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The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to 'fully support' India's decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism. (Photo: File)

Indian-Americans urge Trump to 'fully support' India on Kashmir

Moreover, it will help create conditions for the full rehabilitation and resettlement of the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley, he added.

06 Aug 2019 1:50 PM

Analysts said the US move could escalate the trade war, which had already been spreading beyond tariffs to other areas, such as technology. (Representational Image)

US 'destroying international order': Chinese media after currency manipulation charge

In strongly-worded editorial, the People's Daily said US was holding its own citizens to ransom, without mentioning the latest US move.

06 Aug 2019 1:29 PM

Former President Barack Obama said Monday, in his first public statement since a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, that Americans must 'soundly reject language' from any leader who 'feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalises racist sentiments.' (Photo: File)

‘Americans must not let racist views become normalised,’ says Obama

Obama, like many presidents before him, has exerted caution as he avoids pointed criticism of his successor.

06 Aug 2019 9:38 AM

The US on Monday said it was 'closely' observing the events in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution by the Indian government and urged all stakeholders to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Control (LoC). (Photo: File)

After Centre’s move on Kashmir, US urges to maintain peace, stability along LoC

The Narendra Modi government revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

06 Aug 2019 8:34 AM

The talks, now in their eighth round, began on Saturday with no end date issued publicly. (Photo: AP)

US, Taliban push for peace

The US, which invaded Afghanistan, wants to withdraw thousands of troops and turn the page on its longest-ever war.

04 Aug 2019 3:45 PM

US President Donald Trump condemned Saturday’s mass shooting at a Walmart store in Texas as an act cowardice, saying there could be no justification for the killing of innocent people. (Photo: File)

‘Act of cowardice,’ says Donald Trump condemning Texas mass shooting

Australian PM Scott Morrison also expressed condolences to families of 20 people who were killed in the shooting in El Paso, Texas.

04 Aug 2019 9:03 AM

Iran had last month seized the Stena Impero ship. Following the seizure, cargo vessel owner said that there were 23 people on board with 18 Indian nationals, a statement issued by company Stena Bulk said. (Photo: ANI)

MEA working for early release of 18 Indian crew of ship seized by Iran: Jaishankar

India had recently availed consular access to 18 Indian crew members on board the UK registered ship.

03 Aug 2019 6:01 PM

Foxconn’s discussions are at an initial stage and it has not yet come up with a price tag.

Foxconn eyes sale of USD 8.8 billion China plant amid trade war woes

The trade war has disrupted technology global supply chains in a major way, forcing Foxconn to review its own.

03 Aug 2019 12:51 PM

Authorities have not provided the officer’s name and Cook said he’s not sure when it will be released. (Representational Image)

Texas cop accidentally shoots woman while aiming at dog barking at him

Police said the officer began backing up, then drew his gun and fired at the dog as it kept charging at him.

03 Aug 2019 11:51 AM

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday put an end to calls for her to run for President stating that she believes the there are other ways to help the country. (Photo: File)

'Zero chance, it’s not for me': Michelle Obama on running for US President

Michelle has repeatedly being called to consider running for the next presidential election.

03 Aug 2019 10:41 AM

As a result of the ongoing trade war between the US and China, imports from China to the US dropped by 12 per cent and America's export to China fell by 19 per cent, the daily said. (Photo: File)

China no longer US' top trading partner as tariff war continues

After coming to power, Trump has imposed 25 per cent import tariff on chinese products worth USD 250 billion.

03 Aug 2019 10:23 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday decried 'decades of bad behaviour' from China that have hampered free trade, laying out a case at a Southeast Asian forum for Washington's escalating trade war with Beijing. (Photo: File)

Mike Pompeo decries China's 'bad behaviour', defends US tariffs

Pompeo and Wang at first struck a conciliatory tone when they met face-to-face in Bangkok on Thursday for the first time this year.

02 Aug 2019 5:46 PM

US President Donald Trump has described protests in Hong Kong as 'riots' that China will have to deal with itself, signalling a hands-off approach to the biggest political crisis gripping the former British colony in decades. (Photo: File)

It's up to China to deal with Hong Kong ‘Riots’: Donald Trump

The protests are the most serious political crisis in Hong Kong since it returned to China 22 years ago.

02 Aug 2019 5:17 PM

The only black Republican Congressman in the US House of Representatives, who has criticised US President Donald Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers, announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection. (Photo: File)

‘Will not seek reelection,’ says only black Republican, Trump critic in US house

The representative has criticised Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers as 'unbecoming of the leader of the free world'.

02 Aug 2019 5:02 PM

US President Donald Trump has slammed as 'ridiculous' Democratic Party leader Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu to ever run for the US presidency, for alleging that he is 'supporting' the terror group Al Qaeda. (Photo: File)

‘Ridiculous’: Trump slams Tulsi Gabbard for claims of ‘supporting Al Qaeda’

During the second Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, the Hawaiian lawmaker accused Donald Trump of propping up the Al Qaeda.

02 Aug 2019 4:35 PM

Both FTC and Facebook, whose shares Facebook shares fell 0.77 per cent declined to comment on the report.

US FTC probes Facebook's acquisition practices

The company’s acquisition practices are the main focus of the probe, as the FTC looks into Facebook buying technology-based startups.

02 Aug 2019 7:43 AM

India has brought down the import of oil from Iran, with which it has historic and cultural ties, to almost zero. (Representational Image)

Highly gratified by cooperation from ‘great friend’ India on Iran: US

India, which has galloping energy needs, went out of its way to co-operate with the United States.

01 Aug 2019 10:27 AM

A tech engineer in the western US state of Washington was arrested Monday on charges of stealing sensitive data from more than 100 million credit card applications at financial heavyweight Capital One. (Representational Image)

US woman boasted of massive credit card data theft online, arrested

Authorities said electronic storage devices containing a copy of the stolen data were recovered at her residence on Monday.

30 Jul 2019 12:05 PM

A 39-year-old Indian-origin IT consultant in the US has been found guilty of running a fraud multimillion-dollar kickback scheme and faces a minimum of 20 years in prison. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin US man gets 20 year jail for multimillion-dollar fraud

He will be sentenced in December, said United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman.

30 Jul 2019 10:47 AM

Police said Legan managed to get into the annual outdoor festival -- which attracts nearly 100,000 and is billed as the "world's greatest summer food festival" -- by cutting through a fence to avoid security measures, including metal detectors, that were in place. (Photo: AP/ video screengrab)

Gunman mocked US food festival on social media before mass shooting; see video

Gilroy police chief Scot Smithee said investigators were trying to confirm witness accounts of a second suspect who may have assisted Legan.

30 Jul 2019 9:57 AM

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