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LG, GM to build $2.3B EV battery factory in US
Seoul: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd said on Saturday its joint venture with American automaker General Motors Corp. will build a $2.3 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Tennessee…
- World
Russia threatening Ukraine with destruction says Kyiv
Ukraine’s foreign minister accused Russia of threatening Ukraine with destruction as Western countries raise the alarm over an escalation of the separatist conflict on Thursday. Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said during a…
- World
Biden announces complete US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan before September
Washington: Declaring that the war in Afghanistan was never meant to be a “multigenerational undertaking,” President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops would be withdrawn from the strife-torn country by…
- World
FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hours, says director
Washington: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray told US Senate Intelligence Committee members on Wednesday (local time) that the agency is opening an investigation into various Chinese government actions every 10…
- World
Leaving Afghanistan not an easy decision, entails risks: NATO Chief
Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is not a risk-free decision, but the alternative would be an open-ended military presence to withstand growing Taliban violence. “This…
- Business
Apollo to ship tyres from Chennai and Hungary for US/Canada markets
Chennai: India’s automobile tyre major Apollo Tyres Ltd will ship its commercial vehicle tyres for the US and Canadian markets out of its Chennai and Hungary plants. Apollo Tyres will sell the truck…
- Business
Rupee slips for 5th straight session, down 15 paise at 74.73 against USD
Mumbai: The rupee fell for the fifth straight session and settled 15 paise down at 74.73 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as rising COVID-19 cases, weak domestic equities and strengthening American…
- World
China report accuses US of causing humanitarian disasters
Beijing: China accused the US of causing humanitarian disasters through foreign military interventions in a report Friday that was the latest broadside by Beijing amid increasingly contentious relations with the Biden administration.…
- Business
Uber announces $250mn stimulus for drivers
San Francisco: With nearly 30 per cent of the population in the US now receiving at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, ride-hailing major Uber has now announced a $250 million stimulus…
- Sports
Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh named head coach of US men’s team
Colorado Springs: Former India hockey coach Harendra Singh, who trained both the national men’s and women’s teams at different stages of his accomplished career, has been appointed as the new head coach of…
- World
China on back foot over potential boycott of Beijing Winter Games
Beijing: The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that boycotting the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing would go against the spirit of the Olympic Charter after the United States hinted at the…
- Lifestyle
Cannabis legalization linked to increase in fatal accidents
Ontario: The findings of a new study suggest that legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions based on data from the United States. The…
- Business
‘Make in India’ epitomises challenges to trade relationship: US
New Delhi: The United States has said that the recent Indian emphasis on import substitution through a “Make in India” campaign has epitomised the challenges facing the bilateral trade relationship. These comments are…
- World
Amid rising tensions, China, US send warships in disputed waters
Beijing: China and the United States have sailed aircraft carriers into the disputed waters in the East and South China Seas, as Beijing continues to assert its maritime claims in the region…
- World
Fully inoculated people can travel at low risk: US CDC
Washington: In an updated guideline, the US Centers for Disease Control recommended that fully vaccinated people against Covid-19 can travel at low risk to themselves.Fully vaccinated people can travel within the US,…
- World
Biden lifts Trump-imposed sanctions, visa restrictions on International Criminal Court officials
Washington: US has lifted sanctions and visa restrictions imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who are investigating American military and intelligence officials for potential war…
- Featured News
Biden should work harder to unknot Palestinian-Israeli tangle
As one of his acts in the first few days into his administration, the newly-elected US President Joe Biden has reversed the previous Iran policy and is now looking forward to revive…
- Business
No plans to exit India business: Franklin Templeton
New Delhi: Franklin Templeton India’s president Sanjay Sapre has said that the fund house has no plans to exit its India business. The statement comes at a time when media reports suggested that…
- Technology
Apple to use Tesla ‘megapack’ batteries at its US solar farm
San Francisco: Apple will buy Tesla batteries for its solar farm in California that will be used to power the company’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, the media reported. According to The Verge, the…
- World
US private sector adds 517K jobs in March
Washington: Private companies in the US added 517,000 jobs in March, indicating continued labour market recovery, payroll data company Automatic Data Processing (ADP) said in a report. The employment growth was mainly…
- World
Reversing Trump, Pentagon to release new transgender policy
Washington: The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance…
- Technology
110 manufacturing partners moving to 100% renewable energy: Apple
Cupertino (California): Apple on Wednesday announced that over 110 of its manufacturing partners globally are moving to 100 per cent renewable energy for their Apple production, with nearly 8 gigawatts of planned clean…
- India
The Quad does not serve India’s security interests
Talmiz Ahmad On March 12, the leaders of four countries — the US, India, Japan and Australia — signaled the emergence of a new coalition that would be active in the affairs…
- India
Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy sworn in as US Surgeon
Washington: Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy has been sworn in as the 21st Surgeon General of the US, a role in which his top priority would be to end the coronavirus pandemic that…
- Top Stories
UN, US, Russia and EU meet virtually on Israel, Palestinians
United Nations: The United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union met virtually to discuss relaunching their long-stalled effort to get Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate a two-state solution to…
- Business
‘Economic condition of EMs determine vulnerability to US bond movement’
New Delhi: As the rising bond yields in the US are causing frenzy across the financial markets across the globe, a report by Moody’s Investors Service said that the economic condition of emerging…
- Business
Amazon ‘threatened’ US warehouse workers amid pandemic
San Francisco: An investigation by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the US has found that Amazon allegedly threatened and retaliated against workers protesting the company’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
- Technology
US probes another Tesla Autopilot crash
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla is once again under the lens in the US for a vehicle crash when the Autopilot mode was in use — a third crash involving Tesla vehicles in…
- World
Ukraine blocks Chinese takeover of jet engine manufacturer: Report
Kyiv: Ukraine will halt the takeover of an aircraft engine maker by a Chinese company, following the objection by the United States over the prospect of important military technology falling into Beijing’s…
- Middle East
US embassy in Saudi Arabia reopens visa services
Riyadh: The United States mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it is reopening the routine non-immigrant visa services in limited numbers at its embassy in Riyadh and…
