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Mahrukh and Shoaib, who were born in Pakistan, told NBC Washington that their home was burgled and their Quran was torn. (Photo: Screengrab)

Pak-origin family's home vandalised, Quran torn up in US

The family found their apartment ransacked with the words '(expletive) Muslims' scrawled on a wall, they told police.

30 March 2017 7:55 AM IST

That decision helped land her in jail on charges of having sex with a 14-year-old boy. (Representational Image)

US: Pregnant teen 'rapes' 14-year-old boy, arrested on felony charges

She was arrested for rape, sexual abuse, enticing a child for immoral purposes, traveling to meet child for illegal sex...

18 March 2017 2:38 PM IST

US: Man charged with hate crime for assaulting Indian-origin, hurling racial slurs

US: Man charged with hate crime for assaulting Indian-origin, hurling...

If convicted the accused faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years of prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.

18 March 2017 7:43 AM IST

For Indian IT firms like TCS, Infosys and Wipro, which employ large number of H-1B holders, the move signals longer wait for visa approvals.

H-1B premium processing suspended to handle huge rush: US

US will start accepting applications for H-1B work visas from April 3 for the fiscal 2018.

17 March 2017 11:12 AM IST

The deputy national security advisor is a vital position for the functioning of US foreign policy. (Photo: AP)

Dina Powell: Trump's first Arab-American deputy NSA

She is expected to play broad role in coordinating between military, diplomatic and intel agencies and implementing US...

16 March 2017 12:24 PM IST

The Vindicator reports Saturday the man was charged with burglary and breaking and entering. (Representational Image)

Ohio burglar showers, cooks himself meal during break-in

Police reports say the woman heard running water upstairs and found a man in her shower.

30 Jan 2017 10:37 AM IST

Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi (Photo: AP/File)

Rajiv Gandhi sacked minister to smoothen ties with US: CIA reports

The memorandum referred to the major Cabinet reshuffle that Gandhi had ordered in May 1986.

29 Jan 2017 5:13 PM IST

An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago (Photo: Facebook)

US: Texas mosque goes up in flames hours after Trump's Muslim ban

A clerk at a convenience store spotted smoke and flames billowing from Islamic Center of Victoria and called the fire...

29 Jan 2017 3:05 PM IST

Fidget spinners have become the must-have toy for youngsters, with retailers quickly selling out. (Image: Amazon)

Bluetooth-enabled fidget-spinners catching fire

Several owners have started reporting their Bluetooth-enabled fidget spinners as unexpectedly catching fire while...

2 July 2017 9:42 AM IST

Mairah Teli, a teacher at Dacula High School in Gwinnett County, located outside Atlanta in Georgia, posted a picture of the note on her Facebook page last week. (Photo: AFP/ Representational Image)

Muslim teacher told to hang herself with headscarf in US

The incident comes amid reports from around the country about hate rising after Donald Trump's victory in the US...

13 Nov 2016 3:04 PM IST

Indian- American Attorney General Kamala Harris (Photo: AP)

Kamala Harris could become first woman US Prez

She has launched her nationwide campaign against Trump's anti-immigrant policies and mass deportation.

12 Nov 2016 12:01 PM IST

A trail of smoke can be seen from the 2013 eruption of the Pavlof volcano, which spewed an ash cloud 20,000 feet into the atmosphere that traveled southeastward over the North Pacific Ocean. The volcanos that may have contributed to snowball Earth spanned almost 2000 miles and erupted continuously for years. (Image courtesy of NASA)

NASA captures strange lights flashing from Earth

One million miles from Earth, a NASA camera is capturing unexpected flashes of light reflecting off our planet.

16 May 2017 2:35 PM IST