United States (US)
- India
Once China divided India & US, now it brings the two nations closer
New York: The US expectations of the relations with India – that it would become a bulwark against China and Russia – have come a full circle from 1947 to 2023 with…
- World
Despite visa issues, layoffs, US still a magnet for students, techies
New Delhi: The massive green card backlog leading to longer wait for permanent residency, limited availability of non-immigrant H-1B visas and threat of layoffs by top tech giants — the tide seems…
- Health
US suspends funding for China’s Wuhan lab over failure to provide Covid info
Washington: The US government has suspended funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China even as it failed to provide documents related to Covid virus amid reported safety concerns, media…
- Science
Satellite to study ‘rainbow’ of X-rays to launch in August
Washington: A new space mission led by the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), aims to probe high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow. The satellite called XRISM (X-ray Imaging and…
- Middle East
Palestinian PM slams US inaction on reviving Palestinian-Israeli peace process
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has slammed the US for not presenting any initiative to revive the Palestinian peace process with Israel, which has remained stalled since 2014. “US President Joe…
- Technology
US-based Cilio expands global footprint with acquisition of AutomationFactory.AI
New Delhi: US-based Cilio Technologies, a leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to installers, contractors, retailers, and manufacturers within the home improvement industry on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Noida-based, end-to-end digital…
- Technology
This US state mulls banning sales of smartphone location data
San Francisco: In a first, the state of Massachusetts in the US is mulling a law to completely ban buying and selling of users’ location data from their smartphones to protect their…
- World
Indian-American takes oath as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
New York: Indian-American Geeta Rao Gupta has been sworn-in as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the US State Department, becoming the first woman of colour to hold…
- World
Low-key turnout for pro-Khalistani protest in London
London: A small group of protesters turned out on Saturday for a protest called by pro-Khalistani groups outside the Indian High Commission in London. The rally, which used controversial posters inciting violence…
- World
US taking steps to protect Indian missions, diplomats, says official
Washington: The US is taking all necessary measures to “protect the safety and security” of India’s embassy and consulates and people who work there, a senior State Department official said on Friday.…
- India
Cong slams Centre over US ambassador’s comments on Manipur violence
New Delhi: A day after US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti commented on Manipur violence, the Congress on Friday slammed the Centre, saying it has never heard a US Ambassador making a…
- World
Over a dozen killed in US during Fourth of July holiday
Washington: Amid an unabated spike in gun violence in the US, over a dozen people were killed during the Fourth of July holiday weekend as the country celebrated its Independence Day. Four…
- Technology
Class-action lawsuit filed against Samsung in US over QLED TVs
Seoul: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung Electronics and Best Buy in the US over Samsung’s QLED 4K televisions, industry sources said. The lawsuit was filed by Ray Kim Law…
- World
Trump calls for special counsel to be ‘defunded’
Washington: Donald Trump has called for special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the twin criminal investigations into the former US President’s handling of classified documents and activities related to the January…
- Technology
Epsilon Advanced Material to invest $650 mn in US, create over 1.5K jobs
New Delhi: Homegrown leading battery materials company Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM) on Monday announced that it is planning to invest $650 million in the US. The company will establish a 50,000 TPA…
