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Trump nominates Ambassador to Norway as ousted Navy Secretary Richard Spen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he would nominate country's current Ambassador to Norway, Kenneth Braithwaite, for the post of Navy Secretary, shortly after Richard Spencer was asked to resign from the same post by Defence Secr
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his handling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from hospital
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being treated for a possible infection, the court said.
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'No Time to Die' to be Daniel Craig's last Bond film?
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Even though he has been known as the face of the iconic spy character James Bond for over a decade now, Daniel Craig is "done" playing the role and 'No Time to Die' would be his last stint as 007!
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Selena Gomez to open 2019 AMAs; Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello among perform
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): The performers' line-up for the 2019 American Music Awards is finally out and Selena Gomez will be opening the night with a rendition of her latest release 'Lose You to Love Me'!
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US judge orders Iran to pay USD 180 million to American journalist, his fa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): A US federal judge on Friday ordered the Iranian government to pay USD 180 million to a Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his family in damages for his 544-day captivity in an Iranian prison on alleged espionage charges.
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Amazon files lawsuit challenging Pentagon's decision to award cloud contra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Amazon has filed a lawsuit challenging US Defence Department's decision to award a USD 10 billion cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft last month.
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Rare first edition of Marvel Comics sells for USD 1.26 million in Texas au
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): A copy of the first-ever Marvel Comics comic book sold for 1.26 million US Dollars in an auction in Texas.
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John Bolton accuses White House of blocking his personal Twitter account
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Friday accused the White House of blocking access to his personal Twitter account after he left the Trump administration in September.
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US: Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring with Chinese spies
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer who pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring with Chinese intelligence agents earlier this year, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday.
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Trump suggests he might veto Hong Kong rights legislation passed by US Hou
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, despite it having been passed in the US House of Representatives by a vote of 417 to 1.
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Poor people with lack of sleep at higher risk of cardiac issues: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): Do you get enough sleep? If not here's the news for you. According to the findings of a study, insufficient sleep is the major reason for the disadvantaged groups to have cardiac issues and heart disease.
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