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24 Mar 2018
ISISFrench officer who swapped places with a hostage passes away
A French police officer who had offered himself to an extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has succumbed to his injuries and passed away, the French interior ministry said on Saturday.
24 Mar 2018
White HouseTrump administration bans transgender people from serving in the military
On Friday, the White House announced a policy which bans transgender people from serving in the US military "except under certain limited circumstances".
24 Mar 2018
ICICI BankHindujas top UK's Richest British Asians list for fifth time
The Hinduja family has been named the UK's Richest British Asians for the fifth consecutive year, with an estimated £22bn net worth.
24 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaNew York: Man convicted for murder of Muslim cleric, associate
A New York resident was convicted of killing a Bangladeshi-American Muslim cleric and his associate in 2016, a crime considered symptomatic of rising Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric in the US.
24 Mar 2018
South KoreaSouth Korea to shut down computers to regulate work hours
South Korea has come up with an innovative idea to prevent employees from working overtime. Starting March 30, on every Friday, it'll shut down computers of all government staff in Seoul at 20:00.
23 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaDawood Ibrahim-led terrorist group's D-Company has diversified: US lawmakers told
Pakistan-based Dawood Ibrahim-led terrorist group D-Company has diversified in many other fields and built a powerful transnational crime-terror organization in part from drug proceeds, US lawmakers were told on Friday.
23 Mar 2018
AustraliaAustralia scraps 457 visa program, popular with Indians
In a crackdown on foreign workforce, Australia has scrapped its popular employer-sponsored 457 visa program, widely used by Indians.
23 Mar 2018
ISISFrance shooting: Gunman shoots policeman; hostages taken at a supermarket
A gunman has reportedly shot at a policeman in southwest France before another man took hostages at a supermarket in two separate incidents in the same area on Friday, said security sources.
23 Mar 2018
North KoreaDonald Trump appoints hawkish John Bolton as the new NSA
In the latest move in an ongoing shake-up of US President Donald Trump's top advisors, John Bolton will replace the outgoing National Security Advisor HR McMaster.
23 Mar 2018
FacebookAfter Facebook controversy, Commonwealth Games to not collect visitor details
Learning from Facebook's data-breach scandal, Commonwealth Games on Thursday dropped the idea of collecting information of visitors, whom it would have provided free/fast Wi-Fi during the multi-sport event.
23 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS-China trade war might cause two million job losses
America's trade deficit with China, probably the world's largest economic imbalance is estimated to result in about two million job losses in the US, the White House said, defending President Donald Trump's decision to initiate strong actions against China's "unfair" trade practices.
23 Mar 2018
Sri LankaHurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods made 2017 most expensive year ever
Weather and climate disasters cost countries about $320 billion last year with major monsoon floods in the Indian subcontinent and severe droughts in parts of East Africa contributing to making 2017 the most expensive year on record.
23 Mar 2018
Washington DCTwo Indian-origin brothers indicted for money laundering by US court
Two Indo-Canadian brothers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington DC for allegedly operating an Internet-based unlicensed money service business "Pyaza.com" that processed more than $250 million in transactions from Ponzi schemes, child pornography rings and more, according to US Attorney Jessie Liu.
23 Mar 2018
iPhoneCalifornia Police shot black-man suspecting gun. He had an iPhone
Police in California has released disturbing footage of cops shooting an African-American man 20 times in the backyard of his own Sacramento home.
23 Mar 2018
AustraliaAfter US targets China, Beijing hits back with proposed tariffs
Hitting back at the US' trade tariffs, China has proposed similar action on 128 US products, which had an import value of $3bn last year.
23 Mar 2018
IndiaIndia to have military attaché in US Navy's Bahrain command
In what is being described as a "path-breaking" development by military officials, India is set to have a military attaché in the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain.
22 Mar 2018
WorldMale contraceptive pill to soon be a reality?
In a major breakthrough, scientists have developed a safe, effective male contraceptive pill that doesn't kill libido.
22 Mar 2018
LeicesterThis English city to celebrate 'National Samosa Week'
After chicken tikka masala, Britons have now taken to the humble Indian samosa, so much so that Leicester, an English city with a sizeable population of Indian origin, is all geared up to host National Samosa Week next month.
22 Mar 2018
Space NewsRussian scientists devote newborn black hole to Stephen Hawking
A week after the death of celebrated cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian astronomers have dedicated a newborn black hole to the "Lord of Black Holes."
