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From the vault: PM Modi talks about global conflicts, meditation with American billionaire Ray Dalio
American billionaire Ray Dalio has said that PM Modi is 'one of the best leaders in the world'.
September 22, 2020 -
11 US soldiers in S.Korea test COVID-19 positive
Despite the recent surge in the caseload, USFK stressed that it remains "at a high level of readiness with less than 1 per cent of its active duty service members who are currently confirmed positive for COVID-19".
July 13, 2020 -
Peace in the Veins
Never before has a presidency so divided the American people as Donald Trump’s. Before Trump, no post-war President has consistently challenged the core democratic values underlying American foreign policy. He launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself.
November 24, 2019 -
7 best songs of BB King, ‘The King of Blues’
On the occasion of King's 94th birth anniversary, here is a way to celebrate his legacy.
September 16, 2019 -
Mexican airline offers one-dollar flights to Central American migrants
The offer will run until June 30 and is open to Central Americans in an "irregular migration situation" who wish to depart from airports in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez - both close to the US border - or Guadalajara and Mexico City.
June 21, 2019 -
American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX flight cancellations
American Airlines has extended the cancellations of its Boeing 737 Max flights until August 19 due to the indefinite global grounding of the plane model
April 15, 2019 -
Nike unveils Colin Kaepernick ad to air during NFL season opener
The former 49ers quarterback is revealed as the narrator toward the end of the spot.
September 6, 2018 -
Williams faces backlash after saying Beyonce ‘needs autotune’
American TV host Wendy Williams has faced a backlash from fans for criticising singer-actress Beyonce Knowles and saying she needs to autotune. Williams criticised the singer on her show on Tuesday, where she said: “There are only a few people who can sing raw dog and Fergie is not one, she needs to autotune. Jennifer …
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February 22, 2018 -
Indian-Americans launch campaign to remove Green Card backlog
Eminent Indian Americans have launched a nationwide campaign in the US to create awareness about massive backlog for Green Card which they say is impacting some 300,000 high-skilled Indian applicants. Under the current regulation, skilled immigrants from India need to wait anywhere between 25-92 years for a Green Card due to per-country limits, said the …
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January 30, 2018 -
HTLS 2017: I am first American president to have recipe for ‘daal’, says Obama
Former US president Barack Obama had the audience in splits when he said that he was the first American president to have a recipe for daal, the humble Indian dish which is staple in many Indian households. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit in a question-answer session, he explained to Karan Thapar that the night …
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December 1, 2017 -
Sikh American stabbed to death in taxi
A Sikh American man was stabbed to death in his taxi in the US by a 19-year-old who was upset over not getting admission into his choice of university. The incident happened this week in Bonner County in Idaho. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Gagandeep Singh, a final year student of software engineering. He …
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August 31, 2017 -
Americans will have pathway to exciting careers, says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that under his administration young Americans will have a pathway to "exciting and fulfilling careers", a day after he signed an apprenticeship programme aimed at developing job- related skills. "Under our plan, young Americans will have a pathway to exciting and fulfilling careers. They will become brilliant technicians who …
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June 17, 2017 -
Sikh-American called ‘Osama’ in racist incident
A Sikh-American post-doctoral fellow at New York University was called "Osama" by a teenager, in a fresh incident of racism towards members of the community. Simran Jeet Singh, a post-doctoral fellow at NYU's Center for Religion and Media and a senior religion fellow for advocacy group Sikh Coalition, recalled the encounter in an essay on …
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June 10, 2017 -
Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
Indian American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, has been selected by space agency NASA among 12 astronaut candidates who will conduct research off the Earth for deep space missions. Chari, who will report for duty in August this year, is from the state of Iowa who graduated from the US …
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June 8, 2017 -
Wife of American detained in Pyongyang pleads for release
The wife of an American citizen detained in North Korea for suspected "hostile acts" against Pyongyang, has pleaded for his release, the media reported. The news of his arrest came on May 7 after North Korea's state news agency announced that security services had detained Kim Hak-song "on suspicion of hostile acts against the state". …
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May 9, 2017 -
Trump appoints Indian American Neil Chatterjee to key energy post
US President Donald Trump has appointed Neil Chatterjee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees electricity, natural gas and oil at the national level. Chatterjee will play a key role in Trump's programme to reshape energy policy, most of which is opposed by environmentalists and Democrats, if his appointment is confirmed by the Senate. …
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May 9, 2017 -
All non-Africans descended from single migration out of Africa
Studying hundreds of new genomes from across the globe, researchers, one of them of Indian-origin, have found compelling evidence that essentially all non-Africans alive today descend from a single migration out of Africa some 72,000 years ago. The findings are supported by three new genome sequencing studies published in the journal Nature. One of the …
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September 22, 2016