United States (US)
- Middle East
United State airstrikes kill five militia in Syria
Damascus: US airstrikes killed five members of militias and wounded several others in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based monitoring group reported on Tuesday that US…
- Middle East
US envoy says solution to Hezbollah-Israel conflict ‘within our grasp’
Beirut: US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday that a solution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is close, adding that he has held constructive talks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih…
- India
India top sender of international students to US this year, China no. 2
New Delhi: More than 3.3 lakh Indians are studying in the US, making India the “top sender” of international students to America for the first time in 15 years, as it overtook…
- Bangalore
Karnataka doctors conduct brain surgery on guitar-playing US musician
Bengaluru: The doctors from Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital in Bengaluru have successfully performed an awake brain surgery on a U.S. guitarist. Interestingly, the patient was allowed to play guitar while having brain…
- Health
Cases of ‘walking pneumonia’ rise in US capital, joining national trend
New York: Cases of the mild form of pneumonia have been surging among young children in the Washington, D.C. region of the United States, local media reported, citing paediatricians and public health…
- India
US to return 1440 smuggled antiquities worth USD 10M to India
New York: Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg has returned to India 1,440 antiquities which include sacred temple sculptures that had been smuggled to the US. The artefacts were returned at a ceremony to…
- World
Vivek Ramaswamy indicates massive government job cuts in US
Washington: Entrepreneur-turned politician Vivek Ramaswamy, who along with Tesla owner Elon Musk has been nominated in-charge of the Department of Government Efficiency, has indicated a massive cut in federal government jobs in…
- World
Trump will pick up from where he left off with India: Ex admin official
Washington: US president-elect Donald Trump, who enjoys very good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to build on the progress made during his first term and continue strengthening ties with…
- World
Donald Trump picks Robert F Kennedy Jr. as head of Health department
New York: US President-elect Donald Trump is handing over the Health Department to the eccentric scion of the Kennedy clan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who advocates unconventional ideas including opposition to vaccines.…
- World
Biden meets Trump at White House, both pledge smooth transition
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday met President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House to ensure a smooth transition of power, a hallmark of American democracy which…
- India
India Caucus co-chair in Congress is Trump’s new NSA
Washington: In the most significant appointment yet for India from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced Mike Waltz, a Congressman from Florida who is the co-chair of the…
- World
US: Trump names Elise Stefanik as UN permanent representative
United Nations: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced fierce critic of the world organisation, Elise Stefanik, as the US permanent representative, a cabinet-level position. The appointment of Stefanik, whom he called “an…
- World
Biden should resign, make Harris the first female prez of U.S, says former aide
Washington: A former staffer of Vice President Kamala Harris urged President Joe Biden to resign and install his deputy as the first woman president of the country, although for a short duration.…
- India
Apple plans 1st-ever research subsidiary in India amid diversification push
New Delhi: Firming up its India presence as Apple diversifies its vast supply chain and research outside of China, the iPhone maker has set up a new research and development subsidiary in…
- World
‘US-Russia relations are mutually important’: China
Beijing: In wake of the rapprochement between US President elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue of ending war with Ukraine, China on Friday termed the development of…
