border betw...
Will meet India’s oil needs if US sanctions hit Iran imports: Saudi envoy Saudi Arabia is ready to meet India’s need for additional oil supplies should the US sanctions on Iran hit energy imports, the Sau...
The toughest task that Imran Khan will have to grapple with soon after he becomes Pakistan’s new prime minister is not the security situation or political tensions; it is the issue of seeking another bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to shore up its currency reserves and plug an external financing gap. Some reports have suggested that Pakistani officials are finalising a plan to seek a $12 billion package from the IMF, while others have suggested that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief could turn to China, Pakistan’s “iron brother ally”, for financial assistance in view of the worsening relations between Islamabad and Washington. The Donald Trump administration, which has already ensured that security aid for Pakistan has come down from the historic levels of more than $1 billion a year to a few hundred million dollars, has made it clear that any IMF bailout cannot be used to pay back Chinese loans. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said the US will be watching “what the IMF does” as there is no rationale for IMF tax dollars to go to China. Pakistan’s economy has struggled in the past decade, largely due to a mix of poor security conditions following a spate of terrorist attacks and poor governance. If it showed signs of picking up in the last few years, it was largely because of Chinese investments in the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), part of the One Belt, One Road initiative. Pakistan’s current account deficit has already risen because of massive imports of Chinese equipment and materials for CPEC and the country has already taken loans worth almost $5 billion from China and its banks. Latest reports from Islamabad suggest Beijing has agreed to give another loan of $2 billion that will boost foreign currency reserves, which the State Bank of Pakistan reported last month had fallen to $9 billion. While it may be tempting for Pakistan to turn to China for help in the face of its worsening relations with the US, even an inexperienced administrator such as Mr Khan will be aware of the complications, including debt traps, that have arisen in countries which aligned themselves too closely with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Any IMF bailout is expected to come with stringent conditions. Mr Khan will also be aware of the need for tax reforms, with only about one per cent of Pakistan’s population of nearly 200 million paying taxes, and the need to rein in external debt that has soared to 31% of the GDP. All in all, Mr Khan has his work cut out for him on the economic front. After an elaborate ‘bhumi poojan’ ceremony, the construction of a ‘grand Ram temple’ began on Wednesday by the Ram Janmabhumi Nirm...
Imran Khan’s biggest challenge would be the economy The toughest task that Imran Khan will have to grapple with soon after he becomes Pakistan’s new prime minister is not the securit...
Wildfires kill at least 60 near Athens, families embrace as flames close in Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town killed at least 60 people, officials said, including families with children found ...
Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up Israel said it shot down a Syrian warplane that crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, but Damascus said the...
Sabarimala entry ban on women mired in patriarchy: SC Ban on entry for women of a certain age at Sabarimala temple is based on the "patriarchal" belief that the dominant status of a ma...
Taiwan still divided on gay marriage, says Tsai Ing-wen Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen remained non-committal Monday on whether her government will actively push for quick implementatio...
Spain vs Morocco Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Spain 1-1 Morocco 19' - GOAL! Isco scored the equaliser for Spain 18' - Andres Iniesta's 25-yard shot went well over the Morocco crossbar 14' ...
Egypt increases fuel prices, as part of austerity measures Egypt announced Saturday steep increases in fuel and cooking gas prices as part of the country’s economic reforms and austerity me...
Six deans resign as Manipur University impasse continues Academic activities at Manipur University continued to suffer as six deans resigned amid students’ protest demanding the removal o...
At least 12 dead, 31 wounded in Kabul govt building attack At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded after a blast took place outside a government ministry office in Kabul on Monday. Th...
Maharashtra: Another suicide bid at secretariat building A youth hailing from Dhule in north Maharashtra on Monday attempted suicide at the entrance of Mantralaya, the latest such inciden...
World Environment Day: 3 women to row 3,000 miles across Atlantic to take action against plastic pollution When three ordinary working women pledged to challenge the everyday use of single-use disposable plastic, they set themselves up f...
Zimbabwe opposition rallies to demand election reform Zimbabwe’s main opposition on Tuesday marched to the independent election agency demanding reforms it said were vital for a credib...
For Yemen girl with crippling illness, half a brain is better than a full one From war-torn Lahij in Yemen to New Delhi, 14-year-old Fatima Hamed has come a long way. But the distance is nothing compared to t...
Nipah virus outbreak: 19 more cases reported, government says safe to travel to Kerala Kerala Health Minister K K Shylaja on Wednesday assured the government has taken necessary precautions to control the spread of th...
Anti-Sterlite protest: Madras High court stays Vedanta plant expansion Observing that “the economic benefits of encouraging industries cannot be ignored” but “the toll extracted on available resources,...
Iraq elections: Early indicators favour populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr A populist coalition organised by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the early front-runner Monday with half the...
