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04 Dec 2017

Donald Trump

Trump can't restrict 'start-up visas' to entrepreneurs, US court rules

A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can't delay an immigration rule that granted foreign entrepreneurs entry into the US to nurture their start-ups.

03 Dec 2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi's $300bn privatization plans, 'sale of the century', in shambles

About 1.5 years ago, Saudi Arabia unveiled plans of a $300bn privatization program which many billed the "sale of the century".

01 Dec 2017

Barack Obama

All smiles as "veteran cadres" Obama and Xi reunite

Former US President Barack Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, weeks serving American President Donald Trump's maiden state visit to China.

01 Dec 2017

North Korea

Kim Jong-un's assassinated half-brother carried VX antidote during killing

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was carrying bottles of Atropine, an antidote to the highly toxic VX nerve agent used to kill him at Kuala Lumpur airport in February.

01 Dec 2017

Prince Charles

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's first appearance after engagement announcement

Prince Harry and fiancé Meghan Markle are set to have their first public appearance today after announcing plans for marriage.

01 Dec 2017

Japan

Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne in 2019

83-year old Japanese Emperor Akihito is set to step down from his throne in April 2019. This would mark the end of the imperial era in Japan.

01 Dec 2017

Pakistan News

Gunmen storm Peshawar's Agricultural Directorate hostel, several injured

Several people were injured when terrorists stormed the Agricultural Directorate building in Peshawar this morning.

Indians second-highest recipients of US citizenship after Mexico

Latest figures released by the US Department of Homeland Security reveal that 46,100 Indians were awarded US citizenship in 2016 (October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016).

01 Dec 2017

North Korea

White House dismisses rumors on Secretary of State Tillerson's removal

Reports in the US media have indicated that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may be replaced with CIA chief Mike Pompeo.

01 Dec 2017

Iran

Powerful magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Iranian city of Kerman

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake has struck Iran near the city of Kerman, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

01 Dec 2017

Sexual Harassment

US: House of Representatives bill targets lawmakers for sexual harassment

A new bill aimed at tackling sexual harassment within Congress has been introduced in the US House of Representatives.

01 Dec 2017

Missouri

Raj Shah becomes first Indian-American to "gaggle" with press

Raj Shah, the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, became the first Indian-American to "gaggle" with reporters aboard Air Force One.

30 Nov 2017

X

Meet the "20-something" who deactivated Donald Trump's Twitter account

On November 2, 2017, Twitter users rejoiced as US President Donald Trump's account temporarily vanished.

30 Nov 2017

India

Sherin Mathews' body bore marks of injury, says doctor

More than a month after three-year-old Indian-origin child Sherin Mathews was found dead in Texas, a doctor has informed a court that her body bore injury marks.

30 Nov 2017

North Korea

US warns North Korea will be "utterly destroyed" in war

North Korea's leadership would be "utterly destroyed" in the event of a war, US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley warned at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

30 Nov 2017

Michael Flynn

Russia investigation: Authorities question Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was reportedly recently questioned by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's team as a part of the Russia investigation.

30 Nov 2017

United Nations (UN)

Bosnian Croat war criminal drinks poison in UN courtroom, dies

72-year-old Slobodan Praljak, a Bosnian Croat war criminal, died after he drank poison during an appeal at the International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague.

30 Nov 2017

X

Trump lands himself in a fiasco after re-tweeting anti-Muslim videos

US President Donald Trump is no stranger to Twitter controversies. However, he might have taken it too far this time around.

30 Nov 2017

Saudi Arabia

When Riyadh's Hotel Ritz became a five-star prison

Riyadh's world-famous luxurious Ritz-Carlton hotel is now a detention centre.

29 Nov 2017

Pakistan News

Pervez Musharraf says he's the "biggest supporter" of Lashkar-e-Taiba

Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has admitted to being the "biggest supporter" of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its founder Hafiz Saeed.

29 Nov 2017

India

India to provide naval facilities to Singapore

India will be providing naval practice and logistics facilities to Singapore, which among other things will allow the country to hold live-firing drills in the Andamans.

29 Nov 2017

India

Provide evidence against Saeed, his son-in-law tells India

Khalid Waleed, the son-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has told India to provide evidence against Saeed rather than crying on America's shoulders.

29 Nov 2017

South Korea

North Korea launches highest-ever missile that reached 4,500km altitude

North Korea has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which reached an altitude of 4,500km and flew 960km.

29 Nov 2017

South Korea

South Korea warns its companies against investing in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

South Korea has reportedly told its companies against investing in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

29 Nov 2017

India

China following India's path? President Xi orders 'toilet revolution'

China may be taking a cue from India's Swacch Bharat Mission and formulating one of a similar kind.

28 Nov 2017

India

QS Rankings: IIM Ahmedabad at no. 49; full list here

The Harvard Business School in the US has topped the QS World University Rankings: Global MBA Rankings 2018, leaving behind other high-ranking institutes around the world.

28 Nov 2017

Mumbai

26/11-mastermind Hafiz Saeed approaches UN to drop his terrorist tag

Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the mastermind who orchestrated the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai has filed a petition with the UN to drop his terrorist tag.

28 Nov 2017

Jared Kushner

Trump's chief of staff trying to rein in Jared Kushner

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner is commonly referred to as the "secretary of everything."

27 Nov 2017

Switzerland

Live in Switzerland and get paid for it. Here's how

This might be for you if you've always dreamed of living in a picturesque, pristine mountain hamlet.