The Americas

What THIS US teen did to her pet turtle will leave you shell-shocked [graphic images]

Fifteen-year-old Jonasia Simpson from Boston invited wrath online over her barbaric act.

May 23, 2017

China killed more than 10 CIA informants to immobilize US spy operations, reports say

According to three American officials, one of the sources was shot dead in front of his colleagues at a government building in China.

May 22, 2017

North Korea says medium-range missiles ready for deployment

The state-run Korean Central News Agency on Monday said the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the successful launch of the missile on Sunday.

May 22, 2017

ISRO and NASA to jointly launch NISAR, the biggest and most expensive earth imaging satellite

The satellite which will cost both the countries a sum of over 1.5 billion dollars, will help the scientists study the changes in our climate and environment.

May 22, 2017

Trump in Saudi: US President asks Muslim leaders to confront 'Islamic terrorism', calls for Iran's isolation

Trump singled out Iran as promoting a "craven ideology" of terrorism, and called on the Muslim world to help him isolate Tehran on an international front.

May 22, 2017

Nasscom steps up lobbying with US lawmakers over immigration rules

Nasscom — India's IT industry body — has stepped up its lobbying with US lawmakers to get them to change rules pertaining to immigration. Read to know how they are going about it.

May 21, 2017

Irans Hassan Rouhani registers for second term in upcoming presidential elections

Iran President Hassan Rouhani wins bid for second term with over 23 million votes

Rouhani, 68, secured an impressive lead of 57 percent in a presidential race which drew out at least seven of every 10 voters in the country.

May 20, 2017

US: Indian-origin student of Cornell University found dead in New York

Aalaap Narasipura, aged 20, was a senior electrical engineering student at Cornell's College of Engineering, and was reported missing on Wednesday.

May 20, 2017

Indian-Americans unhappy with negative portrayal of Hinduism in California textbooks

Shantharam Nekkar, the director of Hindu Education Foundation USA (HEF), says that many school textbooks in the United States continue to portray Indian civilisation using orientalist narratives.

May 20, 2017

China says India-Singapore naval drill should not hurt other countries' interests

Indian and Singaporean navies are holding a seven-day mega maritime exercise in the SCS, which has been witnessing an aggressive stance by China.

May 19, 2017

Sigh of relief for Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape charges against WikiLeaks founder

The Director of Public Prosecution, Marianne Ny, issued a statement on Friday, stating that she has decided to discontinue investigation against Julian Assange.

May 19, 2017

US hate crime: Two Americans given three years prison sentence for assaulting Indian-American man

The Indian-American man, Maan Singh Khalsa, was attacked in the Richmond Bay area in California last year by Chase Little and Colton Leblanc.

May 19, 2017

58-year-old Indian man detained at Atlanta airport, dies in custody

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly took Atul Kumar Babubhai Patel into custody at the Atlanta City Detention center for two days.

May 19, 2017

Facebook fined $122 million for 'misleading' European Union over WhatsApp takeover

Facebook was reportedly found to have knowingly disclosed incorrect information about the possibility of merging Facebook and WhatsApp user identities.

May 18, 2017

Former FBI chief Robert Mueller appointed to probe Trump-Russia ties

Trump, whose anger over the allegations has grown in recent weeks, took the news calmly and used it to rally his team to unite and move on.

May 18, 2017

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The Americas

What THIS US teen did to her pet turtle will leave you shell-shocked [graphic images]

China killed more than 10 CIA informants to immobilize US spy operations, reports say

North Korea says medium-range missiles ready for deployment

ISRO and NASA to jointly launch NISAR, the biggest and most expensive earth imaging satellite

Trump in Saudi: US President asks Muslim leaders to confront 'Islamic terrorism', calls for Iran's isolation

Nasscom steps up lobbying with US lawmakers over immigration rules

Iran President Hassan Rouhani wins bid for second term with over 23 million votes

US: Indian-origin student of Cornell University found dead in New York

Indian-Americans unhappy with negative portrayal of Hinduism in California textbooks

China says India-Singapore naval drill should not hurt other countries' interests

Sigh of relief for Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape charges against WikiLeaks founder

US hate crime: Two Americans given three years prison sentence for assaulting Indian-American man

58-year-old Indian man detained at Atlanta airport, dies in custody

Facebook fined $122 million for 'misleading' European Union over WhatsApp takeover

Former FBI chief Robert Mueller appointed to probe Trump-Russia ties

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