Veteran journalist T.V. Parasuram, who served for long as the Washington correspondent of the Indian Express, died on Monday night in Maryland, his family said. He was 93. Parasuram passed away in his sleep in Bethesda, the family said. He is survived by his wife Anantha Lakshmi, son Ashok Parasuram and daughter Anita. Parasuram, who won a Harvard Niemen Fellow […]
» Read moreCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump were to participate in a round-table discussion about women in the work force on Monday, an early sign of cooperation as Mr. Trudeau seeks to have good relations so that Canada is not targeted in trade talks. A White House official and a senior Canadian government official said the two […]
» Read moreUS President Donald Trump has nominated conservative judge Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court nominee, a selection which has sparked strong opposition from the Democrats. Born and raised in Colorado, 49-year-old Mr. Gorsuch of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter century. “I am proud to announce the nomination […]
» Read moreCanada will offer temporary residency to people stranded in the country as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration,Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said on Sunday. While Canada is considering its policy options, the government does not plan to withdraw from the safe third-partya greement with the United States at this time, Mr. Hussen said. The […]
» Read moreAn Indian-origin teacher has been suspended after a video of a controversial classroom stunt that shows her firing a water gun at an image of President Donald Trump and yelling “die” went viral online. Payal Modi, an art teacher at Adamson High School in Dallas, Texas, was caught on camera shooting a squirt gun as a video of President Trump […]
» Read moreThe Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, resuming a rally that began in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election victory. The rally was reignited by Mr. Trump signing of numerous executive orders since his inauguration on Friday. The index came within a point of the historic level on January 6, 2017 […]
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