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Future of WSJ's detained reporter depends on court: Lavrov

"In light of the established evidence of the US national's illegal activities, his future will be determined by the court. The American embassy in Moscow was duly notified about his detention," the ministry said.

2023-04-02T21:20:24.688558+00:00 IST

Donald Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment

A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted the former president on criminal charges for his involvement in a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by his longtime fixer Michael Cohen before the 2016 presidential election.

2023-04-02T21:10:43.203001+00:00 IST

US Prez Biden may visit Japan chip plant on G-7 summit sidelines

Biden, along with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will visit the plant run by Micron Technology Inc.'s Japanese unit, according to the sources, as a sign of their tight bilateral collaboration in the semiconductor industry.

2023-04-02T17:54:40.962994+00:00 IST

Wall Street Journal again appeals for its reporter's release

The US-based daily newspaper, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), has once again called for the release of its reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia over espionage charges.

2023-04-02T17:31:18.234990+00:00 IST

Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines: UN

Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war

2023-04-02T16:12:01.211927+00:00 IST

US expresses concern over Russia's detention of US journalist

The US on Sunday expressed concern over Russia's detention of US citizen journalist Evan Gershkovich and called for his immediate release.

2023-04-02T16:06:47.102181+00:00 IST

Leading US daily New York Times loses Twitter verification

In less than a week after Elon Musk declared Twitter's new policy for keeping verification badges, US's leading media house "The New York Times" has lost its verification badge on Twitter on Sunday. Twitter announced that it will be doing away with the blue ticks for legacy verified accounts starting April 1.

2023-04-02T07:49:48.023611+00:00 IST

Women in Peacekeeping: UN Fund calls for new ideas and investment

The Fund was set up by the UN, Canada, and other Member States in 2019. It is an innovative, multilateral fund that aims to accelerate progress towards the UN's gender targets in line with Security Council resolutions and the UN Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy 2018-2028.

2023-04-02T05:16:04.215615+00:00 IST

East Asia, Pacific regional growth to spur to 5.1 pc in 2023

Growth in developing East Asia and the Pacific is forecast to accelerate in 2023 as China's economy reopens, while the pace of growth in most of the economies in the rest of the region is anticipated to ease after a strong rebound last year, a World Bank report said.

2023-04-02T02:24:09.196176+00:00 IST

US Metropolitan Museum of Art to return 15 sculptures to India

In the official statement, the Metropolitan Museum of Art pointed out that all the sculptures were sold by Subhash Kapoor, a looter, who had helped to traffic the items from Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other countries.

2023-04-02T00:21:41.624533+00:00 IST

At least 21 killed in horrific US South, Midwest tornadoes

New four deaths were reported in Illinois during Friday's severe weather outbreak, increasing the total number to 21.

2023-04-01T20:44:55.435329+00:00 IST

Deadly tornadoes kill 11 across US South, Midwest

At least 11 people have been killed after severe weather and tornadoes tore through the South and Midwest, flung the roof from a concert venue and left more than 200,000 households without power.

2023-04-01T19:26:40.862300+00:00 IST

Indian Envoy to US meets Indian community members

"A delightful afternoon with Indian community members from across the US who have been working to advance bilateral commercial, economic & people to people ties," the Indian Ambassador tweeted on Saturday.

2023-04-01T16:16:44.939337+00:00 IST

7 killed, dozens hospitalised as tornadoes tear through US

Devastating storms and tornadoes scraped the South and Midwest Friday into early Saturday, killing at least seven people, injuring dozens more, trapping others in their homes, and damaging businesses and critical infrastructure, reported The New York Times (NYT).

2023-04-01T13:13:07.950636+00:00 IST

White House says won't pay for staffers' Twitter Blue

The members of the White House will have to spend on their own in order to keep the blue verification checkmarks on Twitter, the White House informed its staffers on Friday via an email saying that won't be subscribing to Twitter Blue, New York Post reported.

2023-04-01T08:39:25.807180+00:00 IST

Atleast 3 dead, several injured after tornado hit US

At least 3 people died and several got injured after a powerful Tornado hit Central US on Friday, CNN reported.

2023-04-01T07:21:40.959530+00:00 IST

Donald Trump raises USD 4 million in 24 hrs after indictment

Former President of the US Donald Trump has successfully raised USD 4 million after his indictment on Thursday with his campaign, The Hill reported.

2023-04-01T07:09:13.492800+00:00 IST

US: Georgia passes resolution condemning Hinduphobia

In a historic move, US Georgia Assembly has passed the first-ever resolution condemning Hinduphobia making it the first-ever US State to do so.

2023-04-01T07:03:16.053333+00:00 IST

US International Development Finance Corp lends new loan to India

This includes a USD 49.5 million loan to scale up the deployment of electric "smart meters", and a USD 8 million loan guarantee for underserved micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in India.

2023-03-31T20:58:39.166478+00:00 IST

Former US President Trump to be arraigned on April 4 in Manhattan

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan criminal court around 2:15 pm ET Tuesday (April 4) following his indictment on Thursday, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.

2023-03-31T17:31:57.558846+00:00 IST

Kamboj lays out 6-point Africa plan at UNSC

Kamboj said, "Several countries in Africa, particularly in the Sahel, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa, continue to be conflict-ridden by factors that are driven by chronic political instability, ethnic divisions, and exploitation by terrorist and armed groups. There is also the role of external factors in fuelling such conflicts, which continues to be a matter of deep concern."

2023-03-31T13:43:15.751512+00:00 IST