22 Mar 2018
SingaporeSingapore: Indian physiotherapist sentenced to jail for molesting teenaged girl
An Indian-origin physiotherapist was sentenced to 11 months' jail and three strokes of the cane for molesting a teenage girl patient during her physiotherapy session in Singapore.
22 Mar 2018
FacebookMeet Christopher Wylie: The 28-year-old behind the Facebook data stir
Call him what you may, a genius storyteller, a data harvester, a politicker, or a whistleblower, but at 28, Christopher Wylie knows enough to have influenced three key global events - Brexit, 2016 US presidential election and #DeleteFacebook movement - each changing, challenging the world as we know it.
21 Mar 2018
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking's funeral at Cambridge church on March 31
The funeral of legendary British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking will be held at a church in Cambridge on March 31, his family has said.
21 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaStudy reveals living abroad leads to better understanding of self
Living abroad can help people develop a better understanding of themselves and have increased clarity about career decision-making, a study has found.
21 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpTrump had unprotected sex with porn star in 2006: Polygraph
Donald Trump had unprotected sex with porn star Stormy Daniels in July 2006, a year after he wed Melania Trump, claims a polygraph test Daniels took in 2011 for Life & Style magazine.
21 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpPresident Trump attacks Hillary Clinton for controversial remarks in India
US President Donald Trump has slammed Hillary Clinton for her controversial remarks in India against his voters, saying that Democrats lost touch with "normal everyday working people".
21 Mar 2018
KabulKabul: Suicide bomber kills 26 as Afghans celebrate new year
At least 26 people were killed after a suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in the capital city of Kabul in Afghanistan as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year, said an official.
21 Mar 2018
Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking to rest in Westminster Abbey near Newton, Darwin
The ashes of renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking will be interred in Westminster Abbey near the graves of celebrated scientists Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
21 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan needs to do more to wipe out terrorism: US
Pakistan has to do a lot more to wipe out terrorism from inside its territory, and it needs to launch a crackdown not just on the Taliban but also on other terror networks, the US has said.
21 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaH-1B visa application process to begin from April 2
The H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2019 beginning October 1, 2018, will be accepted from April 2, a federal agency announced.
21 Mar 2018
United States of AmericaStudent opens fire at Maryland school, killed, two injured
Another shooting was recorded in a US school yesterday. A 17-year-old student of Great Mills High School in St Mary's County, Maryland, shot two others before being killed.
21 Mar 2018
UNESCOTime to act: Lifestyle hacks to save water at home
About 2 billion people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water. The deepening global water crisis would put at risk assets worth $45 trillion by 2050, found a recent UNESCO report.
20 Mar 2018
Animal RightsSudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, is dead
In a major loss, the world's last male northern white rhino, who had been staying at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, has died.
20 Mar 2018
LondonWhen a wrongly sent WhatsApp text sparks love
Remember how blank calls ignited countless love stories in the 90s? Fast forward 20 years and now WhatsApp is playing cupid, though without intention.
20 Mar 2018
White HouseUS: Indian professionals hold rally to end green card backlog
Hundreds of Indian professionals held peaceful rallies across the US, demanding an end to the massive green card backlog by eliminating arbitrary per-country limit regulations.
20 Mar 2018
Xi JinpingChina will not concede "a single inch of land": Xi
Soon after being re-elected for a second five-year term with prospects of continuing as the President of China for life, Xi Jinping asserted that his country will not concede "a single inch of land" and guard its sovereignty.
20 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpAnti H-1B advertisements at railways stations, trains in Silicon Valley
An anti-immigrant organization has installed advertisements against H-1B visa-holders at railways stations and on trains in California's San Francisco Bay Area, where Silicon Valley, the home to world's top tech companies, is located.
20 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaMaldives: Envoy says nation will not extend state of emergency
The Maldives will not extend the state of emergency that is due to expire, said an envoy on Wednesday amid criticism of the government over the recent political turmoil.
20 Mar 2018
WorkplaceWhy men, not women are seen as effective leaders?
If asked to draw an effective leader, what would you draw? A man? Or a woman?
19 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiChina cabinet reshuffle: Former missile commander appointed as Defense Minister
China has appointed former missile unit commander as its new Defense Minister, whose first guest of honor could be his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman.
19 Mar 2018
Russia NewsPutin wins 4th term as Russian President with 74% vote
Vladimir Putin is set to extend his power in Russia for another six years after winning the Presidential Election with 74% vote, an official exit poll said.
