London, Feb 15 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May formally rejected a petition on Monday signed by nearly 2 million people wanting the cancellation of the proposed state visit to Britain by US President Donald…
Washington, Feb 15 (IANS) Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that it was too early to judge the tax reform plan proposed by President Donald Trump, but she urged caution on the federal…
Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala on Tuesday urged party cadres not to fear anybody and her thoughts will also be about them wherever she would be. Returning to the Poes Garden…
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday derailed AIADMK General Secrtary V.K. Sasikala’s political career even before take-off by upholding her conviction for corruption along with two relatives and the late J. Jayalalitha….
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Hillary Clinton celebrated the resignation of Donald Trump’s National Security adviser Michael Flynn, by reminding him of “the real consequences of fake news”. Michael Flynn quit following reports that he had…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Over half of the deaths across the world caused by air pollution were in India and China where 2.2 million people died in 2015, a study said on Tuesday. Air…
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that although the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nothing to do with the crisis in Tamil Nadu, it is two union ministers who have…
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) American billionaire Bill Gates has become a rage in China after he opened an account on Chinese messaging application WeChat and greeted his followers in Mandarin, the media reported on Tuesday….
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) The newly elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party, Edapadi K. Palanisamy, on Tuesday urged Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidayasagar Rao to let him form a government. In a letter to…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Several gurdwaras in Sacramento, California’s capital city, have come forward to offer meals and shelter to the evacuees of Yuba City, which consists of a sizable number of Indian-Americans, following fears…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned on Monday night after it was revealed that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to…
New York, Feb 14 (IANS) An Indian-origin hotel manager faces federal charges for allegedly helping a feared street gang in its drug-dealing and prostitution operations in California, according to prosecutors. Umesh Oza, who managed two…
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (IANS) Emergency repair work on the damage to the Oroville dam in Northern California, and the storms that in the coming days could aggravate the situation are keeping the roughly 200,000…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) The US Senate on Monday confirmed multimillionaire hedge fund manager Steve Mnuchin as President Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary, a post in which he will make tax reform — in particular,…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US immigration agents detained 680 immigrants last week in the first round of raids during the Donald Trump presidency, the government announced on Monday, adding that the operations targeted individuals who…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed their willingness to work together and build “bridges” to improve bilateral trade, at the same time that they…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to deal with North Korea “very strongly”, calling the Asian country a “big, big problem”. Trump made the remark at a joint press conference…
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) Acting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneeerselvam and AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala remained on the warpath on Monday amid speculation they will be told to prove their strength in the…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday triggered a row saying the Hindu population in India was shrinking while minorities were flourishing, inviting flak from the opposition….
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) In a significant development, popular Telugu actor and Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan said he will not mind having an alliance with the Aam Admi Party (AAP). Pawan, currently on a…