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Cover image of 'The Great Gatsby' by F Scott Fitzgerald (Image source: Twitter@PostCredPod)

'The Great Gatsby' series in the works

The series will explore into New York's African American community and musical subculture

27 Jan 2021 7:43 PM

US President Joe Biden (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

U.S. administration believes this remains the best way to ensure Israel's future

27 Jan 2021 6:36 AM

US President Joe Biden(C) leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington,DC on January 24, 2021. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP)

Biden to drop Trump's military transgender ban

The decision comes as Biden plans to turn his attention to equity issues that he believes continue to shadow nearly all aspects of US life

25 Jan 2021 11:30 AM

Larry kinf file photo (Image source: AP)

From presidents to faded stars, all welcomed by Larry King

And if you sat down to talk with him, he could take you places with his words, and you would enjoy the journey

24 Jan 2021 1:30 PM

Anthony Banash receives a COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on January 21, 2021 in Torrance, California. Banash was the first patient to receive the vaccine at the hospital. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)

US vaccine shortages force cancellations, postponements

Over the past few days, authorities in California, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida and Hawaii warned that their supplies were running out

22 Jan 2021 11:13 AM

Google said on January 8, 2021 that it had pulled the Parler app from its mobile store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the US Capitol. (AFP)

US Capitol Hill siege: Google pulls Parler from app shop for 'egregious content'

Facebook and Twitter banned Trump accounts Friday due to fear he would use them to instigate another attack such as the one on Wednesday

09 Jan 2021 1:41 PM

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a news conference on the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, January. 7, 2021. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House will move to impeach Trump if he doesn't resign 'immediately', says Pelosi

Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said the impeachment proceedings should begin immediately

09 Jan 2021 11:41 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/PTI)

Trump's education and transport secretaries resign over Capitol Hill violence

A day earlier a number of senior White House staffers resigned over the Capitol Hill violence

08 Jan 2021 11:35 AM

The 78-year-old Democratic leader and his 56-year-old Indian-origin deputy will be inaugurated on January 20, it was announced after the constitutional process was finally completed by a joint session of Congress. (Photo:AFP)

Biden wins amid chaos

Congress seals Biden-Kamala win after Trump supporters breach

08 Jan 2021 4:37 AM

The changes in this final rule will apply to all registrations, including those for the advanced degree exemption, submitted on or after the effective date of the final rule. (Representative Photo:DC)

US to modify H1B visa selection process, to give priority to wages, skill level

The final rule to be published in the federal register on Jan 8. It will be effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register

08 Jan 2021 2:06 AM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes her oath of office as the Speaker of the 117th Congress after being re-elected at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, January. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Nancy Pelosi re-elected as Speaker of US House of Representatives

Following the election of the House Speaker, Pelosi administered the oath to the rest of the members of the House

04 Jan 2021 11:42 AM

Biden, a Democrat, has promised to lift the suspension on H-1B visas, saying Trump's immigration policies are cruel (Image: AFP)

IT staff caught in US H-1B freeze

Trump's proclamation extends freeze till March 31 citing job loss

01 Jan 2021 11:10 PM

People gather in support of President Donald Trump and in protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election at freedom plaza on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)

Thousands of Trump supporters again rally in Washington

Thousands gathered around Freedom Plaza, a few blocks from the White House, in a festive atmosphere.

13 Dec 2020 10:54 AM

US President Donald Trump . (AP)

Trump asked aides about striking Iran nuclear site: Report

Iran has long been Trump's bete noire, and he had reintroduced sanctions and tightened them even further after scrapping the nuclear accord

17 Nov 2020 11:41 AM

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2020. - Democrat Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in the race for the 270 electoral votes that will put one of them over the top, with the Democrat's campaign asserting they believe he has enough votes to win in key battleground states that remain undecided, like Pennsylvania. (AFP)

Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency

'They are trying to steal the election,' an increasingly isolated Trump said in an extraordinary appearance at the White House on Thursday

06 Nov 2020 1:18 PM

US President Donald Trump speaks during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. (AFP)

A nervous Trump declares win, vows court action in knife-edge election

The Republican tycoon said he would go to the Supreme Court because 'we want all voting to stop'

04 Nov 2020 4:54 PM

Supporters of President Trump cheer Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP)

Fascinated and trepidatious, world braces for America's vote

For many, the U.S. election is not a faraway event in a faraway land but an impossible-to-ignore contest with stakes for the entire world

04 Nov 2020 8:32 AM

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a "Make America Great Again" rally on October 15, 2020, at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina. (AFP)

China, Russia and India spewing stuff into air: Trump

Trump said the US under his administration has achieved energy independence while protecting its pristine environment

16 Oct 2020 1:41 PM

Deputy Attorney General Jeffery A. Rosen talks about charges and arrests related to computer intrusion campaign tied to Chinese government the group called "APT 41" at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on September 16, 2020. - The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against five Chinese nationals and two Malaysians who ran global hacking operations for at least six years to steal identities and video game technology, plant ransomware, and spy on Hong Kong activists. (AFP)

US on the lookout for 5 Chinese superhackers who attacked Indian government websites

In the attacks, the conspirators installed 'Cobalt Strike' malware on Indian government-protected computers, the indictment said

17 Sep 2020 4:28 PM

$Laboratory technicians handle capped vials as part of filling and packaging tests for the large-scale production and supply of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222, conducted on a high-performance aseptic vial filling line. Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks. (AFP)$

Vaccine nationalism: Rich countries have already bought up over 51% of vaccine stocks

The remaining 2.6 bn have been bought by or promised to developing countries like India, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico

17 Sep 2020 11:28 AM

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Hyderabad's city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

The suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." (AP)

Top 10 Indian Best Selling Books: Fiction and Non Fiction

This cover image released by Grove shows "Shuggie Bain," a novel by Douglas Stuart. The Scottish writer has won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel about a boy’s turbulent coming of age in hardscrabble 1980s Glasgow. Stuart won the prestigious 50,000 pound ($66,000) award for his first published novel. (Grove via AP)

‘Even forthright women can be submissive’

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Hyderabad has witnessed its worst October rainfall in the last 100 years. (P Surendra)

In Pictures | Flood fury in Hyderabad

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi with message

In pictures: Ganesh Chaturthi in the times of COVID-19 pandemic

'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' was the centrepiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day address.

In pictures: India marks 74th Independence Day with pomp and fare

The situation in flood-affected Mumbai improved on Friday as the rain intensity reduced, with water receding in some flooded areas of the city.

In pictures: Monsoon mayhem in Mumbai

26 places across the city have reported flooding. Photo: Rajesh Jadhav

In pictures | Mumbai records heaviest rainfall in over a decade, red alert issued

A student attends a class at his open-air school situated on top of a mountain in Doodhpathri, Kashmir. AFP Photo

In pictures | A year since abrogation, education takes a hit in Jammu and Kashmir

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