China’s central bank says to maintain neutral policy, stable yuan China’s central bank will maintain its neutral monetary policy and keep liquidity and credit growth largely steady while keeping t...
Pune: Kanjarbhat couple ties knot by rejecting ‘virginity test’ It was a wedding with a difference, as Vivek Tamaichikar married Aishwarya Bhat in Pimpri on May 12 by taking an open stand agains...
Tourist death in J&K: Take relook at amnesty to stone pelters, JCCI president appeals to Centre The death of a tourist from Chennai in attack by stone pelters in Kashmir evoked widespread criticism in Jammu, with ruling Bharat...
North Korea to shut down nuclear test site in May, unify time zone with South Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country's nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and ...
South Korea to remove propaganda loudspeakers at shared border with North Korea South Korea says it will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the border with North Korea. The announcement came three days after t...
Philippine President calls North Korea's Kim Jong Un 'hero of everybody' Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he had previously called a "fool", is no...
IS claims Kabul bombing that killed 25, including 8 journalists The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for the double suicide bombing in Kabul this morning that killed 25 people, inclu...
Missile attack kills 26 in Syria, mostly Iranians A missile attack in Syria's northern region has killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring group s...
Pakistan's FIA directed to act against people behind superimposing Imran Khan as Lord Shiva A sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances has taken notice of an incident where Pakista...
Saudi Arabia starts trial of two Arabs accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad A Saudi Arabian court began the trial of two Jordanians accused of spying against the kingdom for Israel’s Mossad intelligence age...
At least 25 killed in Kabul twin blasts, AFP photographer among five journalists dead; IS claims responsibility At least 25 people were killed and over 45 wounded in twin explosions that rocked Afghanistan capital, Kabul, on Monday morning. T...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Royal Wedding: Here's The Fact Sheet So Far While some aspects of Britain's upcoming royal wedding are still under wraps, the palace has divulged a few details ahead of the m...
After PM Modi slams 'terror export factory', China says world should 'support Pakistan' China has called on the international community to "cooperate with and support Pakistan" on fighting terrorism, ahead of a key mee...
US airline gives 5,000 USD cheques to passengers over plane mishap US airline Southwest has given 5,000 USD cheques to passengers of its flight whose engine failure led to an emergency landing in P...
Indian Air Force 'hits' warships in deep sea, carries out attacks on targets While showcasing its extensive reach, the Indian Air Force carried out long-range strike missions in deep sea on both eastern and ...
Birthday Special: 5 quotes by Charlie Chaplin that prove he understood life better than anyone else He is more than a comic genius. Born on April 16, 1889, Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin is one of the most prominent and ico...
India's trade deficit with China up two-fold in a decade; can New Delhi benefit from Beijing's 'trade war' with Washington? Mumbai: India's trade deficit with China increased more than two-fold (219 percent) from $16 billion in 2007-08 to $51 billion in ...
British PM Theresa May to face criticism for bypassing Parliament to join US-led air strikes against Syria London: British Prime Minister Theresa May will face criticism on Monday for bypassing Parliament to join weekend air strikes agai...
Facebook suspends Canadian political consulting firm amid data mining scandal Facebook says it has suspended a Canadian political consulting firm amid media reports it had ties to Cambridge Analytica, a Briti...
Two dead as van drives into eatery in Germany’s Muenster, driver shoots himself A man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a popular restaurant in the old city centre of Muenster in western German...
Defunct Chinese space station Tiangong-1 re-enters Earth, burns up over South Pacific China's Tiangong-1 space station re-entered the earth's atmosphere and burnt up over the middle of the South Pacific on Monday, th...
Leading South African Indians pay tribute to Winnie Mandela Prominent South African Indians have paid tribute to Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson M...
20 kids taken into UK state care over parents' ISIS links: Report LONDON: As many as 20 children, including a one-year-old boy, have been taken into state care in the UK over their parents' allege...
Tanzania traffic collision leaves at least 26 dead, 9 hurt The country's traffic police commander, Fortunatus Musilimu, says the dead in Saturday night's accident in the southern town of Mk...
Malaysia arrests seven men with Islamic State links over attacks plot KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have arrested seven men with links to the Islamic State militant group who were planning attacks on...
SC/ST Act: Par panel likely to recommend review of SC order A parliamentary committee may recommend that the government file a review petition against the Supreme Court order diluting the pr...
This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town EAST WENATCHEE, Washington—Hands on the wheel, eyes squinting against the winter sun, Lauren Miehe eases his Land Rover down the ...
Indian American Cardiologist Arvind Gandhi Cleared by Jury for Unnecessary Implanting of Heart Devices A jury in Hammond, Ind.-based Lake Superior Court March 8 ruled in favor of Indian American cardiologist Dr. Arvind Gandhi and Mun...
Arctic permafrost is no longer protected from global warming and may unleash carbon trapped under its ice ‘within decades’, Nasa claims Permafrost in the northern tip of the Arctic contains tonnes of trapped carbon which will we be released in the next few decades, ...
