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Shooting near White House, Trump escorted amid briefing
The incident happened soon after Trump started speaking inside the James Brady press briefing room of the White House
11 Aug 2020 9:48 AM
Big Tech including Apple, Facebook reports mixed earnings amid pandemic
Apple delivered surprisingly strong numbers with both its revenue and profit rising, defying analysts' lowered expectations
31 Jul 2020 9:37 AM
US expected to report record-breaking economic fall
A huge plunge in consumer spending sent the economy sinking at a roughly 32 per cent annual rate in the April-June quarter
30 Jul 2020 4:07 PM
Trump's national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus
Announcing the infection, the White House said in a statement there was no risk of exposure to Trump or Vice President Mike Pence
28 Jul 2020 1:20 PM
If elected, Joe Biden would help India get seat on UNSC: Ex-US diplomat Richard Verma
The 77-year-old former US vice president is set to be formally nominated by the Democratic Party in August
19 Jul 2020 1:10 PM
Twitter disables Trump's tweet over copyright violation
The video disappeared from Trump’s Twitter feed with notification: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by copyright owner”
19 Jul 2020 11:42 AM
Not out of the woods yet: IMF chief warns second wave of virus could disrupt economies
Activity has started to gradually strengthen, but we are not out of the woods yet, Georgieva said in a message to G20 finance ministers
16 Jul 2020 10:46 AM
India, US to initiate clinical trials for Ayurvedic formulations against COVID-19
According to the ambassador, there are at least three ongoing collaborations between Indian vaccine companies with US-based institutions
09 Jul 2020 9:58 AM
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $2.1 billion over cancer-causing talc powder
Johnson & Johnson faced thousands of lawsuits across US alleging it failed to warn consumers of the risk of cancer from its talc products
25 Jun 2020 1:15 PM
Trump threat to 'decouple' US and China hits trade, investment reality
The damage-control efforts by the Trump administration come after Trump said last week that “a complete decoupling from China” was an option
24 Jun 2020 12:13 PM
"Disappointed" says Google CEO Sundar Pichai on H1-B visa ban
Pichai said he would stand with immigrants and work to expand opportunity for all
23 Jun 2020 1:23 PM
Trump blocks H1B visa, business groups say decision will hurt US recovery
The visa suspension, will open up 525,000 jobs for US workers, a senior administration official said
23 Jun 2020 10:54 AM
US jobless claims remain high, second wave of layoffs blamed
From manufacturing, retail, information technology and oil and gas production, companies have announced job cuts
18 Jun 2020 10:53 AM
World Bank says global economy to shrink 5.2%, worst recession since WWI
Per capita incomes are expected to decline by 3.6 per cent, which will tip millions of people into extreme poverty this year
09 Jun 2020 11:06 AM
Kansas school cancels Ivanka Trump's speech over faculty protest
The virtual commencement speech was called off due to criticism over president Trump’s response to protests over the death of George Floyd
06 Jun 2020 2:43 PM
Hydroxychloroquine can't prevent COVID-19, says new study
Hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug, chloroquine, have been the subject of much debate since Trump started promoting them in March
04 Jun 2020 11:02 AM
US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million
Since mid-March, more than 40 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits
04 Jun 2020 10:10 AM
US protesters return to streets defying curfew after Trump calls them 'lowlifes'
After ‘thugs’, Trump refers to protestors as ‘lowlifes and losers’
03 Jun 2020 9:22 AM
US coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
In three months, more Americans have died from Covid than the Korean War, Vietnam War and the US conflict in Iraq from 2003-2011 combined
28 May 2020 8:20 AM
Trump offers to mediate 'raging' India-China border dispute
The US president had also once offered to “help” in the disputed region of Kashmir, triggering a political storm in India
27 May 2020 7:08 PM
Columns
Heritage and history need to be respected, even by those determined to rewrite both
The Black Lives Matter upheaval has resulted in this reappraisal of history
Its defining feature can be summed by a phrase in it: “nothing about us without us”
Their petition to Bombay High Court says there are sinister designs behind the campaign