New York: The restriction of content from 17 pro-Russian government channels on YouTube has led to a court there slapping Google with a fine greater than the world’s total GDP, which the International Monetary Fund has estimated to be $110 trillion. The fine is significantly more than that and at two undecillion — two succeeded…
Barrio De La Torre: Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. More horrors emerged from the debris…
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris led Americans in celebrating Diwali on Thursday as temples and many iconic places across the country decorated in lights. “This Diwali, may we show the power in the gathering of light. The light of knowledge, of unity, of truth. The light for freedom, for democracy,…
Washington: Two recent major polls have revealed a tightly contested race in the upcoming American presidential elections between Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party and her Republican rival Donald Trump. As of Wednesday, nearly 60 million people had already voted either by mail-in-vote or in-person early votes, five days ahead of the general…
Washington: There is no better holiday than Diwali, the festival of lights, that brings out the shared values between India and the US, a top American diplomat has said. Speaking at a Diwali reception on Wednesday, Indian-American Richard Verma, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, said, “I’ve spoken many times about the…
Kathmandu: The Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, has awarded to a Chinese company the contract to print new 100-rupee notes featuring the revised political map of the country. Nepal’s Council of Ministers approved the design change for the 100-rupee note, which incorporates the three strategically important areas of Limpiyadhura, Lipulek, and Kalapani…
Washington: The US State Department has welcomed the ‘reduction in tensions’ along the India-China border following the recent disengagement of troops of the two countries, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). US State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said that Washington is closely monitoring the situation, and it also discussed with the Indian side on…
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main U.N. agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil, severing ties with it and labeling it a “terror organization.” The laws, which do not immediately take effect, signal a new low for…
Melbourne: Is Donald Trump a fascist? General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump, thinks so. Trump is “fascist to the core”, he warns. John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, agrees. So does Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in this year’s presidential election. But political commentators who…
Washington: US President’s domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden has slammed those political groups who are trying to “restrict” legal migration from Asian countries and other parts of the globe and said their policy of deportation would many a time impact the near and dear ones of people who have legally migrated to the US. “I…
