United States (US)
- World
US working to reduce visitor visa wait time for Indians: Top official
New Delhi: The United States (US) is working towards further reducing the wait time for visitor visas for Indians following a decrease of 75 per cent last year, according to US Bureau of…
- Middle East
US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after a veto by the US. The 15-nation Council met…
- India
FIR on designated terrorist Pannun for issuing ‘threats’ to cancel Ind-Eng Test
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police on Tuesday lodged an FIR against US-based designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for allegedly issuing threats to cancel the fourth Test match between India and England here. Pannun,…
- World
US: Fire accident occurs in a New Jersey building, Indians impacted
New York: Some Indian students and professionals were among dozens of people displaced in a fire at a building in New Jersey. There were no reported injuries to occupants or firefighters. The…
- Middle East
Biden warns Israel not to attack Rafah without plan to protect civilians
Jerusalem: President Joe Biden has again cautioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against moving forward with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah without a “credible and executable plan”…
- World
US: Islamophobic ads target Muslim judicial nominee Adeel Mangi
An influential right-wing conservative judicial lobbying group in US, Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), this week launched a blatantly Islamophobic and misleading campaign against one of President Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee, Adeel Mangi.…
- World
Indian-origin software engineer suspected of killing wife, twins
New York: Anand Henry, an Indian-origin former Meta software engineer is suspected of killing his wife and twin sons before turning a gun on himself in a gruesome murder-suicide in the US…
- World
Indian-origin executive dies after assault outside US restaurant
New York: A 41-year-old Indian-origin tech executive has died in the US, days after he was assaulted outside a restaurant in Washington, according to media reports. Vivek Taneja, president and co-founder of…
- World
US Prez Biden not to be prosceuted for mishandling secret papers
Washington: In a damaging report ahead of the November 5 polls, a special US counsel has said that President Joe Biden “willfully” mishandled classified documents as a private citizen but concluded that…
- World
US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Iraq
Washington: The US central command (CENTCOM) has said that it killed a senior commander with the Iran-backed militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah in Iraq, allegedly involved in planning attacks on American bases overseas.…
- Hyderabad
After attack on Hyderabad student in US, Revanth vows help desk
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, February 7, has expressed concerns over the recent attack on an Indian student in Chicago, United States, and has requested Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar…
- World
Another Indian student found dead in US; 5th death since January
New York: A 23-year-old who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University has been found dead, taking the number of Indian students killed in the US to five since the start…
- Hyderabad
Armed robbers attack Hyderabadi student in US; wife seeks help
Hyderabad: A Hyderabadi student, pursuing masters degree at Indiana Weslay University in Chicago, was seriously injured in an attack by armed robbers near his house at Campbell Ave, Chicago. The victim was…
- World
Key US Senator clears decks for MQ-9B drones for India
Washington: A senior US lawmaker, whose approval paved the way for the Joe Biden administration formally notifying US Congress of the proposed sale of MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone, has said he has…
- World
NYC mayor unveils Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple after vandalism
New York: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Indian-American State Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar have unveiled a new Mahatma Gandhi statue, more than a year after the previous one was vandalised…
