Houston: NASA announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to boost its astronaut corps, which currently stands at 48 active personnel, as part of plans to dramatically expand…

Almaty: NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch…

Washington: The lawyers representing Donald Trump at his impeachment trial said the abuse of power charges against the US President was “driven by political desires”, as they wrapped…

New York: A 34-year-old Indian-origin woman who was reported missing two weeks ago has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in the trunk of her car in the…

New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster will be among envoys of 16 countries who will undertake a two-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir starting Thursday,…

Washington: The US is prepared for any attack by Iran, President Donald Trump said, amid tensions over the killing of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in an American…

Providence: The global benchmark for crude oil rose above USD 70 a barrel on Monday for the first time in over three months, with jitters rising over the…

Tehran: The blowback over the US killing of a top Iranian general mounted Sunday as Iran announced it will no longer abide by the limits contained in the…

New Delhi: India’s basmati rice exports to Iran are likely to be affected because of rising tensions between the US and the Islamic Republic, with domestic trade body…

New Delhi: Further escalation in the tension between the US and Iran will have implications on India’s exports to the Persian Gulf nation, apex exporters body FIEO said…

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices rose for the fourth straight day on Sunday as global oil prices jumped after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning…

2020 has literally begun with a bang. Right after news broke worldwide that the USA has eliminated Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian covert foreign operations group…

Washington: US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who died in Baghdad “in a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel…

Houston: A gunmen pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on worshippers at a church during Sunday service in Texas, killing two persons before being fatally shot by…

New York: The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Friday that will start the process of drafting a new international treaty to combat cybercrime over objections from the…

West Palm Beach (US): President Donald Trump has signed off nearly USD 1.4 trillion in spending that will keep the government funded through September 30, dodging the possibility…

San Francisco: By 2030, India could produce 8 digital giants like Amazon in US retail or Tencent in Chinese media in massive markets such as health, food, retail,…

New York: Hundreds of people had gathered in Times Square on Saturday, rugged up and ready to bunk down in freezing temperatures, in a campaign to raise funds…

San Francisco: Police in the US state of California have identified the victims of a gruesome murder allegedly committed by an Indian-origin IT professional last month as that…

Washington: Congratulating Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for showing “admirable magnanimity” in the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, a US-based advocacy group has urged him…