Russian military plane crash in Syria kills dozens The An-26 plane crashed during landing at Hmeimim airbase, near the coastal city of Latakia, the ministry is quoted as saying by R...
Lockheed Martin says offer to build F-16s in India stands firm (News Agencies) At a time when the government seems disinterested to pursue plans to locally produce single-engine fighters in col...
Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal got an e-visa to India (News Agencies) Jaspal Singh Atwal, once a convicted Khalistani terrorist, and the man who spoiled Canadian Prime Minister Justin ...
NRI held for misuse of duty incentive (News Agencies) MUMBAI: After arresting the two businessmen from Surat for alleged fraudulently availing duty drawbacks, the Direc...
Why the world has become a more dangerous place for children Children’s suffering across the world appears to be on the rise. If one looks at the last year, for instance, it was another confl...
NBC's $12BILLION Olympic gamble backfires as viewers go cold on Pyeongchang Winter Games which are rated the worst in the network's history NBC's $12billion deal to cover the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang may not see the profits the network hopes for, as the games...
Ministry of external affairs says it is ascertaining how visa was issued to convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal. This is something which we are trying to find out. In due course, we will be able to come up with a reason that how he managed to ...
AAPI’s 36th annual Convention & Scientific Assembly to be held at Columbus Convention Center Columbus, OH - February 18, 2018: “The 36th Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly of the American Association of Physicians of I...
Hi-tech farming: Can Rajasthan make the desert bloom? Neat furrows of cabbage, uniformly spaced cherry tomatoes, bell peppers and pomegranates, and exotic fruits, make the Internationa...
Friction between the US and China is likely to last through 2018 Ian Bremmer In Davos and during his recent State of the Union address to Congress, Donald Trump made clear that he means to get ...
America is drowning in debt - maybe we should change our name from USA to ATM In “Hamlet,” Shakespeare pens one of the most familiar lines — and best advice — ever written. Before Laertes leaves for Paris, h...
Pakistan bans media coverage of Valentine's Day celebrations (News Agencies) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's electronic media watchdog on Wednesday directed the local media to refrain from promoting an...
Maldives crisis: China suggests India should not intervene as Nasheed calls for Delhi’s help (News Agencies) China on Wednesday opposed any external intervention to resolve the political crisis in the Maldives while r espo...
Poland's Holocaust law should terrify you (News Agencies) Polish President Andrzej Duda just announced he will sign a controversial bill making it illegal to accuse Poland ...
Saudi Arabia allows Air India to use its skies for flights to Tel Aviv: Israeli daily (News Agencies) Saudi Arabia has allowed Air India to use its airspace for flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv, Israeli daily Haare...
SC cancels all mining leases in Goa, says they can’t operate after March 15 (News Agencies) The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed 88 mining leases granted by the Goa government for violating procedure and ...
Founder of Chicago firm charged in crackdown on futures ‘spoofing’ (By Our Staff Reporter) The founder of a Chicago technology consulting firm was among eight people and three multinational banks c...
IALI - Women’s Forum Event organized (By Our Staff Reporter) IALI - Women’s Forum had their 1st program on February 2nd in Mint restaurant. Women’s Forum chair, Veena ...
Pakistan: 11 Citizens Killed in Migrant Tragedy PARIS — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): Pakistan's foreign ministry has confirmed that up to 11 citize...
Bridging the many interpretations of the Ramayana across Southeast Asia and India In the 15th century, the capital of Thailand was a city called Ayutthaya, which is Ayodhya in the local language. When Burmese sol...
Fox News hosts ramp up ‘deep state’ conspiracies As the network escalates its attacks on the FBI, mainstream conservatives say it is endangering U.S. institutions. As Fox News opinion hosts have grown increasingly conspiratorial in the past week — going to ever-greater lengths to defend Presid...
Bitcoin: What does the future hold for cryptocurrencies, are they here to stay? What a year 2017 had been for cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, which had recently hit the USD 20,000 mark in mid-December 201...
International aid agency office attacked in Afghanistan Kabul, Jan 24, Insurgents on Wednesday attacked the headquarters of an international aid agency in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, i...
Nationalism Made In USA (SAI Bureau) washington DC : Kenneth Juster, the US Ambassador to India, in his first public speech, has suggested that military...
Dubai firm accuses Kerala CPI(M) leader’s son of cheating it of Rs 13 crore A Dubai-based travel and tourism firm has accused Binoy Kodiyeri, the son of the ruling CPI(M)’s secretary in Kerala Kodiyeri Bala...
Punishing sex buyers will help reduce exploitation of trafficked women Andhra Pradesh’s move to criminalise those sex buyers is a step in the right direction. The new law sought to be enacted by the st...
There Is No Rampaging MeToo Mob In an article for New York magazine that went viral on Friday, Andrew Sullivan joined a chorus of voices urging women to prevent t...
CBI files charge sheet against former MP minister, 94 others in Vyapam scam (News Agencies) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charged former Madhya Pradesh technical education minister Laxmikant Sha...
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NBC's $12BILLION Olympic gamble backfires as viewers go cold on Pyeongchang Winter Games which are rated the worst in the network's history

