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Five prominent Indian-American politicians in race for US Congress in midterm polls
Washington: Five prominent Indian-American politicians are in the race for the US House of Representatives when the country goes for its midterm polls on November 8. If the pollsters and opinions of…
- World
US risks losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada: Study
New Delhi: The US risks losing talented foreigners, particularly those married to other skilled professionals, to Canada, which grants work authorisation to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, says a new study.…
- World
US Fed Reserve hikes interest rates by 75 basis points
New Delhi: The US Federal Reserve has raised key rates by 75 basis points, the fourth such hike by it this year to curtail rising inflation. The Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell was…
- World
US Islamophobia Bill remains inactive; fails to curb anti-Muslim violence and hatred
Hyderabad: It is more than a year since the US House of Representatives passed a bill to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. But this piece of legislation appears to…
- Technology
Samsung to roll out Android 13 update to Galaxy S22 in US
San Francisco: South Korean tech giant Samsung has released the stable Android 13 update to the unlocked Galaxy S22 devices in the US. According to SamMobile, the latest Android update was limited…
- World
Apple Watch saves life of woman buried alive by her husband
Washington: A woman in the United States, stabbed and buried alive by her husband, made a miraculous escape and called the emergency services using her Apple watch. According to a report in The…
- Middle East
Iran protests trigger solidarity rallies in US, Europe
Washington: Chanting crowds marched in the streets of Berlin, Washington DC and Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of international support for demonstrators facing a violent government crackdown in Iran, sparked…
- World
Rushdie lost sight in an eye, use of one hand after Aug attack
Madrid: Salman Rushdie has lost his sight in one eye and the use of one hand after the attack he suffered while preparing to deliver a lecture in the US’ New York…
- Middle East
Iran says, US ‘sanction madness’ rapidly infecting Canada
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Canada’s move to impose new sanctions against Iranian media outlets as following “US government’s sanction madness”. “The US government’s sanction madness has turned into a virus…
- World
US: Court pauses Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
Washington: US’ federal appeals court on Friday issued an administrative stay, temporarily blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The order came from the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals in…
- Middle East
Turkish FM Cavusoglu says US bullying Saudi Arabia over OPEC
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that what he described as the ‘bullying’ of the United States against Saudi Arabia regarding the decisions of the OPEC+ union to reduce oil production,…
- India
Aware of reports of journalist Mattoo being prevented from travelling to US: State dept
Washington: The United States is aware of reports of Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo allegedly being prevented from travelling to the country, a State Department official has said. Mattoo had on…
- Pakistan
Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia as Kingdom continues to be at loggerheads with US
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to side with Saudi Arabia as the kingdom continues to be at loggerheads with the United States over the cut in oil supply in the international market. “Pakistan…
- India
UN chief Guterres gets warm welcome in Mumbai
Mumbai: A warm welcome was accorded to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who arrived here early on Wednesday, officials said. He was received at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by India’s…
- World
US reports over 27,000 monkeypox cases
Los Angeles: Over 27,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the US as of Monday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). California has…
