Indian beheaded in US: Congressman Ro Khanna says attacker ‘should not have been free’ on streets; cites his criminal past

Ro Khanna spoke on Indian-origin man’s killing (File pics) US Congressman Ro Khanna has strongly condemned the killing of 50-year-old Indian immigrant Chandra Nagamallaiah, calling it “horrific”.“The brutal beheading of a hardworking Indian American immigrant in front of his wife and son is horrific. The murderer had multiple prior arrests for violent theft & child […]

Donald Trump hit with $83mn defamation penalty: Appeals court backs E Jean Carroll; jury cites malice

US President Donald Trump A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83.3 million jury award against US President Donald Trump for defaming writer E Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store.The ruling from the 2nd US circuit court of Appeals in Manhattan was unanimous […]

Donald Trump faces tough Putin question: US president blasts reporter; cites ‘India’ to justify stance

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again doubled down on tariffs he imposed on India while huffing at a reporter in the Oval Office. Fuming over a Polish reporter, who accused him of lacking punitive actions against Russian President Putin, Trump said that secondary sanctions on India have cost “hundreds of billions of dollars […]

‘Slam your face and send you home’: US bantamweight MMA fighter blames Indians for lost tech jobs; cites memes

Representational AI image A former bantamweight MMA fighter attended a US immigration and customs rnforcement (ICE) career expo in Texas last week, saying he lost technology jobs to Indian workers willing to accept lower pay, reported Washington Post. Aaron Ely, 36, who once fought under the ring name The Cyborg, turned to IT work after […]

‘Endangering health’: Bernie Sanders urges Trump’s health secretary RFK Jr to resign; cites ‘dangerous policies’

Bernie Sanders (left), and Robert F Kennedy Jr. US Senator Bernie Sanders has joined calls for US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to step down, following recent turmoil in American health agencies.In an opinion piece in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator said Kennedy was “endangering the health of the American […]

Kylie Page death: Autopsy cites drug overdose as ‘accidental’; came days after sobriety milestone | World News

Adult film actress Kylie Page, 28, died of an accidental drug overdose in Los Angeles County, California, authorities have confirmed. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled that Page, whose real name was Kylie Pylant, succumbed to “acute combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine” at her home on June 25. Her death was classified as […]

‘No Azure for Apartheid’: Microsoft fires two for protesting ties with Israel; cites breach of policies | World News

Microsoft fires 2 employees for staging protest against ties with Israel Two Microsoft employees were sacked on Wednesday after staging a sit-in protest at the office of company president Brad Smith, demanding the tech giant end its business ties with Israel amid the Gaza war. A Microsoft spokesperson said the employees were terminated for “serious […]

‘Uncalled for and unsound’: Chicago Mayor hits out at Donald Trump’s threat to send in National Guard; cites crime drop, legal limits

FIle photo: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Picture credit: AP) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to the city, calling the plan “uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound”.Speaking on Friday, Trump described Chicago as “a mess” and singled out Johnson as “an incompetent mayor.” He […]

Trump’s $500 million fraud fine axed: NY appeals court cites excessive penalty; injunctions remain intact

Donald Trump (left), Letitia James (TOI) A New York state appeals court on Thursday overturned the more than $500 million civil fraud penalty imposed on US President Donald Trump and his company, ruling that the amount violated the eighth amendment’s ban on excessive fines, reported CNBC.The decision, delivered by the first judicial department of the […]

Radioactive shrimps found? FDA warns against consuming certain frozen shrips; cites potential Cesium-137 contamination | World News

FDA warns against consuming certain frozen shrips; cites potential Cesium-137 contamination (Representative image) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday warned consumers not to eat certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart after tests revealed possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. Federal officials said three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp […]