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Video: Muslims perform Taraweeh prayers at New York Times Square
For the second time in the history of the United States (US), hundreds of Muslims observing Ramzan broke their fast and offered Taraweeh prayers in New York City’s Times Square. Taraweeh is part of…
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Motive still unclear in Nashville school shooting
Washington: Police said that they have yet to determine a motive in the Nashville, Tennessee, elementary school shooting. “This school, this church building, was a target of the shooter,” Nashville police spokesman…
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Deadly fire rips through Mexico migrant centre, 37 dead
Mexico City: At least 37 people were killed and about 100 others injured as a deadly fire ripped through a migrant centre in Mexico’s city of Ciudad Juarez near the US border,…
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Biden calls Nashville shooting “sick”, urges Congress to pass assault weapons ban
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as “sick” and said that the US has to do…
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H1B visa cap for FY 2024 reached
New York: The US has received a sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2024. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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Indian-origin Sikh takes oath as assistant police chief in Connecticut
New York: Lt. Manmeet Colon, a 37-year-old Indian-origin Sikh woman officer has assumed charge as the assistant police chief in the US state of Connecticut, becoming the department’s first-ever second-in-command of Asian…
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Man sentenced to 100 years in prison for causing Indian-origin girl’s death in US
Washington: A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years of hard labour for causing the death of a 5-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US state of Louisiana in 2021, according to…
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US: Pro-Khalistani supporters attack, abuse Indian journo
Washington: Washington DC-based Indian journalist Lalit Jha was physically attacked and verbally abused by pro-Khalistan supporters while he was covering a pro-Khalistan protest outside the Indian Embassy on Saturday afternoon. Jha on…
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Trump all set to hold presidential campaign rally in Texas
Texas: Former US President Donald Trump is all set to hold his Presidential campaign rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas, amid the multiple criminal probes going on which threaten his bid for…
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New Yorkers cautious ahead of Trump’s likely indictment in hush money case
New York: New Yorkers are voicing mixed feelings amid the possibility of Donald Trump’s indictment, with some expressing confidence that law enforcement agencies will be able to maintain order in the city…
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Nadia Kahf becomes first-headscarf wearing judge in New Jersey
After a year of waiting, Nadia Kahf, a family law and immigration attorney from Wayne, has become the first headscarf-wearing woman to serve as a state Superior Court judge in the Passaic County, United…
- Business
Will never share US user data with China, says TikTok CEO
Washington: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who testified before the US Congress for the first time, has said the short-video making platform will never share US user data with China. However, the…
- World
Indian sentenced in US for distribution of child sexual abuse material
New York: A 34-year-old cruise ship employee from Goa has been sentenced in a federal district court to 188 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Angelo Victor Fernandes sent…
- Middle East
US admin’s report on human rights ignored killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
Washington reversed its stance by rejecting the assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in the latest annual human rights report issued by the US State Department endorsed the Israeli government’s version…
- Technology
US serves notice to Coinbase for allegedly breaking securities laws
San Francisco: Leading crypto exchange Coinbase has been put on notice by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly breaking securities laws. The SEC move indicates there could be some kind…
