Indian-American comedian and television star Aziz Ansari is all set to make his hosting debut on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on January 21, becoming the comedy sketch show’s first host of South Asian descent. The news comes on the heels of a big year for 33-year-old Ansari. The stand-up comic and television star won his first Emmy for outstanding writing […]
» Read moreUnited States President-elect Donald Trump on Monday appointed his influential son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as a White House senior adviser on Monday, putting the young real estate executive in position to exert broad sway over both domestic and foreign policy, particularly Middle East issues and trade negotiations. Mr. Trump has come to rely heavily on Mr. Kushner, who is married to […]
» Read moreDonald Trump may now regard Meryl Streep as “overrated” but just over a year ago the President-elect had named her among his favourite actresses and had hailed her as “excellent”. Ms. Streep, an ardent supporter of Mr. Trump’s rival Hillary Clinton, slammed the next US President in her scathing speech while accepting the Cecil B DeMille Award at the Golden […]
» Read moreAt least five persons have been shot dead and eight others injured when a gunman opened fire at US’ Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, the latest mass shooting incident to rock the country. The 26-year-old suspect, identified as Esteban Santiago, was taken into custody. His motive was not immediately known. A Iraq war veteran, Santiago was discharged from the […]
» Read moreThe U.S. has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba’s two top leaders as “global terrorists” and slapped sanctions on the terror group’s student wing, tightening the noose around the outfit that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attack. The US Treasury Department designated Muhammad Sarwar and Shahid Mahmood as global terrorists. Both the LeT leaders are based in Pakistan. Al-Muhammadia Students, the student wing […]
» Read moreHari Karne, from Hyderabad, faces a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine. According to federal prosecutors, Karne’s conspirators recruited foreign workers with purported IT expertise who sought work in the US. The conspirators then sponsored the foreign workers’ H-1B visas with the stated purpose of working for SCM Data, a US based company, […]
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