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Trump’s campaign against Obamacare health insurance could backfire badly in 2024
New York: Former US President Donald Trump’s attack on his predecessor Obama’s “healthcare insurance policy” could backfire spectacularly with voters as it is very popular with the urban middle classes in America.…
- World
Three Palestinian students shot near US varsity campus
New York: Three young Palestinian students were reportedly shot near a university campus in Vermont in the US. According to media reports, the incident took place on Saturday evening near the University…
- Business
Thanksgiving Day clocks USD 5.6 bn online sales in US
San Francisco: Online sales touched USD 5.6 billion on Thanksgiving Day in the US, an increase of 5.5 percent from last year. According to Adobe Analytics, nearly USD 3.3 billion was spent…
- World
Indian-American doctor commits USD 4 million for Hindu advocacy and awareness in US
Fremont: Hinduism is not just a religion, it’s a way of life, a prominent Indian-American physician, who has committed USD 4 million to advocate Hindu advocacy and awareness causes in the United…
- World
Indian doctoral student killed in shooting incident in US
New York: A 26-year-old Indian doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati was found dead inside his car after a shooting incident in the US state of Ohio. Aaditya Adlakha was driving…
- Middle East
US warship shoots down drones launched from Yemen
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that an American warship which was on patrol in the Red Sea, shot down “multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen”.…
- Middle East
Eight paramilitary fighters killed in US airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad: Eight members of the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces were killed and four others were wounded by US airstrikes near the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A statement by the Hashd Shaabi said…
- World
Video: US-Canada bridge explosion puts both nations on high alert
New York: On the eve of a major US holiday, the fiery explosion of a car on a bridge to Canada has put the two neighbouring nations on high alert and shut…
- News
Post October 7, the US desperately groping for a deal with Russia and China
Now that the United States and its Western allies are finding themselves over-stretched, they are trying to wriggle out from the crisis elsewhere and concentrate mainly on what they call the Middle…
- India
Issue of US visas in India being speeded up: Ambassador Garcetti
New Delhi: The US is accelerating the pace of issuing visas in India with more staff joining its Hyderabad consulate and new consulates to open up in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad soon, Washington’s…
- World
Why is Osama bin Laden’s decades-old ‘Letter to America’ going viral?
Amid the war between Israel and Hamas, a decades-old letter from former Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is going viral on social media platforms after surfaced on the video-sharing app TikTok. Bin…
- Middle East
Explosions rock US bases in Syria: Reports
Damascus: Explosions rocked the Koniko gas plant, which is used by US forces as a base, in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour following a missile attack, a war monitor reported. There…
- Middle East
2 airbases housing US-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq
Baghdad: Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones. A statement by Kurdistan’s regional Counter-Terrorism Service said on Friday that a…
- Education and Career
US remains top choice for Indian students pursuing higher education abroad
New Delhi: For the third year in a row, a record number of Indian students travelled to the United States to pursue higher education, the US Embassy in India said in a…
- World
US Congress passes stopgap spending bill ahead of govt shutdown deadline
Washington: The US Congress on Thursday approved a stopgap spending bill, averting a government shutdown just two days before funding expired for federal agencies. The Senate voted 87-11 to pass the bill,…