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Ahead of the busy weekend, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was keeping his fingers crossed that the storm won't ground balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, CNN reported. (Photo: ANI)

'Bomb cyclone' storm expected to thwart US's Thanksgiving plans

The bomb cyclone -- a type of rapidly strengthening storm -- began dumping rain over parts of West and more rainfall is expected today.

28 Nov 2019 4:04 PM

The exhibit takes its name from a quote by artist and Bauhaus professor Paul Klee, who advised approaching drawing by “taking a line for a walk.” (Photo: AP)

MoMA exhibit celebrates art of weaving

Weaving and fibre arts get the new MoMA treatment.

06 Nov 2019 12:15 PM

The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a milestone journey from New York that Qantas hopes to parlay into commercial success. (Photo: Qantas)

‘Historic moment’: World's longest flight arrives in Sydney from New York

The four pilots on board -- who rotated between flying duties -- also wore devices that tracked their brain waves and alertness.

21 Oct 2019 2:34 PM

Gigi’s Playhouse is a national education and achievement center that prepares young people with Down syndrome. (Photo: AP)

Gigi’s Playhouse Fashion Show: Young people with Down syndrome to share their talent

Fashion show lets Down syndrome models strut their stuff.

18 Oct 2019 10:44 AM

Workers mounted metal baskets suspended outside the 103rd floor, wearing harnesses attached to the building. (Photo: AP)

Empire State Building gets a dizzying new look

Empire State Building shows off new USD 165 million observatory.

15 Oct 2019 10:43 AM

The company announced its Uber Copter offer on Thursday, saying flights to and from Lower Manhattan will become available to all Uber users on October 3. (Photo: File)

Uber launches helicopter services in New York; fares up to USD 225 per person

The roughly eight-minute flight will cost between USD 200 and USD 225 per person and include ground transportation on either side of trip.

04 Oct 2019 10:35 AM

'Harmony and peace is our message, not dissension ': PM Narendra Modi at UNGA

'I am delighted to inform you that we are running a big campaign in India to free the country of single use plastic,' he also said.

27 Sep 2019 7:56 PM

Both Modi and Anastasiades discussed the broad spectrum of bilateral relations, pursuant to the State visit of the President of India to Cyprus in September 2018. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi meets Cyprus President Anastasiades , reiterates India's support to island nation's unity

Only Turkey recognises northern Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, while Republic of Cyprus is accepted by world community.

27 Sep 2019 2:17 PM

He also told the business leaders that if they want to make in India, both for India and the world, they should "come to India". (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi invites US Inc.; says India has world's largest infrastructure ecosystem

PM Modi said that his government’s recent move on Corporate tax cut was to invite investments.

25 Sep 2019 6:56 PM

Not only this, when another Pakistani reporter tried to lure him with a flattering statement, saying Trump would be worthy of a Nobel Prize if he resolves the outstanding issue of Kashmir, the US President did not take the bait. (Photo: AP)

In presence of Imran Khan, Donald Trump ridicules Pakistani journalists

‘Are you from this (Imran Khan) team? You are saying things that you think. Yours is not a question but a statement,’ Trump said.

24 Sep 2019 3:19 PM

The complete list of the companies whose top CEOs and executives are participating in the roundtable, according to sources, include Air Products, Baker Hughes, BP PLC, Cheniere Energy, Dominion Energy, Emerson Electric Company, ExxonMobil, Perot Group and Hillwood, IHS Markit, Lyondellbasell Industries, Mcdermott, Schlumberger, Tellurian Inc., Total S.A., Vinmar International, and Westlake Chemicals. (Photo: ANI)

CEOs, top executives of 61 US firms to join Modi at roundtable meetings in US

He would be joined by CEOs, top executives of Bank of America, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and 41 other US companies.

19 Sep 2019 9:04 PM

The ban comes into force with immediate effect. Michigan became the first state to declare a ban earlier this month, but that law has yet to be implemented. (Photo: AP | Representative)

Flavoured e-cigarettes banned over vaping concerns in New York

Shops in New York now have two weeks to remove vaping products from their shelves.

18 Sep 2019 5:09 PM

On the 18th anniversary of the attacks, New York continues to count the number of people who have developed cancer or other serious illnesses related to the toxic cloud that hovered over Manhattan for several weeks. (Photo: AFP)

Years later, ‘9/11 cancer’ sickens thousands who were in New York

The 9/11 attacks released unprecedented amounts of chemicals into the air, including dioxins, asbestos and other carcinogenic substances.

11 Sep 2019 8:25 AM

These rules were meant to combat congestion, enhance parks’ beauty and allow New Yorkers to enjoy the parks for recreation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Art vendors to be limited in popular parks of New York

New York City can limit art vendors in popular parks: appeals court.

06 Sep 2019 10:48 AM

Those on board will be subject to medical checks, while their sleep patterns and food consumption will be monitored, as Qantas bids to establish non-stop commercial flights from Australia's east coast to London and New York. (Representational Image)

Qantas to test 19-hour ‘ultra long-haul’ Sydney to New York, London flights

Three flights aboard Boeing 787-9 aircraft will take place from October, with up to 40 passengers and crew on the 19-hour flight.

23 Aug 2019 2:54 PM

The station was quickly evacuated, service on two subway lines was suspended and trains on other lines serving Fulton Street bypassed the station. (Representational Image)

Empty rice cookers create bomb scare in New York

Police said the alarm was first sounded in Manhattan around 7:00 am when a passenger saw cooker abandoned at Fulton Street subway station.

17 Aug 2019 11:00 AM

A Customs spokeswoman could not offer an estimate on when the system would be back and running. (Representational Image)

Thousands of travellers delayed at US airports by computer outage

JFK Airport in New York said on Twitter that 'the Customs computer system is down nationwide.'

17 Aug 2019 8:02 AM

The law creating the litigation window the Child Victims Act passed earlier this year following more than a decade of debate in Albany. (Representational Image)

Justice late, not denied: New York’s new rule to allow old abuse suits

Wednesday could begin a year of financial reckoning for many large institutions that care for children.

12 Aug 2019 12:12 PM

A month before Jeffrey Epstein's death by apparent suicide in a New York prison, a federal indictment cast light on what prosecutors said was a sprawling network of high school and college students lined up by young recruiters and then forced to satisfy the hedge fund billionaire's insatiable sexual appetite. (Photo: File)

‘Little Black Book’: How Jeffrey Epstein built network of victims

Epstein favoured 'economically disadvantaged minor girls', said US Attorney Geoffrey Berman.

11 Aug 2019 10:04 AM

Although the shuttles are autonomous, a safety driver and software engineer will be onboard. (Photo: ANI)

New York City to get its first self-driving passenger shuttle service

Optimus Ride will launch six autonomous shuttles in both the city and the state.

07 Aug 2019 7:37 AM

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