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Burning eyes, dead fish, sick pets: Concerns after toxic Ohio train derails
Washington: Nearly two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, derailed in the eastern Ohio village of East Palestine and sparked a blaze, residents crowded in a high school…
- India
Air India order for Boeing planes will support 1 mn US jobs: Joe Biden
New York: Ahead of next year’s election, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday termed Air India’s $34 billion order for 220 Boeing planes as a “historic” deal that will support his agenda…
- India
Air India orders 220 Boeing planes for $34 bn; Biden terms deal as historic
Washington: Air India will purchase 220 planes from Boeing for USD 34 billion, with an option to buy 70 more aircraft that could take the total transaction value to USD 45.9 billion,…
- India
Air India to acquire modern fleet, orders 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
New Delhi: Air India, part of the Tata Sons conglomerate, on Tuesday announced that it has signed letters of intent with Airbus and Boeing to acquire both widebody and single-aisle aircraft. The…
- World
UK PM vows to do whatever it takes amid Chinese spy balloon fears
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed to do “whatever it takes” to keep his country safe, amid mounting fears that suspected Chinese spy balloons could also target the UK,…
- World
Hate against LGBTQ+ community surges on Twitter under Musk
San Francisco: Twitter under Elon Musk has failed to protect LGBTQ+ organisations and individuals from online violence and abuse, according to a new survey. The survey by Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), GLAAD…
- World
US fighter jet shoots down unidentified, cylindrical object over Canada
Washington:A US F-22 fighter jet has shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, a day after another similar object was downed near Alaskan waters and a week after the American military…
- India
‘A Holy Conspiracy’ presents true picture of our times, says Naseeruddin Shah
New Delhi: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah on Saturday said his latest film “A Holy Conspiracy” depicts the true situation of the society plagued by toxicity. Directed by Saibal Mitra, the courtroom drama…
- World
China violated sovereignty of nations across 5 continents: Blinken on surveillance balloon
Washington: China has violated the sovereignty of not just the United States but of countries across five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, days after American fighter jets shot down…
- World
‘My parents didn’t pressure me’ says Indian-American prodigy named in ‘world’s brightest’ students list
New York: Natasha Perianayagam, a 13-year-old Indian-American prodigy named in the “world’s brightest” students list, has said that her parents gave her the “best support” by not putting pressure on her to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Providence health systems to hire more employees
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday announced that the US based organisation, Providence Health Systems will triple their employee numbers in the capital. From 1,000 people,…
- Pakistan
US threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age after 9/11 terror attack, Musharraf in his memoir
Islamabad: The US threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” after the 9/11 terror attacks if then President General Pervez Musharraf did not cooperate with America’s war on Afghanistan. In…
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Indian-origin professor to lead ‘best and brightest’ scientists and researchers in Texas
Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor in the US, has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organisation that brings the…
- World
Ban caste discrimination: Ambedkar Intl Center to Seattle City Council
The Ambedkar International Center, Inc. (AIC), a US-based civil rights group that fights against caste oppression, and other groups have asked the Seattle City Council to ban caste-based discrimination. The proposed ordinance,…
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Ex US secy says Pak was preparing for nuke war post Balakot strike
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that he was awakened to speak to his then Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj who told him that Pakistan was preparing for a…
