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Apple becomes first public company to be valued at USD 3 trillion

pple became the first publicly traded company Friday to end a trading day above $3 trillion in its fourth straight record closing, Fox Business reported.

2023-07-01T06:25:10.509646+00:00 IST

"Web designer can deny services to same-sex weddings"

The US Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Friday, sided with web designer Lorie Smith, who had sought an exemption from a Colorado law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and other factors.

2023-06-30T23:16:49.493465+00:00 IST

Unthinkable, the fight isn't over: Joe Biden on SC's decision

"I believe that the Court's decision to strike down our student debt relief plan is wrong," Biden said, according to an official release from the White House.

2023-06-30T21:39:19.180742+00:00 IST

US: CFU to hold protest to remember victims of Urumchi massacre

Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) will hold a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on July 5 to commemorate the victims of the Urumchi Massacre.

2023-06-30T18:15:14.935567+00:00 IST

UN to probe fate of 130,000 people missing in Syria war

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a resolution to establish an independent body to ascertain what happened to over 1,30,000 missing people, as a result of the conflict in Syria, reported Al Jazeera.

2023-06-30T18:00:48.072666+00:00 IST

Indian envoy Sandhu, USISPF president Aghi hold meeting

India's Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu held a meeting with US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) President and CEO Mukesh Aghi.

2023-06-30T17:36:19.202621+00:00 IST

US SC rules against Biden administration's student loan plan

The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to Joe Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan on Friday. The court rejected the program, which aimed to provide up to USD 20,000 in relief to millions of borrowers struggling with outstanding debt, CNN reported.

2023-06-30T16:16:05.381635+00:00 IST

Indian-Americans on US court bans race-based university admission

On Thursday, the US Supreme Court struck down race-based admission programs at the University of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, reported The Washington Post.

2023-06-30T08:17:20.231555+00:00 IST

US approves around USD 330 million arms package sale to Taiwan

The US Department of Defence's Defence Security Cooperation Agency, on Thursday, approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for an estimated cost of USD 332.2 million.

2023-06-30T07:44:07.464121+00:00 IST

World Bank issues USD 1.5 billion loan to Ukraine

The World Bank's press service said on Friday that the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund approved a USD 1.5 billion loan to Ukraine, reported the Russian News Agency TASS.

2023-06-30T07:33:48.704786+00:00 IST

Chinese spy balloon didn't collect intelligence: Pentagon

Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said that neither the balloon transmit the data back to China, nor did it collect any.

2023-06-30T01:37:23.099692+00:00 IST

First segment of UN IGN meetings now webcast: UNGA President

President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Korosi on Thursday said the first segments of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiations framework (IGN) meetings are now webcast and a dedicated website on Security Council reform has been established as a repository for the IGN process.

2023-06-30T00:23:04.470164+00:00 IST

Denial of opportunity: Harris on US Supreme Court's decision

The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-based admission programs at the University of Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

2023-06-30T00:06:28.087318+00:00 IST

"Strongly disagree" with US Supreme Court's decision: Joe Biden

The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-based admission programs at the University of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, The Washington Post reported. This comes amid reports of the university's policies discriminating against White and Asian applicants by giving preference to Black, Hispanic and Native American ones.

2023-06-29T21:09:44.148411+00:00 IST

US Supreme Court strikes down race-based college admissions

"The student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual--not on the basis of race," Chief Justice John G Roberts said in the ruling while writing for the majority.

2023-06-29T17:36:45.537890+00:00 IST

Virgin Galactic to launch first commercial flight to space

Two Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of Italy will join a Virgin Galactic instructor and the spaceplane's two pilots on a suborbital ride.

2023-06-29T14:01:49.019051+00:00 IST

Canada: Conference on "How is Tech reshaping Democracy" concludes

The conference also discussed the technology's huge impact on democracy and access to information to common people, freedom of speech, and internet freedom and also addressed the challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

2023-06-29T05:29:54.454560+00:00 IST

California: 16 injured as Amtrak passenger train derailed

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

2023-06-29T03:40:33.150172+00:00 IST

"Human remains recovered from wreckage of Titan submersible"

The announcement comes nearly a week after authorities determined the Titanic-bound vessel had imploded in the North Atlantic, killing all five men aboard.

2023-06-29T00:47:31.991640+00:00 IST

In verbal slip, US President says Putin losing war in "Iraq"

Vladimir Putin "is clearly losing the war in Iraq. He's losing the war at home. And he has become a bit of a pariah around the world. And it's not just NATO; it's not just the European Union. It's Japan. It's, it's, you know, it's 40 nations," Biden said during a press briefing.

2023-06-28T22:06:23.891649+00:00 IST