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US journalist pleads guilty to acting as illegal Chinese agent
Washington: An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organisations there pleaded guilty in a US court to acting as an illegal agent for…
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Trump’s Education Dept reduces focus on Black student rights
Washington: For generations, the federal government enforced civil rights laws with an eye toward remedying historic, systemic discrimination against Black people and other people of colour. The Justice Department pressed schools to…
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American dream turns nightmare: 30 Indians arrested, face deportation
New York: About 30 individuals from India, found to be living in the US illegally and working as commercial truck drivers, have been arrested as part of a federal operation and will…
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Video: Indian-American teen wins spelling bee title
Washington: Indian-American teenager Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 32 words in a spell-off to claim the championship and set a new competition record. The 14-year-old eighth-grader…
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San Diego mosque shooters met online, left writings expressing hate: FBI
San Diego: Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalised online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities…
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California city mayor pleads guilty to acting as Chinese agent, resigns
Washington: The Mayor of Californian city of Arcadia has agreed to plead guilty for acting as an illegal agent of China, the US Department of Justice said. Eileen Wang has resigned as…
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Indian-American Amit Kshatriya leads US Moon mission
Washington: From admiring rocket launches as a child growing up in Houston to steering the operations at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Indian-American scientist Amit Kshatriya has had a stellar…
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Deadly police chases claim 8 lives in US in under a week
Troy: A series of police pursuits have led to at least eight deaths around the country in less than a week amid ongoing calls from some law enforcement experts to curb risky…
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Fast-growing southern California wildfire forces evacuations
California: A fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California prompted multiple evacuation orders and warnings Friday, April 3. The Springs Fire broke out at around 11 am Friday and by 2:30 pm had…
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Meta, YouTube found liable in US teen addiction case
Washington: A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case, ruling that their platforms harmed a young user through addictive design features and failed to warn of risks…
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50000 barrels per day: US orders restart of California oil facility
Washington: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the…
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Britney Spears arrested, released; charge not clear
Ventura: Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s office website. A message…
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Missing Indian student found dead in United States
New York: A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student who went missing in the US less than a week ago has been found dead, the Indian mission here has said. Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a student…
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MEA help sought as Indian student goes missing in California
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has sought the intervention of the Centre in connection with the case of a student from the state who has gone missing in California, US. Chief Secretary Shalini…
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US judges order release of three detained Indians
Washington: US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release three Indian citizens, saying they were detained without hearings or proper notice after earlier being allowed to live in the…