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An investigation being conducted by outside law firms into the allegations against Moonves is ongoing, the network said. (Photo: AFP)

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves resigns over sexual misconduct claims

CBS announced that Joseph Ianniello will be president and acting CEO, while the board searches for a permanent successor.

10 Sep 2018 2:30 PM

Several years have sometimes passed without the lab adding a name. But no one is giving up. (Photo: AFP)

17 years later, over 1100 victims of 9/11 attacks yet to be identified

So far, only 1,642 of the 2,753 people who died in the attacks in New York have been formally identified.

10 Sep 2018 1:55 PM

The 9/11 attacks claimed nearly 3,000 lives in the United States and led to the launch of deadly, long-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- countries that remain plagued by violence and instability to this day. (Photo: AFP)

17 years after it was buried by 9/11, New York subway station opens again

People cheered, clapped and held their phones up to record the event as a train rolled to a stop, video footage from subway station showed.

10 Sep 2018 1:49 PM

'He alleged that I was cheating, and I wasn’t cheating,' Williams told reporters later. (Photo: AFP)

US Open: Serena Williams says she’s ‘not a cheat’, accuses tennis of sexism

Naomi Osaka won US Open final to become Japan’s first ever Grand Slam singles champion and delay Serena's bid for 24th major title.

09 Sep 2018 9:38 AM

Saipov, a 30-year-old Uzbek national, was arrested in October immediately after police said he ploughed a truck down a bike lane on Manhattan's West Side. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. (Photo: AFP)

NY attack accused seeking to avoid death penalty cites President Trump's tweets

His lawyers asked that prosecutors be barred from seeking death penalty, saying Trump's tweets have made a fair legal process impossible.

07 Sep 2018 4:01 PM

Prasad further said that one of India's enduring principles has been Vasudheva Kutumbakam' or the concept that the world is one family'. (Representational Image)

Pak undermines India's territorial integrity through terrorism: India at UN

Pak's Ambassador to UN again raised the issue of Kashmir while addressing High Level Forum on Culture of Peace in UN General Assembly.

06 Sep 2018 11:14 AM

Emirates airline is based in Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. The A380 is the world's largest passenger aircraft. (Representational Image)

11 in New York hospital for suspected flu after 100 report sick on flight

11 of the 19 people on Emirates airline Flight 203, which landed with at least 521 passengers were taken to hospitals.

06 Sep 2018 8:40 AM

With the United States now holding the presidency of the Security Council, Haley said the aim is to put further pressure on Tehran over its alleged violations of council resolutions. (Photo: File)

US to lead Security Council talks on Iran in September: Nikki Haley

'President Trump is very adamant that we have to start making sure that Iran is falling in line with international order,' Haley said.

05 Sep 2018 2:02 PM

Visa Fraud is punishable by up to ten years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. (Representational image)

Indian man who was CEO of two IT companies arrested for visa fraud in US

Pradyumna Kumar Samal was taken into custody as he arrived from an international flight at Seattle airport.

01 Sep 2018 4:06 PM

In addition to the prison term, Judge Koh sentenced Vilasini Ganesh to a 3-year term of supervised release and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of over USD 344,000. (Representational image)

California: Indian origin doctor gets 63 months in jail for health care fraud

Vilasini Ganesh and her husband Gregory Belcher of California were convicted of the charges in December last year after an eight-week trial.

01 Sep 2018 3:55 PM

In a motion filed on Monday in Los Angeles federal court, Trump's lawyers also said that Daniels, who has said she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006 and was threatened to keep quiet about it. (Photo: AFP/File)

Citing free speech, Trump wants Stormy Daniels defamation case dismissed

Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, called the motion 'baseless and desperate.'

29 Aug 2018 2:19 PM

According to the USCIS, between 2007 and 2017, it received the maximum number of 2.2 million H-1B petitions from high-skilled Indians.

US extends suspension of premium processing for H-1B visas

Under the premium processing, the USCIS has to respond within 15 days to the H-1B visa petitions submitted to it.

29 Aug 2018 10:16 AM

Nooyi to be honored with Asia Society's Game Changer of the Year 2018

The 2018 Asia Game Changer Awards will be given in October to individuals and institutions who have broken barriers.

25 Aug 2018 3:47 PM

The stakes for Trump are now legal as well as political. (Photo: AP)

Double blow to Trump as closest ex-aides face prison for multiple financial crimes

In a stunning admission that implicates Trump, Cohen pleaded guilty to buying silence of two women about their alleged affairs with Trump.

22 Aug 2018 3:24 PM

Cohen (C) did not name Trump in court, but his lawyer, Lanny Davis, said afterward he was referring to the president. (Photo: AP)

Michael Cohen testifies Trump told him to commit crime by paying off women

Cohen made statements as he pleaded guilty to 8 criminal charges in federal court including bank fraud and campaign finance violations.

22 Aug 2018 8:02 AM

Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister, nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. (Photo: File)

Looking forward to work with new civilian govt in Pakistan: US

Pak-US relations nosedived Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to US but 'lies and deceit' and providing 'safe haven' to terrorists.

19 Aug 2018 1:09 PM

An elderly woman is rescued in a cooking utensil after her home was flooded in Thrissur, Kerala. (Photo: File)

UN chief 'saddened' over destruction caused by Kerala floods

Kerala is witnessing the worst flooding in 100 years and over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.

18 Aug 2018 2:27 PM

The news report said Singh ran his store for at least six years and a neighbour said he should not have had to worry about being attacked in his work place. (Representational Image)

Third incident in 3 weeks: Sikh man stabbed to death in his store in US

Terlok Singh was discovered dead by his cousin on Thursday in his store with an apparent stab wound in the chest.

17 Aug 2018 12:04 PM

Ashland city’s Mayor Steve Gilmore and three city commissioners visited Taj Sardar, the owner of the restaurant, to give support(Photo: Facebook/City of Ashland Ketucky Government)

'I probably funded Al-Qaeda': Indian-origin restaurateur racially abused

Taj Sardar, the owner of 'The Kings Diner' in Ashland, Kentucky, was targeted by racial posts by the man after eating at his restaurant.

15 Aug 2018 1:17 PM

Federal Officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested 45 people in the Houston area for violating US immigration laws during a five-day enforcement action. (Photo: File | AFP)

Over 100, including Indians, detained for illegally entering, living in US

Individuals arrested included nationals from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Cuba, Nigeria, India, Chile and Turkey.

14 Aug 2018 12:53 PM

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