World, Americas, 13th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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World Americas 13 Sep 2019

World, Americas, 13 Sep 2019

The arrest of the eight Indians came at a time when the The Trump administration is awarding nearly USD 2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis and prevent its misuse and overdose. (Photo: Representational)

8 Indo-Americans held for distributing millions of opioid pills imported from India

Since January 2018, law enforcement authorities in US had been investigating large-scale importation of misbranded controlled substances.

13 Sep 2019 4:23 PM

The Indian American Muslim Association of greater Houston (IMAGH) is one of the major Welcome Partners for the community reception in honour of Prime Minister Modi. (Photo: File)

Indian-American Muslim organisation in Houston actively backing 'Howdy, Modi!' event

The close cooperation between the Hindu and Muslim organisations in Houston dates back to September 2010.

13 Sep 2019 4:13 PM

Biden went on the offensive on Thursday in the third Democratic debate of the 2020 White House race. (Photo: File)

'US must insist Pak provide bases for its counter-terror operations in Afghanistan'

The US, which has been fighting a longstanding war in Afghanistan, has about 14,000 troops in the country.

13 Sep 2019 3:58 PM

Frabutt, who is charged with kidnapping and malicious castration, made her first court appearance on Wednesday with her head down and tears in her eyes. (Photo: Facebook)

US woman ties up her husband, cut off his penis; arrested

When deputies recovered the 61-year-old's penis, they quickly placed on ice and transported to medical personnel.

13 Sep 2019 2:40 PM

Acevedo said the chaotic evening of violence began at about 9:56 p.m. Thursday with the carjacking, but the vehicle soon ran out of gas and the suspects fled. Police believe the men then assaulted a priest and stole his cell phone.The firefight took place about 15 minutes later. (Photo : File | Representational)

29-year-old police officer shot after suspects beat priest

One of the suspects was shot and killed in the exchange of fire, two other men were in custody and police were searching for the fourth.

13 Sep 2019 2:05 PM

Two adults in the car were taken to a hospital with minor injuries after the crash, Brady said, and two people in the plane were evaluated for injuries and declined to be transported. (Representational Image)

Small plane crashes on US 50 in Maryland, hits a vehicle

Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady said the aircraft went down before 11:30 am near Freeway Airport in Bowie.

13 Sep 2019 12:52 PM

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes that Iran's leadership wants a meeting, adding to expectations that he is trying to arrange a summit with his Iranian counterpart at the upcoming UN assembly. (Photo: File)

'Can tell you Iran wants to meet,' says Donald Trump

Trump has repeatedly indicated he is ready to meet with President Hassan Rouhani.

13 Sep 2019 11:57 AM

The US Justice Department has said that it would unmask the long-protected name of a Saudi official who allegedly had ties to the Al-Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Photo: File)

US to reveal Saudi official linked to 9/11 attackers

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, and families have sued seeking damages from the Saudi government.

13 Sep 2019 11:17 AM

All six crew members were asleep aboard a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast in violation of Coast Guard rules when a fire broke out in the middle of the night, killing 34 people who were trapped in a bunkroom below the main deck, US authorities have said. (Photo: File)

California boat fire: Crew members slept soundly while fire spread killed 34

The captain and two crew members swam to the vessel's stern and reboarded the boat, according to the NTSB report.

13 Sep 2019 10:44 AM

International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that India's economic growth is "much weaker" than expected due to corporate and environmental regulatory uncertainty and "lingering weakness" in some non-bank financial companies. (Representational Image)

IMF explains why India's economic growth is ‘much weaker than expected’

The growth is expected to rise to 7.2 per cent points in FY21, down by the projected growth rate of 7.5 in the earlier report.

13 Sep 2019 8:59 AM

Republicans said Democrats lacked the votes to obtain formal House authorization and denounced Thursday's action as a show intended to pander to Democratic voters who want Trump removed from office. (Photo: File)

Democrats vote on impeachment probe against Donald Trump

A more aggressive probe could increase pressure on House Democratic leaders who has resisted impeachment as a politically risky step.

13 Sep 2019 8:32 AM

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