Kamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, is on the cusp of becoming the first Indian- American Senator in the US Congress with latest polls placing her “far ahead” of her rival days before the November 8 general elections. Harris, 51, has already got the backing of US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to be the state’s next Senator, brightening […]
» Read moreIn a crackdown to curb its soaring immigration figures, the United Kingdom government has announced changes in its visa policy for non-EU nationals, which will affect a large number of Indians, especially IT professionals. Under the new visa rules announced evening by the Home Office, anyone applying after November 24 under the Tier 2 intra-company transfer (ICT) category would be […]
» Read moreTwo American service members were killed on Thursday fighting the Taliban near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, and more than 30 civilians were killed in air strikes called in to protect Afghan and U.S. troops, officials said. Afghan officials said there was heavy fighting overnight in the village of Buz Kandahari, about 5 km (3 miles) from the centre […]
» Read moreBarack Obama on Wednesday said Hillary Clinton made him a better president but did not take credit for it as the outgoing US president made a strong pitch for the Democratic nominee for having taken some tough decisions and working “tirelessly” as his former secretary of state. Her efforts are not always flashy and they’re not always appreciated here at […]
» Read moreFour Tamil Nadu fishermen were attested on Tuesday by Sri Lankan Navy personnel when they were fishing near Katchativu on charges of fishing in their territorial waters. The arrested fishermen were taken to Jaffna, Fishermen’s Association president Sagayam said.
» Read moreZimbabwe’s president has formalized a law allowing the introduction of a new currency this month. The new bond notes, backed by a $200 million Afreximbank bond facility, will be regarded as legal tender for all local transactions. This southern African nation abandoned its own currency in 2009 after inflation hit 231 million per cent, according to government figures. It has […]
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