Tag: United States

New Delhi: The United States wants India and Pakistan to engage in dialogue but feels a conducive atmosphere needs to be created first, a senior State Department official said on Monday. “We have frequent conversations with our Indian partners on (Pakistan) bringing down cross-border terrorism,” said Alice Wells, the US Principal Deputy Secretary of State […]

New Delhi: Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), a global business process management major, on Thursday announced the opening of its first customer experience centre in the US state of Florida which is expected to generate nearly 500 jobs. The centre, located in Jacksonville, will bring more than 350 new career opportunities in the first phase of […]

Washington: US First Lady Melania Trump promoted “kindness, compassion and positivity” at a youth conference, her first public appearance since her jacket controversy. “Kindness, compassion, and positivity are very important traits in life. It is far easier to say nothing than it is to speak words of kindness. It is easier to judge quickly than […]

Pyongyang: North Korea on Sunday accused the US of pressurising it with the policy of maintaining sanctions on the regime and military threats, and warned that these measures will not contribute to denuclearisation or peace in the region. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the US of “misleading the public opinion” by arguing that the willingness […]

Washington: A former US Navy veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas city in 2017. Adam Purinton, 51, was sentenced on Friday in Johnson County District Court, where he pleaded guilty in March to a charge of […]

Washington: The US administration has reached a $3.9 billion deal with Boeing for two new Air Force One planes for the President, the White House said. President Donald Trump has reached the informal deal with Boeing on a “fixed-price contract” for the new Air Force One Program, Xinhua quoted a White House spokesperson as saying […]

Washington: A driver for the White House press pool was briefly detained on Monday after a firearm was found in his personal baggage as he tried to enter a secured area, the US Secret Service said. “The Secret Service can confirm that an individual serving as a staff contracted driver was briefly detained by the […]

Mumbai: Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday said it has been ranked among the top three employers in the US by the Netherlands-based Top Employers Institute. “The Institute has also recognised TCS as one of the world’s best places to work for the fourth consecutive year,” said the city-based tech firm in […]

Washington: Indian American Manisha Singh, a lawyer and Congressional staffer, has been sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of State for economic and business affairs in the Trump administration. She is the first woman appointed to the post. Singh was sworn in by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday. She will be responsible for […]

Washington: Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the US rose to record highs, while brick-and-mortar store traffic fell slightly, heralding divergent trends in retail industry in the year-end shopping season, according to retail analytics firms on Sunday. The online sales on Black Friday and Thanksgiving rose to $7.9 billion, a record high, and up […]

Berlin: Daimler, the parent firm of Mercedes-Benz, is reportedly gearing up to manufacture an all-electric school bus (with a range of 160 km) for US roads by 2019. “The bus is a ‘Saf-T-Liner’ C2 Electric Bus that will be manufactured by Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses,” The Verge reported late on Friday. Also named “Jouley,” […]

Miami: At least 27 people were killed and nearly two dozen wounded in a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday when an unidentified gunman opened fire. Local police told Channel KSAT12 that the shooter was found dead but did not specify the cause of death or the exact number of victims inside the […]

Washington: Around two persons were killed after a gunman open fired on a crowd outside of a Walmart store of Denver in the US state of Colorado, informed police. The attack took place on Wednesday night in the city of Thornton, reports The New York Times. The police has warned people in the area to […]

Johor Bahru: The Indian junior mens hockey team thrashed the United States 22-0 to register their third consecutive win of the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday. It was goals galore in India’s third match of the tournament. The 22 goals for India were scored by 10 […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump celebrated Diwali at the White House by lighting a diya amid a gathering of leading members of the Indian American community and said he greatly valued his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump’s daughter Ivanka also attended the festivities in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Also present were […]