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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to over 11 yrs in prison
San Francisco: Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of US-based blood-testing company Theranos, has been sentenced to 135 months, or over 11 years, in prison. She faced sentencing after being found guilty of defrauding…
- World
US congressman announces bid to lead Democrats in House
Washington: US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has announced his bid to lead Democrats in the House of Representatives. Jeffries made the announcement on Friday in a letter to fellow Democrats while outlining his…
- World
US AG names special counsel in probes related to Trump
Washington: US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald Trump. The announcement on Friday came days after Trump launched his…
- World
Nancy Pelosi ends historic term as first woman US speaker
Washington: Nancy Pelosi, the first and so far only woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives ended her historic term Thursday and announced she will stay on as just…
- India
Tickets refund delay: US directs Air India to pay USD 121.5 mn to passengers; slaps USD 1.4 mn fine
Washington: The US has ordered Tata-group owned Air India to pay refunds worth USD 121.5 million and imposed a fine of USD 1.4 million for extreme delays in providing refunds to passengers due…
- World
US President Joe Biden skips gala dinner at G-20 summit
Bali: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped the gala dinner at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. He skipped the dinner and the event he had been scheduled to attend…
- Technology
Emergency SOS via satellite now available on iPhone 14 lineup in US, Canada
Cupertino: Apple on Tuesday announced that its safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is now available to customers in the US and Canada. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the technology enables…
- India
New York prosecutor returns looted antiquities to India, Pakistan
New York: New York public prosecutor Alvin Bragg has returned to India and Pakistan hundreds of looted ancient statues and figurines, some as old as 5,500 years, that were brought into the…
- World
University of California workers strike for higher wages
San Francisco: Tens of thousands of workers at the University of California (UC) system went on a strike to demand for higher wages and better working conditions. About 48,000 unionised academic workers…
- World
Biden meets Xi for the first time after taking charge
Washington: US President Joe Biden told his China counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday that he is committed to keeping lines of communication open with the latter. The meeting took place in Bali,…
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In crushing blow to Trump, Democrats keep control of Senate
New York: In a crushing blow to former President Donald Trump and his party, Democrats will be keeping control of the Senate after a candidate backed by him lost the Senate race…
- Technology
US NSA tells developers to shun C and C++ programming language
San Francisco: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has requested developers worldwide to shun old programming languages like C and C++ which are more prone to hackers to shift to new, memory…
- World
US visa processing time likely to fall by mid-2023: Official
New Delhi: The waiting period for issuance of American visas is expected to see a significant fall by summer of 2023 and the number is projected to reach around 1.2 million, a senior…
- Business
US-India CEO Forum officially launched
Washington: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have officially launched the US-India CEO Forum. They were joined by Forum’s Private Sector Co-Chairs James Taiclet…
- World
India will ‘benefit’ from price cap on Russian oil: US Treasury Secretary Yellen
Washington: India will “benefit” from the proposed price cap on oil, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said, arguing that the United States does not want Russia to “profit unduly” from the war…
