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Rao, a former clerk for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was confirmed by the Senate with a 54-41 vote in July 2017 to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. (Photo: Neomi Jehangir Rao/Twitter)

Trump interviews Indian-American woman to replace Kavanaugh in DC...

Neomi Rao is currently administrator of Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, was recommended for judgeship on...

30 Oct 2018 10:44 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

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US plans tariff on all remaining Chinese imports if Trump-Xi talks...

No decision has been made but preparation for new tariff list are on, in case the meeting does not yield progress...

30 Oct 2018 9:56 AM IST

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Indian couple dies after falling into steep terrain in California's...

Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park.

30 Oct 2018 9:29 AM IST

Though not an official response from the channel, a hilarious, satirical video released by Australian comedian Mark Humphries has the personification of CNN. (Photo: Videograb)

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Another suspicious package for CNN intercepted at post office

The package was intercepted three days after a man was arrested for sending a wave of parcel bombs to prominent...

29 Oct 2018 8:33 PM IST

Overall, US President Donald Trump proposed a massive reduction in American aid to South Asian countries. (Photo: AP)

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You aren't welcome in Pittsburg: Group of Jewish leaders to Trump

The shooting, which has sparked an outpouring of grief and shock from American Jews, came just days after pipe bomb was...

29 Oct 2018 2:31 PM IST

$\There is an active shooter in the area of Wilkins and Shady,\ Pittsburghs Public Safety department, which includes the police, said on Twitter. (Representational Image)$ World

Pittsburgh gunman spoke of 'genocide, desire to kill Jews'

Robert Bowers (46), who was taken into custody after a firefight with police, could face death penalty after being...

29 Oct 2018 2:20 PM IST

President Donald Trump has declined to approve releasing the memo on the grounds it contains sensitive information. (Photo: File)

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Trump administration split amid India, China resistance to Iran...

Three of Iran's top five customers - India, China, and Turkey - are resisting Washington's call to end purchases...

29 Oct 2018 1:17 PM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

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Brazil elects far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as new president

His opponent, leftist candidate Fernando Haddad, said he would fight to 'defend the freedoms of those 45 million people'...

29 Oct 2018 11:33 AM IST

The mass shooting raised immediate alarm in Jewish communities around the country. Authorities in New York City, Chicago and elsewhere increased security at Jewish centers. (Photo: AP)

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11 killed in Pittsburgh shooting in one of deadliest' attack on Jews...

The suspect, Robert Bowers, was charged with 29 federal counts, including hate crimes and weapons offenses.

28 Oct 2018 8:19 AM IST

$\There is an active shooter in the area of Wilkins and Shady,\ Pittsburghs Public Safety department, which includes the police, said on Twitter. (Representational Image)$ World