Cook, Modi discuss plans to manufacture in India
New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on May 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) . New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) In a fresh insight into Apple’s future plans…
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White House lockdown lifted after shooting incident, suspect in custody
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
White House on lockdown, one hurt in shooting near complex
(150702) — WASHINGTON, July 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on July 2, 2015 shows a cordon line outside the White House in Washington, capital of the United States. The Pentagon on Wednesday warned of…
Apple is in India for next thousand years: Tim Cook
Hyderabad: Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook and Telangana chief minister, K. Chandrashekar Rao inaugurating Apple’s technology centre in Hyderabad on May 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) “I am looking at India…
Trending Topics row: Zuckerberg meets leading conservatives
New York, May 19 (IANS) In a bid to ward off accusations of editorial bias against conservative news organisations in its popular ‘Trending Topics’, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday hosted a dozen leading conservatives…
Tim Cook kicks off India tour with Apple facility, Siddhivinayak visit
Mumbai: Apple CEO, Tim Cook visiting Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on May 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) From announcing a Design and Development Accelerator facility in Bengaluru to performing aarti at the…
Republicans trust Donald Trump more than Paul Ryan: poll
Washington, May 18 (IANS) A new poll found on Tuesday that rank-and-file Republicans differ from party elites who see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the GOP leader. Nearly six in 10 Republican and Republican-leaning registered…
Aditya Sachdeva murder: Bihar legislator surrenders
Gaya: Aditya Sachdeva, son of a businessman who was allegedly shot dead by Rocky Yadav son of JD-U MLC Manorma Devi and Bindi Yadav, a criminal turned politician in Gaya, on May 8, 2016. (File…
Sadiq Khan should take an IQ test: Trump
London, May 16 (IANS) Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday said he would not forgive new London Mayor Sadiq Khan for calling him “ignorant”, and challenged the mayor to take an IQ test,…
Brexit would not impact US trade deal, says Trump
(Photo: IANS) Washington, May 16 (IANS) Republican likely presidential nominee Donald Trump said that Brexit — Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) — would not have an impact on trade between the US and…
CIA tip led to Mandela’s arrest: Former US spy
New York, May 15 (IANS) A former CIA agent has confirmed that the US agency was behind the arrest of Nelson Mandela that sent him to jail for 27 long years. Two weeks before unrepentant…
Fake ‘IS pirate raid’ stunt freaks out Cannes guests
Cannes, May 15 (IANS) International movie celebrities were scared almost to death by a failed PR stunt staged by an internet company, which hired fake Islamic State-looking commandos to make a sea landing at a…
Venezuela orders military exercises to counter foreign threats
CARACAS, May 1, 2016 (Xinhua) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro takes part in an event to commemorate the International Worker’s Day in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 1, 2016. Nicolas Maduro announced a 30 percent increase…
India ready for NSG membership: US
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Amid China and Pakistan’s opposition to India’s bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the US has backed New Delhi’s entry into the group. US State Department spokesman John Kirby on…
IS declares emergency in self-declared capital
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has declared a state of emergency in their self-declared capital Raqqa in Syria, a US official announced. “We have seen this declaration of emergency in…
PM rues GST could not be passed as Rajya Sabha members retire
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Bidding farewell to retiring members from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday rued the fact that the bill to implement…
US federal judge rules in favour of Republicans against ‘Obamacare’
U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer, during the Investiture ceremony for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ron Machen. May 24, 2010. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. Washington, May 13 (IANS/EFE)…
Hillary Clinton promises to release ‘Area 51’ information
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2016 (Xinhua) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she campaigns at East Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, the United States, May 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong/IANS) Washington, May 12…
CNN-NEWS18 claims to have tracked down Dawood Ibrahim
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian news channel CNN-NEWS18 on Wednesday claimed that it has tracked down India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim at his Pakistan-based location. CNN-NEWS18 has secured clinching video evidence of Dawood…
President’s Rule to be revoked, Congress back in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat during his first cabinet meeting after Uttarakhand High Court set aside President’s Rule in the state, restoring him as the chief minister, nearly a month after he was ousted,…