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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the return of remaining hostages held by Hamas would only be possible if the militant group is “confronted and destroyed,” while also highlighting his own record on conflict resolution and security.“We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!! The sooner […]
Canada’s Conservative Party has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to add the Lawrence Bishnoi gang to the country’s list of terrorist organisations, Global News reported.The call comes amid a spate of violent incidents and extortion threats in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, which have alarmed the Asian community.Also read: After Kapil Sharma’s café shooting, […]
