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Gifting up to one ounce of Marijuana is legal though (Photo: AP)

California legalises marijuana after 2 decades, allows for medical use

Pot is now legal in California for adults 21 and older, and individuals can grow up to 6 plants and possess as much as...

1 Jan 2018 3:36 PM IST

Nature Air is one of the small domestic airlines serving the area, typically flying tourists in a hurry to and from the capital San Jose. (Photo: AP)

10 foreigners, 2 crew members dies in plane crash in Costa Rica

The US embassy said it was aware of the crash and was 'trying to confirm if any US citizens are on board.'

1 Jan 2018 8:04 AM IST

U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. (Photo: AP)

US pushes China to cut off oil supply to North Korea after its missile...

Nikki Haley said the ICBM launch had raised the threat of war.

30 Nov 2017 3:43 PM IST

White House (Photo: AP/File)

White House exhorts countries to pressure N Korea, says it poses grave...

Trump also spoke with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts Xi Jinping, and Moon Jae-in respectively, and Japan's PM...

30 Nov 2017 3:01 PM IST

Police sources said that according to rough estimates, more than 30 lakh people posses unlicensed and country-made firearms.

Pentagon claims US in 2017 has sold defence equipment worth over USD...

Foreign Military Sales is a security assistance program authorised by Arms Export Control Act under directions of the...

30 Nov 2017 12:55 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

White house defends Trump's anti-Muslim retweets

Shah underscored that safety and security were priorities of the Trump administration.

30 Nov 2017 12:20 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Nikki Haley warns N Korea of utter destruction,' Trump calls Kim Jong...

US, Japanese and South Korean officials all agreed the missile, which landed within Japan's exclusive economic zone, was...

30 Nov 2017 11:36 AM IST

Sini Mathews and husband Wesley Mathews, who was arrested last month, went out for dinner with their biological daughter on October 6, leaving Sherin behind because she refused to drink her milk, police in the US state of Texas said. (Photo: Facebook)

Sherin Mathews case: Testifying doctor says she showed signs of abuse

Sherin, reported missing on October 7, was found dead in a culvert about 1 km from her home in suburban Dallas on...

30 Nov 2017 10:58 AM IST

British PM Theresa May said through a spokesperson that US President Donald Trump was wrong to promote the hateful narratives of the group, British First. (Photo: AFP)

Don't focus on me: Trump attacks UK PM over anti-Muslim video...

Donald Trump suggested British PM Theresa May to focus on defending the United Kingdom rather than criticising him.

30 Nov 2017 10:33 AM IST

Taliban leaders live in style with drug money: US general

In August, Trump outlined a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, chastising Pakistan over its alleged support for...

30 Nov 2017 6:03 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signing an order document of a test-fire of the inter-continental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15. (Photo: AFP)

Will take care, says Donald Trump on North Korea missile

The US President has threatened North Korea with fire and fury if it continues to work toward an ICBM capable of...

30 Nov 2017 5:58 AM IST

Ivanka Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter/Narendra Modi)

US President Donald Trump lauds Ivanka for great work'

US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley also praised 36-year-old Ivanka.

30 Nov 2017 5:09 AM IST