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Taliban’s ban on university education for women receives USA’s ire
United States of America’s Secretary of state Antony Blinken condemned the Taliban after the latter imposed a statewide ban on women attending universities in Afghanistan on Tuesday. “Until the Taliban respect the…
- Technology
Top Twitter execs interfered with US election before banning Trump: Musk files
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Saturday revealed the third season of ‘Twitter Files,’ which claimed that top Twitter executives suppressed and censored former US President Donald Trump in the days before the…
- India
‘High demand’: US on 3-year wait time for issuance of visas to Indians
New Delhi: The US is undertaking “tremendous efforts” to solve the problem of long wait time in issuance of visas in India, US Charge d’Affaires Ambassador Elizabeth Jones said on Friday, acknowledging…
- Middle East
US to continue imposing sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House
Washington: The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, the White House said, asserting that it will stand with the people of Ukraine for as…
- India
US grants 82,000 student visas to Indians, more than any previous year
82,000 student visas have already been issued by US embassies in India this year, more than any other year before, and Indian students have received more American student visas than students from…
- World
USA: Two dead, five injured in Los Angeles park shooting
Los Angeles: Two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at a park in Los Angeles, authorities said. At around 3.45 pm on Sunday, officers received numerous radio calls of…
- World
Omegle can be sued for matching child with sexual predator: US Court
San Francisco: Online chat service Omegle is now facing a lawsuit after its matching system paired an 11-year-old girl with a man who then sexually abused her. A district judge in Portland,…
- World
US Congressman expresses concern over human rights situation in Kashmir
Washington: A prominent American Congressman has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Kashmir and emphasised that the US government must make clear that it expects better of democracies like India.…
- World
Biden tells Xi implications, consequences if China provides material support to Russia: White House
Washington: In his call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden on Friday described to him the implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia as it conducts…
- World
Biden condemns Russia’s ‘unprovoked, unjustified attack’ on Ukraine
Washinton: Condemning Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine”, US President Joe Biden said that the premeditated war will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human. “The prayers of the entire…
- World
US hopes India will support America if Russia attacks Ukraine
By Lalit K Jha Washington: The US has hoped that India, which is committed to a rules-based international order, will stand by its side in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,…
- Middle East
US to allow Lebanon to import energy through Syria: Lebanese FM
Beirut: The US will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the US Caesar Act which prohibits cooperation…
- World
Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
Washington: Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds…
