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- Middle East
Iran rejects US accusation of attacking tanker in Indian Ocean
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected the US accusation that an Iranian drone attacked a chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean. He made the remarks at a…
- World
American Sikh Mayor announces Congressional bid from New Jersey
New York: Ravi Bhalla, the first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken City in New Jersey, has announced his candidacy from the US state’s 8th Congressional district. Bhalla will challenge Representative Rob Menendez Jr,…
- World
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit US from October 26-28
Washington: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the US on Thursday for a three-day visit and hold talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a part of the Biden administration’s efforts…
- World
United States: H-2B cap reached for first half of FY 2024
Washington: The US has received enough petitions to reach the Congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024. The US Citizenship and…
- World
US labour market surges by adding 336,000 jobs in September
New Delhi: The US labour market surged in September, blowing expectations out of the water by adding 336,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday, the media reported. It…
- World
More rallies, prayer ceremony held for Andhra pupil killed in Seattle
New York: Members of the Hindu community in Seattle held a prayer ceremony for Jaahnavi Kandula, the 23-year-old Indian student who died after being hit by a police patrol vehicle in January…
- World
US NIH rolls out clinical trial of HIV vaccine
New York: The US’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the launch of Phase 1 clinical trial of a preventive HIV vaccine. The novel vaccine, VIR-1388, is known for its safety…
- India
US to hold G20 summit in 2026, China displeased
New Delhi: US State Department’s spokesperson for Hindi and Urdu-speaking audiences worldwide, Margaret Macleod, informed that the United States of America will host the G20 in 2026. The United States has planned…
- Telangana
Warangal: Special drive for nursing jobs in USA, Canada & other countries on Sep 8
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) has announced a special drive to facilitate overseas job placements for nurses in various countries. There is a large demand for qualified nurses and…
- World
Fresh Covid wave in US worse than what official data suggests: Report
New York: Rates of severe Covid disease may be staying at relatively low levels in the US, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can…
- World
Covid hospitalisations rise in US amid calls to make masks mandatory
Washington: The nationwide Covid hospitalisations in the US have increased by nearly 19 per cent in a single week and deaths by more than 21 per cent, as the country goes through…
- World
US economy grew more slowly in 2nd quarter than previously estimated
Washington: The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously estimated — a good sign for the Federal Reserve, which is attempting to cool demand to bring down price…
- News
Indian-American curator sues Worcester Art Museum for discrimination
New York: An Indian-American curator, who worked with the Worcester Art Museum, is suing the establishment for “mocking” her brown skin tone and subjecting her to “hostile” work environment. Rachel Parikh filed…
- World
Georgia election meddling case: Trump expected to surrender next week
Washington: United States former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail next week in connection with the efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia,…
- Hyderabad
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia awards UoH Rs 1.5 cr grant
Hyderabad: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA, funded by the GATES Foundation has awarded Professor Naresh Babu Sepuri’s laboratory at the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences at the University of…