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Ministry of external affairs says it is ascertaining how visa was issued to convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal.

This is something which we are trying to find out. In due course, we will be able to come up with a reason that how he managed to ...

AAPI’s 36th annual Convention & Scientific Assembly to be held at Columbus Convention Center

Columbus, OH - February 18, 2018: “The 36th Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly of the American Association of Physicians of I...

Hi-tech farming: Can Rajasthan make the desert bloom?

Neat furrows of cabbage, uniformly spaced cherry tomatoes, bell peppers and pomegranates, and exotic fruits, make the Internationa...

Friction between the US and China is likely to last through 2018

Ian Bremmer In Davos and during his recent State of the Union address to Congress, Donald Trump made clear that he means to get ...

America is drowning in debt - maybe we should change our name from USA to ATM

In “Hamlet,” Shakespeare pens one of the most familiar lines — and best advice — ever written. Before Laertes leaves for Paris, h...

Pakistan bans media coverage of Valentine's Day celebrations

(News Agencies) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's electronic media watchdog on Wednesday directed the local media to refrain from promoting an...

Maldives crisis: China suggests India should not intervene as Nasheed calls for Delhi’s help

(News Agencies) China on Wednesday opposed any external intervention to resolve the political crisis in the Maldives while r espo...

Poland's Holocaust law should terrify you

(News Agencies) Polish President Andrzej Duda just announced he will sign a controversial bill making it illegal to accuse Poland ...

