The Americas

Trump repeatedly referring to COVID as China Plague has serious consequences

Trump has unabashedly politicised coronavirus calling it China plague, Chinese virus, and Wuhan virus among other things, which has led to a rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in the US. So far, he has used the ter "Chinese Virus" 203 times.

Aug 12, 2020

Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

The US Secret Service abruptly escorted President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing on Monday because of a shooting outside the White House.

Aug 11, 2020

No Ted Cruz, even a magic money tree doesn't solve all the problems

US President Donald Trump's aide Ted Cruz's tasteless joke on coronavirus relief proposal is disrespectful to millions suffering from the pandemic.

Aug 11, 2020

Who is Tianna Arata; thousands demand release of 20-year-old BLM protester jailed for 15 years

Over 60 thousand people have launched a campaign demanding the release of Tianna Arata who is facing 15-years jail term, which people say is being done to threaten and silence BLM supporters.

Aug 10, 2020

Anti-maskers in Everett watch out; wear face mask in public or pay hefty fine

The city of Everett is enforcing a strict law to ensure people wear face masks in public. Here's what you need ot know.

Aug 10, 2020

Donald Trump goes after Social Security, Medicare even as American reels under Covid pandemic

Critics complained Trump circumventing Congress to issue four executive orders that stipulate payroll tax deferral and reduced unemployment benefit among others, calling the action "absurdly unconstitutional."

Aug 10, 2020

US sets record as coronavirus cases top 50,00,000

With one out of every 66 residents infected, the United States leads the world in COVID-19 cases, according to a Reuters analysis. The country has recorded more than 160,000 deaths, nearly a quarter of the world's total.

Aug 10, 2020

How Trump worshiper butchered USPS right before mail-in voting

Critics call changes made by Donald Trump's loyal at the US Postal Service as an effort to sabotage the outcome of the election by slowing down the delivery of mail-in ballots, calling it "Friday night massacre."

Aug 9, 2020

'China, Russia, Iran trying to influence US prez election'

The counter-intelligence chief however added that it would be "difficult for our adversaries to interfere with or manipulate voting results at scale".

Aug 8, 2020

Political correctness in space: NASA to eliminate offensive names from planets

Stephen T Shih, NASA's Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity lauded the recent move from the space agency.

Aug 8, 2020

'Go back to your f*****g country': White woman goes on racist rant after bad nail job

A video of a small-time singer abusing a nail tech asking her to go back to the country she came from for not doing what's right for US citizen is doing rounds on Twitter. She was forced to apologise after all-round criticism. Ironically, she herself is an immigrant.

Aug 7, 2020

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The Americas

Trump repeatedly referring to COVID as China Plague has serious consequences

Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

No Ted Cruz, even a magic money tree doesn't solve all the problems

Who is Tianna Arata; thousands demand release of 20-year-old BLM protester jailed for 15 years

Anti-maskers in Everett watch out; wear face mask in public or pay hefty fine

Donald Trump goes after Social Security, Medicare even as American reels under Covid pandemic

US sets record as coronavirus cases top 50,00,000

How Trump worshiper butchered USPS right before mail-in voting

'China, Russia, Iran trying to influence US prez election'

Political correctness in space: NASA to eliminate offensive names from planets

'Go back to your f*****g country': White woman goes on racist rant after bad nail job

UFOs moving in formation spotted in Las Vegas, expert says they were not drones

'Must take aggressive action': Trump issues orders for US ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 days

After Frorida, Trump makes another faux pas; pronounces Thailand as 'Thighland'

Twitter labelling state-controlled media, govt officials so users make informed decisions

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh