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US Army implements ban on transgender recruits
The military of the United States has banned the intake of transgender persons into the army and has stopped all procedures for gender transition, effective immediately. The US Army made the announcement…
- India
US plane carrying 119 deportees likely to land in Amritsar on Feb 15
Chandigarh: A US plane carrying 119 illegal immigrants is likely to land at Amritsar airport on February 15, the second such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of…
- India
Trump approves extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India
Washington: In a big announcement after his bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said his administration has approved the extradition of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused,…
- World
Amid Modi’s US visit, Trump to sign reciprocal tariffs on trade partners
Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll sign an order that increases US tariffs to the rates other countries charge on imports. “TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!” Trump posted…
- World
Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge
Washington: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms,…
- World
Six US Congressmen write to Attorney General against Adani’s indictment
Washington: As many as six US Congressmen have written to the newly appointed Attorney General of the United States against “questionable” decisions made by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) such as…
- World
Salman Rushdie New York attack: Trial begins
Mayville: Lawyers began delivering opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York.…
- News
India, France look beyond defence to deepen bilateral economic ties
New Delhi: After forging close partnership in the defence domain, India and France are now looking at significantly deepening trade and investment relations especially in sectors like clean energy, new technologies and…
- World
Russia-US ties ‘on verge of rupture’: Russian deputy foreign minister
Moscow: Relations between Russia and the United States are “on the verge of rupture,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday. Moscow has repeatedly warned that bilateral relations were on…
- World
7.6-magnitude quake strikes Caribbean, tsunami warnings issued
Washington: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea, triggering tsunami warnings for multiple countries, US monitoring agencies reported. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at…
- World
Trudeau says Trump’s threat to annex Canada ‘real’
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” media reported. According to a CBC News report, Trudeau told business…
- World
Tragic Alaska plane crash claims 10 lives; third US air tragedy in eight days
Juneau, Alaska: A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board…
- India
‘Deportation Humiliation’: Video of cuffed illegal Indian immigrants sparks uproar
As Donald Trump took office as President of the United States on January 20, he immediately moved to fulfil his promise of deporting illegal Indian and other immigrants back to their countries.…
- Offbeat
Elon Musk shares DOGE works 120 hrs a week, re-ignites debate on work-life balance
US tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration Elon Musk has stirred yet another controversy with a post on X where he mentioned that his…
- India
Zakir Hussain left out from Grammys’ ‘In Memoriam’ section
New Delhi: Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the ‘In Memoriam’ segment that was streamed live as part of the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony, leaving many…
