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07 Aug 2018
White HouseAnita Kumar, first Indian-American elected to board of WH-Correspondents' Association
Anita Kumar has become the first Indian-American to be elected to the board of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), more than a century-old apex body of journalists covering the US President.
07 Aug 2018
FacebookFacebook asks JP Morgan, Citibank, Chase to share customer details
Facebook has asked major US banks to share customer data to allow it to develop new services on the social network's Messenger texting platform.
07 Aug 2018
IranUS hits Iran again with tough, unilateral sanctions
The US re-imposed a wave of tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran today, bringing back into effect harsh penalties that had been lifted under a historic, multi-party nuclear agreement that President Donald Trump abandoned in May.
07 Aug 2018
FloridaUS: Indian-origin man pleads guilty to taking $2.5mn in bribes
An Indian-origin man, Bhaskar Patel (67) of Windermere, Florida, has pleaded guilty to taking $2.5 million in bribes and kickbacks from companies seeking contracts to work on energy-saving projects in US government buildings.
07 Aug 2018
ISISIraq sentences French man, German woman to life for IS-membership
An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison in the latest punishments handed down for belonging to Islamic State jihadist group.
06 Aug 2018
AfghanistanHamza bin Laden marries 9/11 hijacker's daughter: Family
Hamza bin Laden, son of top terrorist Osama bin Laden, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, one of the main hijackers in the 9/11 attack, his family has said.
06 Aug 2018
United States of AmericaChina successfully tests first hypersonic aircraft capable of carrying nuclear-weapons
China today announced that it has successfully tested its first cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft which could carry nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defense systems.
06 Aug 2018
Russia NewsRussian lawyer meeting: Trump ties himself up in knots
US President Donald Trump has landed himself in a PR fiasco with his latest statement on a June'16 meeting between his son and a Russian lawyer.
06 Aug 2018
CanadaSaudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador, freezes all trade deals
Saudi Arabia yesterday said it was expelling the Canadian Ambassador Dennis Horak and also freezing all new trade with Canada, in protest to Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of jailed activists.
06 Aug 2018
FacebookBangladesh: Hasina urges students protesting against reckless-driving to return home
Thousands of angry school students in Bangladesh continued their protest for the eighth consecutive day yesterday, demanding a crackdown on reckless driving, even as Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina urged them to return home, saying that vested quarters have infiltrated the campaign.
06 Aug 2018
United States of AmericaUS: Sikh man beaten, told 'go back to your country'
A 50-year-old Sikh man was allegedly beaten up by two white men in Keyes, California and a racist message "Go back to ur country" was spray-painted on his pickup truck.
06 Aug 2018
IndonesiaAt least 82 killed in massive Indonesia quake
At least 82 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok yesterday, one week after another massive quake.
05 Aug 2018
Pakistan News#PakistanElections: This mobile app and database helped Imran Khan win
While allegations about clandestine military support continue against Imran Khan, it has now come to light that a mobile app was instrumental to Khan's victory in Pakistan's recently-concluded general elections.
05 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpAfter Trump insults LeBron James, wife Melania praises basketball star
United States' First Lady Melania Trump praised LeBron James after her husband President Donald Trump commented on the basketball star's intelligence.
05 Aug 2018
AfghanistanSuicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A suicide attack by a lone bomber on foot killed three foreign soldiers (Resolute Support service members) on patrol in Charikar city of Afghanistan's Parwan province, said Provincial Governor's spokesman Wahida Shahkar.
05 Aug 2018
IndiaIndia submits extradition request for Mehul Choksi to Antigua
India has submitted a request to Antigua to extradite Mehul Chokdi, Gitanjali Gems chairman, one of the key accused in the Rs. 12,000cr PNB scam.
05 Aug 2018
IndiaUzbekistan: Swaraj pays floral tributes at Lal Bahadur Shastri memorial
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paid floral tributes at the bust of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at his memorial in the Uzbek capital.
04 Aug 2018
XTrump taunts on LeBron's intelligence, Twitterati supports basketball star
In a late-night Twitter rant on Friday, President of US Donald Trump taunted star basketball player LeBron James after his interview with CNN host Don Lemon.
04 Aug 2018
Russia News18 killed in Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia
Russia today said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia early today.
04 Aug 2018
Indian Army#DefenseDiaries: China building cutting-edge rockets for deployment on Indian border?
