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Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan as utterly fabricated. “The statements of US officials…
- World
Donald Trump may be arrested on Tuesday next
Washington: Saying that he expects to be arrested next week on Tuesday, former US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged his supporters to launch mass protests, the media reported. In a post…
- World
Putin not interested in negotiating: Ex-US envoy
Washington: A former American envoy to Moscow has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in negotiating before he launched the invasion of Ukraine and “he’s still not interested in…
- World
1 dead, 13 injured in explosion at US metal manufacturing plant
Washington: One person died and 13 others were injured after an explosion rocked a metal manufacturing plantin the US state of Ohio. Fire officials previously said 13 people had been taken to…
- World
Deaths in US prisons up by 50% during 1st Covid year: Report
Washington: US state and federal prisons saw deaths surging nearly 50 percent during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in six states they had more than doubled, a media report…
- World
American communities being torn apart by gun violence: Biden
Washington: Just hours after six people were shot dead in a rural Mississippi town, US President Joe Biden said that American communities are “being torn apart by gun violence”. “Thoughts and prayers…
- World
Ex-cops plead not guilty over African-American man’s death
Washington: Five former police officers in Memphis, who have been charged with murder over the death of African-American man Tyre Nichols, have pleaded not guilty in their first court appearance. The 29-year-old…
- World
US Justice Department conducts ‘planned search’ of Biden’s home
Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted a “planned search” of President Joe Biden’s home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday. “Today, with the President’s full support and cooperation, the DOJ…
- World
Indian American Nikki Haley to launch bid for 2024 White House
Washington: Prominent Indian-American Republican Party leader Nikki Haley is poised to launch her 2024 White House bid on February 15 positioning herself to be the first challenger to former US president Donald…
- World
Boeing delivers last 747 jumbo jets
Washington: More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a new jet age, Boeing has bid farewell to its 747 jumbo jets or the ‘Queen of the Skies’.…
- World
US commits to early review of GE’s move to co-produce jet engines in India
Washington: A proposal to jointly produce jet engines in India was among many new discussed and announced at the inaugural meeting of the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (CET) here…
- World
Indian-American named chair of Washington state Democrats
Washington: The Washington State Democratic Party has chosen Shasti Conrad as its new chair, making her the youngest and first Indian-American woman to serve as a state party chair anywhere in the…
- Technology
NASA’s mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission
Washington: NASA’s mega moon rocket has cleared all performance tests and engineers are now taking a closer look at the Space Launch System (SLS) performance to prepare for the first crewed Artemis…
- World
Police beat African-American man like ‘human pinata’: Lawyers
Washington: A 29-year-old African-American man, who died on January 10 of unspecified injuries just three days after he was stopped by police in Memphis for reckless driving, was beaten like a “human…
- World
Indian Americans celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King
Washington: Indian Americans, including Vice President Kamala Harris, on Monday celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, asserting that the country must continue to fight for the freedom to…
