New Delhi: On Wednesday, Iran criticised India for not fulfilling its promise of making investments in expanding the strategically located Chabahar port and said New Delhi will stand to lose “special privileges” if it cuts import of Iranian oil. Iran’s Deputy Ambassador and Charge d’Affaires Massoud Rezvanian Rahaghi said “Iran[Read More…]
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2026 FIFA World Cup awarded to United States, Mexico, Canada
Moscow: The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the President of the global football association announced here on Wednesday. The so-called United Bid representing North America received the backing of 134 votes from affiliate associations at the FIFA Congress, while rival candidate[Read More…]
UK banks must cut ties with Putin associates: US
Washington: British banks must severe ties with Kremlin-linked tycoons if they want continued access to American financial institutions, the US has said as it ratcheted up its efforts to block Russian industrialists from doing business in the West. Sigal P. Mandelker, a top US Treasury official in London to meet[Read More…]
US, Saudi, UAE security advisors meet to counter Iran
Washington: The national security advisors of the US, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met at the White House on Friday to discuss joint efforts to counter the “Iranian regime’s malign influence and provocative behavior.” The White House said in a statement that security officials of the three nations[Read More…]
90% bottled water brands contaminated globally
Washington: With a market value of nearly $150 billion per year, bottled water from leading brands, including from India, have been found to be 90 per cent contaminated by microplastics, posing potential harm to humans, a report has said. The report, led by Orb Media, a US-based non-profit, revealed widespread[Read More…]
67% Indian businesses hit by ransomware, 38% twice: Sophos
New Delhi: With 67 per cent Indian businesses hit by ransomware — 38 per cent twice — they are at a high risk of repeated ransomware attacks and are vulnerable to exploits, a new report warned on Wednesday. While $13.74 million were spent by three per cent of the organisations[Read More…]
US court overturns $21 mn damages for wrong brain surgery on Indian woman
New York: A court has overturned the $21 million awarded to the family of a woman of Indian descent who was operated on her brain instead of her jaw because of a hospital mix-up, according to media reports. In its decision, The Michigan State Supreme Court cited a technicality in[Read More…]
Snapchat may bring ‘story’ feature to the web
Popular photo-sharing platform Snapchat is working on extending the reach of its “Stories” feature on the web as it also continues to test a major redesign of its Android and iOS apps, reports say. “Snapchat is developing a new product called ‘Stories Everywhere’ with a goal of making ‘Stories’ available[Read More…]
BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for his ‘hugplomacy’ jibe at PM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his “failed hugplomacy” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, saying the Congress Vice President should stand with the country and not with the mastermind of the Mumbai massacre. “Rahul[Read More…]
US will continue to stand with India in fight against terrorism
The US said on Wednesday that it will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with India in the fight against terrorism and those terror safe havens will not be tolerated. US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in his remarks at a joint media interaction with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj,[Read More…]
US businessmen express desire to invest in Uttar Pradesh
A delegation of US businessmen called on Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath to explore investment opportunities in the state. Adityanath told the visiting delegation of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum that India was emerging as a growing economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. The state’s strong economy will[Read More…]
Performance of India, China will determine how world would be reshaped: Rahul Gandhi
The performance of India and China would determine how the world would fundamentally be reshaped despite the path chosen by them, said Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. Gandhi was interacting with students at the Princeton University. He noted that there was “a lot of synergy” between India and the[Read More…]
In Pics: NASA shares pictures of 9/11 attack captured from space
A series of images captured from the International Space Station was shared by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. Notably, the International Space Station was flying over the attack site in New York City when the attack[Read More…]
US intelligence agency CIA may have access to India’s Aadhaar data, suggests WikiLeaks
A report by WikiLeaks hinted that United States’ top intelligence agency, the CIA has technology to access the biometric data through veiled operations conducted across the world. The office of technical services which is a branch within the CIA has a biometric collection system. It liaison services around the world[Read More…]
Religious minorities feel insecure in India: US reports
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
Harvard biased against Indian, Asian students? US to probe
President Trump’s administration is all set to probe a complaint by four Indian-American organisations and other Asian groups claiming that Harvard University discriminates against students from the communities during its admission process. Justice department spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores said the department wants to probe the “administrative complaint filed by a[Read More…]
US becoming a Muslim-unfriendly country: Survey
The United State is becoming an increasingly Muslim-unfriendly country, a survey released by the Pew Research Center revealed. The survey presented that nearly three-quarters of Muslims interviewed said that there was “a lot of discrimination against Muslims in the US.” Nearly two-thirds of them also said they were unsatisfied about[Read More…]
US: Dark web bazaar “AlphaBay” shut down by Justice Department
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had shut down the dark web marketplace AlphaBay. The reason is working with international partners to knock offline the site accused of allowing a global trade in drugs, firearms, computer hacking tools and other illicit goods. The authorities said that this law[Read More…]
Carefully following India-China border standoff, says US
The Trump Administration on Friday reiterated that India and China should engage in dialogue to “reduce tension.” The United States said it is closely and carefully following the border standoff between the two countries. “This is a situation that we are following closely and carefully. I’d have to refer you[Read More…]
We look forward to working with President-elect Ram Nath Kovind: US
The United States has congratulated president-elect Ram Nath Kovind on his electoral victory. It also said it looks forward to working with him on regional and international issues. Kovind, a low-key lawyer-turned-politician, was chosen as India’s 14th President on Thursday. He is the first BJP member and the second Dalit[Read More…]
Pakistan among nations providing ‘safe havens’ to terrorists: US
The United States has listed Pakistan among nations that provide “safe havens” to terrorists to operate and work on Wednesday. It also said that India continued to be a victim of attacks ‘including by Maoist insurgents and Pakistan-based terrorists”. The State Department in its ‘Country Report on Terrorism’, said that[Read More…]
Indo-China border standoff: US express concerns
The United States has expressed grave concerns over the ongoing Indo-China border stand-off in the Sikkim Sector. It urged both the nations to work together in a bid to come up with some sort of arrangement for peace. “I know that the US is concerned about the ongoing situation there,”[Read More…]
India beats US, becomes Facebook’s largest country audience
With a total 241 million active users, compared to 240 million in the US, India has overtaken the latter to become Facebook’s largest country audience. The development comes just a few days after Facebook announced that it has over two billion monthly users around the world. The figure shows that[Read More…]
North Korea launched missile that can reach anywhere; Trump calls it ‘nonsense’
North Korea has conducted its first successful test of a long-range missile and claimed that it can “reach anywhere in the world.” The missile test, conducted on Tuesday morning, reached a height of 2,802 kilometers (1741 miles), reports state broadcaster Korea Central Television (KCTV). This is the highest ever altitude[Read More…]
US travel ban on six Muslim countries takes effect
The US President Donald Trump’s provisional ban on refugees and travelers from six (largely Muslim) nations came into effect. The Supreme Court permitted the ban following a five-month battle with rights groups. According to the Trump administration, the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country. However, immigrant[Read More…]