According to state media, China is building cutting-edge rockets for artillery that can be used in high altitude locations to destroy enemies from hundreds of kilometres away.
04 Aug 2018
ChinaChina: 20 killed, 8 missing as heavy rains trigger flood
Twenty people were killed and eight others went missing as torrential rains triggered floods in northwest China.
04 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsImran may take oath as Pakistan-PM on Pakistan's Independence Day
Imran Khan, 65, who is set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister, may take the oath of the office on the country's Independence Day on August 14, a media report said.
04 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan General Elections: 1.6 million votes discarded, says report
A total of 1.67mn votes cast across Pakistan in the 2018 general election were rejected, which was 11.7% more than that of the 1.5mn ballots discarded in the 2013 polls, a report said.
04 Aug 2018
BoeingSunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly SpaceX, Boeing commercial-rockets
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA who will fly the first missions into space on commercially provided rockets and capsules, built and operated by The Boeing Company and SpaceX, starting next year.
04 Aug 2018
HIVIndian-origin prof gets $2mn-grant for research on lupus in women
Indian-origin professor Chandra Mohan and his two colleagues at the US's University of Houston's biomedical engineering department received a $2mn grant from the National Institutes of Health to find out why lupus is more common in women than men.
04 Aug 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Pak's anti-corruption National Accountability Bureau summons Imran Khan on Aug-7
Imran Khan, Pakistan's Prime Minister-in-waiting, has been summoned by the country's anti-graft body in connection with the misuse of official helicopters which caused Pakistani Rs 2.17mn loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, an official said yesterday.
03 Aug 2018
LondonStudy: Humans may prefer "healthy" alcohol in next 10-20 years
Healthy alcohol may sound like an oxymoron now, but it's soon to become a reality.
03 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan's first Sikh cop fired for being absent from work
Pakistan's first Sikh police officer has been sacked from service for being absent from office for over three months.
03 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 12 girls' schools burnt down in Gilgit-Baltistan
Twelve girls' schools have been burnt down by unidentified persons in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's restive Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported, quoting police officials.
03 Aug 2018
KeralaUAE: Another Indian man wins whopping Rs. 18.66cr jackpot
Indians continue to enjoy good luck at the UAE's popular raffle draw as a Keralite hit the jackpot by winning an eye-popping 10 million AED (Rs. 18.66cr) today.
03 Aug 2018
WorldWorld's smallest condoms aimed at transforming your sex-life are here
UK-based TheyFit claimed to have made the world's smallest condom, which might transform your sex life.
03 Aug 2018
Russia NewsAfter US, Russia targeting Indian elections: Oxford University expert
After targeting elections in the US, Russia may turn its focus on other democracies like India and Brazil, an Oxford University Social Media expert has warned.
03 Aug 2018
ZimbabweZimbabwe: Emmerson Mnangagwa wins presidential election
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is now the Zimbabwe President , the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said today, in an election marred by deadly violence and opposition allegations of vote rigging.
03 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiSwaraj arrives in Kazakhstan, interacts with Indian community
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today praised the Kazakh people for their warmth in welcoming the Indian diaspora as she interacted with the Indian community living in Kazakhstan.
02 Aug 2018
SwedenSweden: Thieves flee with royal jewels in a speedboat
Sweden Tuesday saw a daring robbery, when two thieves nicked "priceless" crown jewels from the Strängnäs Cathedral in Stockholm and fled - in a speedboat.
02 Aug 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Imran Khan opts for simple oath-ceremony, not to invite foreign-leaders
Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath-taking ceremony as Pakistan's new Prime Minister as he wants to keep the event very simple.
02 Aug 2018
AfghanistanIndian among three foreigners shot dead by terrorists in Kabul
Three foreigners working for the global food services company Sodexo, including an Indian, were abducted and killed by terrorists in Kabul today.
02 Aug 2018
SingaporeSingapore: Bangladeshi man disguised as Sikh to rob pawn-shop arrested
A Bangladeshi national disguised as a Sikh to rob a pawn shop in Singapore has been arrested, Singapore police said today.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaUS Congress approves amendment to exempt India from Russian sanctions
The US Congress has cleared a $716bn defense bill that will exempt particular countries, including India, from sanctions for dealing with Russia.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaIndia-born Akshay Venkatesh wins Fields Medal, the 'Nobel' of mathematics
New-Delhi born and Australia-bred Akshay Venkatesh has made India real proud.
