Washington Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, launched her campaign for the White House while appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America. In a brief video from her campaign that was released on the social media at the same time she appeared on the show, Harris called on her supporters […]
Libyan security forces have arrested a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in the city of Sirte, said an official on conditions of anonymity. Khalifa Barq was taken from his home by a special security force, the official of Sirte security department told Xinhua news agency on Friday. “The operation was based on intelligence information about […]
New Delhi, The government is according top priority to the case of Indian students in the US facing detention under an alleged immigration fraud and is in touch with the Indian Embassy in Washington and other consulates, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday. “The government of India, together with our mission in Washington and […]
Wellington, Three little blue penguins have been stolen from their burrow in New Zealand. One of the penguins died in the process and was left behind, but two were taken away, conservation officials said. Two men were seen using a crowbar to prise rocks off the burrow of the smallest breed of penguin, in Hawkes […]
Paris, Jan 27 A mural painted by the British anonymous street artist Banksy on a fire door at the Bataclan theatre in Paris, has been stolen, the media reported. “It’s a deep sadness that moves us today,” the theatre said in a tweet on Saturday. “Banksy’s work, a symbol of remembrance and belonging to everyone […]
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island nation of Fiji just before 8:00 local time (2:30 am IST) on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. Shortly after, the area felt another smaller tremor, which registered 5.2 magnitude. The earthquakes hit just south of the island between Fiji and Tonga, and were detected at a […]
Writer E.L James, whose “Fifty Shades of Grey” series has broken sales records for contemporary adult publishing with over 150 million copies sold worldwide, has written a new novel which will be published globally in April, publisher Penguin Random House said. Titled “The Mister”, the contemporary romance, according to the publisher, will be set in […]
Beijing, Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 per cent to open at 2,609.64 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.14 per cent lower at 7,615.80 points, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, the central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 80 basis points […]
New York, The US dollar weakened slightly amid lingering worries about a global slowdown. In late New York trading on Monday, the euro was unchanged at close to $1.1369 from $1.1369 in the previous session, and the British pound rose to $1.2888 from $1.2871 in the previous session, Xinhua news agency reported. The Australian dollar fell […]
Facebook is facing a “record-setting” fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its handling of user data and privacy violations. According to a report in The New York Times citing sources late Friday, the FTC “is in the advanced stages of its investigation into whether Facebook violated privacy rules and is expected to […]