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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband "violently assaulted"

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, has been "violently assaulted" after a break-in into the couple's San Francisco home.

2022-10-28T13:50:56.429362+00:00 IST

COVID-19 pandemic was the result of a research-related incident

The US Senate presented an interim report on the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Richard Burr, the panel's ranking member said he hopes that this report will guide the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international institutions and researchers.

2022-10-28T13:06:39.328615+00:00 IST

Elon Musk in charge of Twitter, begins purge of top executives

As per sources, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal have left the company's San Francisco headquarters and will not be returning as Musk began the purge of executives after closing the expected deal.

2022-10-28T01:50:13.671027+00:00 IST

US plans to fortify defense ties with India: Pentagon

The Biden administration plans to cement its defence ties with India to tame China.

2022-10-27T19:54:30.805946+00:00 IST

New York Post site and Twitter account hacked

The New York Post website and its Twitter account have been hacked and the publication is now undertaking an investigating into the matter.

2022-10-27T16:50:22.243344+00:00 IST

US diplomat Chris Lu to travel to India to attend UN meeting

India is set to host a UN Counter-Terrorism Committee meeting in Mumbai and Delhi on the overarching theme of 'Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes'.

2022-10-27T06:20:03.957061+00:00 IST

Texas man sentenced to death for 2019 murder of Sikh cop

Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was the first Sikh deputy for the department, was killed in the line of duty in September 2019. The verdict was made Wednesday, to sentence Solis to death, less than two weeks after he was found guilty of the murder of Deputy Dhaliwal.

2022-10-27T03:35:20.945321+00:00 IST

Blinken hosts in-person Diwali reception

This event, which follows the White House's biggest Diwali event on Monday, received guests from the diplomatic and religious communities, from the private sector and from all across civil society.

2022-10-27T02:38:33.141159+00:00 IST

Stop sending weapons to Russia to kill Ukrainians: US to Iran

The US called out Iran to stop sending weapons to Russia to kill Ukrainians as the war between Kyiv and Moscow escalated in the past few weeks and added that deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran are moving beyond weapons amid Mahsa Amini protests.

2022-10-26T22:55:01.939308+00:00 IST

"Let that sink in," says Musk as he strolls into Twitter HQ

Elon Musk visited the headquarters of Twitter in San Francisco and walked the office halls carrying the bowl of a sink on Wednesday ahead of his USD 44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, which he may face a trial if not closed by the end of this week.

2022-10-26T20:31:44.514904+00:00 IST

Russia notifies US of planned annual nuclear exercises

Pentagon Press Secretary, Pat Ryder on Tuesday informed that Russia has notified the US about its plans to carry out annual exercises of its nuclear forces.

2022-10-26T11:08:26.897928+00:00 IST

"India's vaccine manufacturing capacity incredible," Ashish Jha

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr Ashish Jha called India a major exporter of vaccines in the world because of its incredible manufacturing capacity.

2022-10-26T05:06:07.537210+00:00 IST

Bangladesh war of liberation: Long ignored chapter gets attention

Bangladesh's war of liberation from Pakistan in 1971, a chapter which has been ignored for long, now slowly seems to be getting world attention, as a resolution was made in the US Congress to recognise the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Armed Forces

2022-10-26T03:59:44.884459+00:00 IST

Chinese government undermining US justice system, says official

A US Justice Department official said the Chinese government is undermining the rule of law and targeting the US justice system.

2022-10-25T22:06:41.996697+00:00 IST

India stands for chemical weapons convention

India at UN said that it attaches high importance to the non-discriminatory implementation of the chemical weapons convention.

2022-10-25T20:54:47.762592+00:00 IST

Elon Musk must close Twitter deal by Friday or face trial

Elon Musk has until Friday to close Twitter acquisition deal or face a trial.

2022-10-25T20:26:36.147694+00:00 IST

"Global fight against terrorism can't be compromised"

India at UNSC meeting on Syria says global fight against terrorism cannot and should not be compromised for narrow political games.

2022-10-25T19:44:23.805853+00:00 IST

Unilever US recalls Dove, aerosol dry shampoos over cancer risk

Unilever US recalled brands of aerosol products like Dove after potentially elevated levels of Benzene were detected in them.

2022-10-25T19:02:35.480027+00:00 IST

US: 2 arrested, 13 charged in Chinese spying scheme

FBI continues to consider the counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts from China as a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.

2022-10-25T03:41:59.909254+00:00 IST