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President Donald Trump's former UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, alleges in her upcoming memoir that two administration officials who were ultimately pushed out by Trump once tried to get her to join them in opposing some of his policies. (Photo: screenshot)

'Told me to undermine him': Nikki Haley alleges disloyalty in team Trump by top aide

The former South Carolina governor said the meeting lasted more than an hour and that they never raised the issue to her again.

11 Nov 2019 9:41 AM

Police said that the tourist, Elizabeth Mann, returned to Goa by taxi from Panchgani, a hill station in Maharashtra. (Photo: ANI)

20-year-old US woman missing in Goa found

A US consulate official was present when the statement was recorded at the Anjuna police station.

10 Nov 2019 2:57 PM

The Indian-American community on Saturday lauded the Supreme Court's historic verdict in the Ayodhya case, saying the decision in the decades-old land dispute is equally a victory for both Hindus and Muslims. (Photo: File)

Indian-Americans laud Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya case

The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya.

10 Nov 2019 12:59 PM

A US-born woman who says she regrets having joined the Islamic State group has appealed again to come home from the refugee camp where she lives with her small son in Syria. (Representational Image)

US-born IS bride appeals again to come home from Syria

The government is refusing to let Hoda Muthana return to the US, arguing that she is not an American citizen.

10 Nov 2019 11:53 AM

In a temporary relief to thousands of Indians living in America, a US court has refused to strike down, for the time being, an Obama-era rule that allowed spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in America. (Photo: Representational Image/ File)

Breather for H-1B visa holders, US court refuses to strike down work permits for spouses

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations.

10 Nov 2019 11:14 AM

But Beijing has indicated it is waiting out the Dalai Lama, believing his campaign for greater Tibetan autonomy will end with him. (Photo: File)

US wants United Nations to take up Dalai Lama succession issue

The Dalai Lama once travelled incessantly, drawing huge Western audiences with his good-humoured lectures on compassion and happiness.

09 Nov 2019 10:48 AM

US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America has a "very good" relationship with India and "lots of things" are happening between the two countries. (Photo: File)

‘Will visit India at some point’: Donald Trump

New Delhi and Washington are engaged in talks to resolve the trade tensions between the two countries.

09 Nov 2019 10:07 AM

US health officials announced a breakthrough Friday into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.” (Representational Image)

US identifies likely 'culprit’ of vaping illnesses outbreak that killed at least 40

Symptoms of the vaping illness include trouble breathing, chest pain, fatigue and vomiting.

09 Nov 2019 9:48 AM

US to charge USD 10 for every H-1B registration from December

This non-refundable fee will support the new electronic registration system to make the H-1B cap selection process more efficient.

08 Nov 2019 8:44 AM

The new leader of the Islamic State group is “a nobody” with little apparent reputation but the United States hopes he will be killed soon, a US official said Wednesday. (Representational Image/ File)

‘We aren’t impressed’: US official calls new ISIS chief ‘a nobody’

President Trump last week tweeted of the group’s new leader that 'we know exactly who he is,' but few details have emerged about Hashimi.

07 Nov 2019 1:47 PM

The “hero” dog that assisted the American commandoes in the mission that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr-al Baghdadi will soon visit the White House, US President Donald Trump has said. (Photo: File)

‘Hero’ dog that helped kill Baghdadi to visit White House soon: Trump

Soon after the raid, both Trump and the Pentagon released the pictures of the dog.

07 Nov 2019 12:50 PM

Four Indian Americans, including a Muslim woman and a former White House technology policy advisor, have won state and local elections held in the United States on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

4 Indian-Americans, including Muslim woman create history, wins state, local polls in US

Ghazala Hashmi, former community college professor, created history by becoming first Muslim woman to be elected to Virginia State Senate.

07 Nov 2019 9:53 AM

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department has announced. (Photo: File)

3 men charged with spying on Twitter of Saudi royal family

A critic of Crown Prince Mohammed, Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

07 Nov 2019 9:01 AM

Juli Briskman, whose one-handed salute was captured in an AFP photograph that went viral, beat the Republican incumbent to a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in state elections that saw Trump's Republican party suffer a series of stinging defeats. (Photo: AFP)

Cyclist who flipped off Donald Trump wins US local election

That decision paid off on Tuesday night, as Briskman celebrated her victory in a tweet that linked to a copy of the image.

06 Nov 2019 3:44 PM

US spends almost USD 200 billion a year on obesity-related health care costs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mississippi rated fattest state in America, says report

Meanwhile, Utah was ranked the least fat, followed by Colorado, Massachusetts, Connecticut and California.

06 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

In its latest report on Afghanistan, the independent and bipartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) identified Pakistan as the most important neighbour of Afghanistan. (Photo: FIle)

Pak’s security establishment fearful of India’s strategic encirclement: US report

Pakistan, it said, has played an active, and by many accounts, a negative role in Afghan affairs for decades.

06 Nov 2019 8:18 AM

President Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm must hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, a US appeals court ruled Monday, the latest setback for Trump in his tenacious efforts to keep his finances secret. (Photo: File)

Trump's accounting firm ordered to hand over 8 years of tax returns

Under the agreement, Trump has 10 calendar days to file the petition.

05 Nov 2019 12:52 PM

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the world's largest trading bloc. (Photo: Twitter/ MEA)

'Asian trade deal RCEP on track,' says Thailand amid concerns raised by India

A major sticking point has been demands from India, which is worried about a potential flood of Chinese imports.

04 Nov 2019 10:16 AM

Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails. (Photo: File)

Trump aide behind theory that Ukraine hacked democrat mails: Mueller notes

In 2016, WikiLeaks began publishing thousands of Democratic National Committee emails, embarrassing Trump's election rival Hillary Clinton.

03 Nov 2019 1:05 PM

India continues to remain concerned over the use of internet, particularly social media and messaging apps like WhatsApp, for the recruitment and radicalisation of terrorist, according to a report by the US State Department. (Representational Image)

India concerned over use of social media, WhatsApp for radicalisation: US

Indian authorities blamed Pakistan for cross-border attacks in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

02 Nov 2019 5:15 PM

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