Tag: Washington

Washington: The “potentially catastrophic” hurricane Maria, the strongest storm on record to make landfall in Dominica, has devastated the Caribbean island, the country’s Prime Minister said on Tuesday. The powerful storm, which made landfall at 9.15 p.m. on Monday, has since been downgraded from a Category 5 to a 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 […]

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned against any “wrong” move by the US which aims at breaching Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal. “They (US administration) have shown wickedness and malicious behaviour with regard to the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and the US regime is truly a vicious devil,” Khamenei said, referring to the […]

San Francisco: One student was killed and four others injured on Wednesday in a shooting at a high school near Spokane in the US state of Washington. The shooting took place shortly after 10:00 a.m. local time at Freeman High School in Rockford, Spokane County, in Eastern Washington state, Xinhua news agency reported. More than […]

Washington: Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is slated to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for his fifth visit amidst mounting tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, the media reported. North Korean officials confirmed to CNN Rodman’s arrival in Pyongyang but did not give any details of the visit. Rodman was also spotted at the Beijing […]

Washington: SpaceX is likely to launch a “behemoth” commercial communications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre today. Weighing in at nearly 13,500 pounds (6,123.4 kgs) atop the rocket, the fourth Inmarsat-5 satellite will be the heaviest load lofted by a Falcon 9 yet, Floridatoday.com reported on Sunday. “Inmarsat-5 F4 (I-5 […]

Washington: The US government has announced the arrests of almost 1,400 gang members between March 26 and May 6 in the largest ever operation undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) investigation unit. A total of 1,378 people were arrested around the country for assorted crimes, including drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, people trafficking, murder […]

Washington: A new mission to Saturn’s moons Titan or Enceladus to find signs of life beyond Earth cannot be ruled out as NASA says it is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system mission to be launched in the mid-2020s. The proposed missions of discovery — submitted under NASA’s New Frontiers programme – will […]

Washington: The White House has fired chief usher Angella Reid, the first woman and second African-American to hold the position, the media reported. When the White House residence staff arrived at work on Friday morning, they were told that Reid, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2011, was no longer employed, The […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump is looking to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for tips on how to improve his poll numbers, a media report said. Trump, addressing a women’s empowerment panel on Wednesday, said Melania is “doing a great job”, Politico news said in the report. “I shouldn’t say this, but her poll […]

New York: A Sikh man was injured when a masked gunman opened fire at him in front of his house in Washington after telling him “Go back to your own country.” The victim, who was hit in the arm, survived the Friday night attack, the third shooting of an Indian national in the last 10 […]

Acknowledging that economic reforms in India have slowed down and may remain that way till the next general elections in 2014, India`s Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu said they will gather pace thereafter, and from 2015 India will be among the world`s fastest-growing economies.

Washington: US President Donald Trump and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi exchanged barbs and letters after she barred him from speaking in the House of Representatives until the partial government shutdown ends. The traditional State of the Union Address by the president in a joint session of the US Congress is done at the invitation of […]

Washington: The Donald Trump administration wants to make changes in the existing H-1B provisions for it to play a better role in attracting highly skilled foreign workers as opposed to the what it has now evolved into an “outsourcing” role, the White House said Thursday. “The president’s overall instinct — and he said this publicly […]

Washington: Greeting people on the occasion of Diwali, US President Donald Trump said the festival of lights is a special opportunity to reflect on the bond of friendship between India and the United States. Trump said First Lady Melania joins him in sending their best wishes for a very happy and memorable Diwali. He also recognised […]

Washington: Donald Trump’s controversial nominee Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a judge of the US Supreme Court, in a major victory for the US President amid crackling tension, angry protests and high drama on Capitol Hill. Kavanaugh was officially sworn in Saturday evening as the 114th Justice of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice […]