The tapes were recently declassified and released in batches up to May this year after Gary J Bass of Princeton University filed a legal request for their declassification
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Bear falls asleep in wardrobe after locking itself in laundry room
As per the reports, the animal was found lying comfortably inside the wardrobe
Indian-origin woman sentenced to 22 years jail for killing stepdaughter
Washington: An Indian-origin woman has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for strangling her 9-year-old stepdaughter in a bathtub in 2016, a crime described by a US court as a “disturbing” example of “extreme violence”. Shamdai Arjun, 55, of Queens, New York, was sentenced on Monday after[Read More…]
Revised US visa forms to ask for 5-years social media details from applicants
The revised US forms that were first proposed in March 2018 requires most applicants including the tourists to furnish their social media usernames, email addresses as a part of the application process.
US dollar declines as trade fears linger
The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Flash US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 50.6 in May, down from 52.6 in April
US man put plane on autopilot to have sex with minor, faces jail
Stephen Bradley Mell, 53, of Bedminster, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to federal charges of engaging in interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct and receiving child pornography in December 2018 and is now due for sentencing on Tuesday.
Baby Boom! Nine nurses of delivery unit at a US hospital are pregnant at the same time
The nurses are due for their delivery between April and July
Indian girl drinks tequila shots in front of shocked parents, video goes viral!
Check out the video and hilarious reactions by Twitteratis
US lawmaker condemns ‘anti-Muslim’ poster at Republican event
Washington: US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has condemned a poster linking her to the 9/11 attacks displayed at a Republican stall in the West Virginia legislature. She said the “anti-Muslim display likening me to a terrorist” encouraged threats of violence against her, the BBC reported on Monday West Virginia Republicans said[Read More…]
US-China trade talks resume in Washington
Washington: Senior officials from the US and China gathered here on Thursday for a new round of trade talks, eight days before the deadline set by US President Donald Trump for reaching a deal to avert the imposition of higher tariffs on imports from the Asian nation. The US delegation[Read More…]
Telangana man shot dead in US
Hyderabad: A man from Telangana was shot dead by unidentified persons in Florida State of the US. K. Goverdhan Reddy (50), who was hailing from Yadadri Bhongir district of Telangana, was killed when unknown assailants opened fire at a departmental store where he was working as a manager. According to[Read More…]
US dollar weakens amid gloomy economic data
New York: The US dollar declined as the allure of the greenback diminished amid a slew of downbeat economic data. In late New York trading on Thursday, the euro rose to $1.1299 from $1.1269 in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to $1.2801 from $1.2850 in the previous[Read More…]
US public debt at record high above $22 trillion
Washington: America’s public debt has reached a record high of more than $22 trillion, according to data released by the US Treasury Department. The amount of the debt as of February 11 was quoted in a daily statement by the department on Tuesday. “The national debt has now eclipsed $22[Read More…]
Washington: Facebook, Twitter fight misinformation on US Election Day
Washington: Social networking platforms Facebook and Twitter were busy battling misinformation and fake news as the US voted in the midterm elections on Tuesday. According to a report in USA Today late Tuesday, Facebook “swiftly removed misinformation, such as posts and memes, urging Republicans and Democrats to vote on the[Read More…]
Over 20 mn cast early votes in US midterms polls
Washington: More than 20 million people across the US have already cast their ballots for the crucial midterm elections slated to be held on Tuesday. According to Catalist, a data company that works to compile counts of ballots cast before Election Day, the votes were coming in from seven critical[Read More…]
US slaps sanctions on Taliban, Iranian supporters
Washington: The US Treasury announced on Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on eight individuals, including two associated with Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — Qods Force (IRGC-QF), in an effort to hit Afghanistan’s Taliban militants. The Treasury accused the designated Taliban members of engaging in suicide attacks and other[Read More…]
‘Not Hindu?’ Scientist denied entry at garba event in US
Taking to Twitter and Facebook, a renowned astrophysicist from Vadodara , now settled in US, alleged that he and his three friends were denied entry at a garba event in Atlanta on Friday by the organisers because their surnames didn’t appear to be Hindu. Karan Jani, who in 2016 had[Read More…]
All about Gita Gopinath, new IMF Chief Economist
India-born economist Gita Gopinath was appointed as the chief economist of International Monetary Fund on October 1. She has become the second Indian after former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan to hold the position. Ms Gopinath, who currently serves as the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics at[Read More…]
Trump accuses China of attempting to meddle in US elections
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused China on Wednesday of attempting to meddle in the Nov. 6 congressional elections in the United States in retaliation for the tariffs his administration has imposed on Chinese goods. “Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our[Read More…]
Trump to hold second summit with Kim, but Japan remains lukewarm in its response
Though details of Kim’s letter were not publicized by the White House, it markedly reflected fast geo-political development of the Korean Peninsula.
The curious case of 1955 US-Iran treaty
Iran has taken the United States to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, over validity of unilateral sanction imposed over it. Iran has sighted the 1955 U.S.-Iranian Treaty of Amity to invoke the jurisdiction of International Court of Justice (ICJ). Under Clause 2 of Article XXI of[Read More…]
US-based NRDC, Gujarat’s SEWA join hands to empower women through solar-powered pumps
US-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) President Rhea Suh has announced a partnership with the Gujarat-based Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to improve the lives of women and their families. The NRDC and SEWA have supported thousands of women salt farmers in getting solar-powered pumps to replace diesel pumps in Gujarat.[Read More…]
Why US is keen to reset its relations with Pakistan
While there is gung-ho in New Delhi’s diplomatic circle on deepening of Indo-US ties, China’s thrust in Pakistan-Afghanistan region seems to have compelled the US administration to re-orient American strategy in the region. It could be very much seen in the US efforts to reset its ties with Pakistan which[Read More…]
Keeping S-400 Russian missiles in mind, India signs COMCASA with US
Indicating that the US is keen to strengthen its position in the Indo-Pacific region, America under the Donald Trump administration moved ahead and sealed the long-pending Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) with India. This development took place as the two countries held their first two plus two dialogue, involving[Read More…]
Melania Trump’s parents become naturalised US citizens
US First Lady Melania Trump’s parents became American citizens in a naturalisation ceremony here, completing a year-long immigration process even as President Donald Trump called for new laws to bar Americans from sponsoring parents and other relatives. Michael Wildes, an attorney for Viktor and Amalija Knavs, who had been living in the country as legal permanent residents after leaving their native[Read More…]