Saudi Arabia allows Air India to use its skies for flights to Tel Aviv: Israeli daily

(News Agencies) Saudi Arabia has allowed Air India to use its airspace for flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv, Israeli daily Haare...

SC cancels all mining leases in Goa, says they can’t operate after March 15

(News Agencies) The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed 88 mining leases granted by the Goa government for violating procedure and ...

Founder of Chicago firm charged in crackdown on futures ‘spoofing’

(By Our Staff Reporter) The founder of a Chicago technology consulting firm was among eight people and three multinational banks c...

IALI - Women’s Forum Event organized

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Pakistan: 11 Citizens Killed in Migrant Tragedy

PARIS — The Latest on Europe's migration crisis (all times local): Pakistan's foreign ministry has confirmed that up to 11 citize...

Bridging the many interpretations of the Ramayana across Southeast Asia and India

In the 15th century, the capital of Thailand was a city called Ayutthaya, which is Ayodhya in the local language. When Burmese sol...

Fox News hosts ramp up ‘deep state’ conspiracies As the network escalates its attacks on the FBI, mainstream conservatives say it is endangering U.S. institutions.

As Fox News opinion hosts have grown increasingly conspiratorial in the past week — going to ever-greater lengths to defend Presid...

Bitcoin: What does the future hold for cryptocurrencies, are they here to stay?

What a year 2017 had been for cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, which had recently hit the USD 20,000 mark in mid-December 201...

International aid agency office attacked in Afghanistan

Kabul, Jan 24, Insurgents on Wednesday attacked the headquarters of an international aid agency in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, i...

Nationalism Made In USA

(SAI Bureau) washington DC : Kenneth Juster, the US Ambassador to India, in his first public speech, has suggested that military...

Dubai firm accuses Kerala CPI(M) leader’s son of cheating it of Rs 13 crore

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Punishing sex buyers will help reduce exploitation of trafficked women

Andhra Pradesh’s move to criminalise those sex buyers is a step in the right direction. The new law sought to be enacted by the st...

There Is No Rampaging MeToo Mob

In an article for New York magazine that went viral on Friday, Andrew Sullivan joined a chorus of voices urging women to prevent t...

CBI files charge sheet against former MP minister, 94 others in Vyapam scam

(News Agencies) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charged former Madhya Pradesh technical education minister Laxmikant Sha...

Why Pakistan could well become another Syria

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Aziz Ansari accused of coercing woman into oral sex. Accuser shares texts, account of the night

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Fire at Trump Tower in New York, US president safe in Washington

A minor fire broke out on the roof of Trump Tower, the New York headquarters of US President Donald Trump's business empire, the n...

China defends Pakistan, says against US finger-pointing on terrorism

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Pope urges efforts to rebuild trust in North Korea, Syria

Pope Francis urged concerted international efforts on Monday to rebuild trust on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, using his ...

U.S. decides to provide arms to the Ukrainian regime

The U.S. announced on Friday that it would provide Ukraine with “enhanced defensive capabilities”, a move that could escalate ...

North Korea says new U.N. sanctions an act of war

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Philippines storm death toll climbs to 133: government

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Wang Yi’s India visit was meant to deter anotherDoklam: Chinese blog

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Saudi women will be allowed to drive bikes, trucks

Saudi Arabian women will be able to drive trucks and motorcycles, officials have said three months after the kingdom announced a h...

Shivangi Maini is 36th Miss India New York

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Ayodhya case: Political games continue as Supreme Court hears pleas on Babri Masjid title suit

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National CHOKING region

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The pyre of the tiger

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India and US must leverage Defence Technology and Trade Initiative for mutual benefit

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The worry is that Donald Trump will lead the US into a nuclear war

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Trump poised to oust top diplomat Tillerson: New York Times

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NGOs must be seen not as a threat, but a partner, says Obama advisor Ben Rhodes

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Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI

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Taliban, disguised in burqas, attack Peshawar agriculture college

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US: Facebook vulnerable to expected changes in key visa program

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Infrared lasers may replace wires in data centres

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