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Donald Trump (second from left) waves to staff members of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort as they cheer him on before the grand opening ceremonies in Atlantic City. Trump attended the gala with his mother, Mary; father, Fred; and sister, U.S. District Court Judge Maryanne Trump Barry. (AP File)

Trump's sister calls him 'cruel', 'liar' on secret recordings

The recordings were secretly made by Trump's niece, who published last month a bombshell memoir of the 'toxic family'...

23 Aug 2020 10:10 AM IST

Pakistan admits Dawood Ibrahim is living in Karachi, imposes financial...

Pak government imposed financial sanctions on 88 banned terror groups and their leaders, including Ibrahim, to avoid...

23 Aug 2020 9:43 AM IST

A person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mail box in Omaha. (AP File Image)

US House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

The rare Saturday session also approved to send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election

23 Aug 2020 9:21 AM IST

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP)

WHO hopes COVID will be over within two years, quicker than world got...

Western Europe has been enduring the kind of infection levels not seen in many months, particularly in Germany, France,...

22 Aug 2020 3:27 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Bidens running mate Senator Kamala Harris. (AFP)

Democrats see racism in mispronunciations of 'Kamala'

US Vice President Mike Pence referred to her as 'kah-MAH'-lah,' putting his emphasis on the second syllable, at events...

22 Aug 2020 1:51 PM IST

Visa, OCI card suspension prevents several Indians in US from flying back home. (PTI Photo)

Indian national arrested in USD 21 million H-1B visa fraud

Ashish Sawhney allegedly used four corporations to orchestrate improper submission of fraudulent applications for H-1B...

22 Aug 2020 1:09 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Judge rebuffs Trump again on tax records; appeals underway

Trump's lawyers noted in a court filing that they were making the same request of an appeals court and the Supreme Court

22 Aug 2020 12:46 PM IST

Travellers left behind nearly a million dollars at U.S. airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency. (Representational Image: AFP)

Travellers left behind nearly a million dollars at airport US...

Federal regulators say much of the lost money came from people emptying their pockets for security scans

22 Aug 2020 12:16 PM IST

A member of a California Dept. of Corrections fire crew runs along a containment line with a chainsaw while fighting the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire. (AP)

California fires claim 6 lives, threaten thousands of homes

Many of the fires were sparked by lightning strikes, nearly 12,000 of them caused by brief thunderstorms since last...

22 Aug 2020 11:47 AM IST

This satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Laura in the North Atlantic Ocean, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Laura formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean and forecasters said it poses a potential hurricane threat to Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast. A second storm also may hit the U.S. after running into Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula. (NOAA via AP)

2 newly formed tropical storms pose a potential double threat to US...

Two hurricanes have never appeared in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time, according to records going back to at least...

22 Aug 2020 11:19 AM IST

An unidentified representative of the junta waves from a military vehicle as Malians supporting the recent overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita gather to celebrate in the capital Bamako. (AP)

Thousands in Mali's capital welcome president's downfall

ECOWAS leaders have suspended Mali's membership, closed its borders and said that financial sanctions would be imposed...

22 Aug 2020 10:55 AM IST

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, gestures to journalists as they arrive at the White House from a weekend trip to Bedminster, N.J. (AP)

Trump's convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war

Rather than go online or seek an alternate venue, Trump will give his speech from the White House itself

22 Aug 2020 10:43 AM IST