Multiple dead as a small private plane crashes into US' California neighbourhood
May 22, 2025, at 11:53 pm
A private plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood in the US state of California on Thursday early morning, leaving multiple people on board dead, media reports said.
US: Indian national pleads guilty in visa fraud
May 21, 2025, at 10:02 am
An Indian national, residing in New York, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to staging armed robberies in furtherance of a visa fraud conspiracy.
Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire: Putin describes telephone conversation with Trump as 'highly constructive'
May 20, 2025, at 02:44 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described his telephone conversation with his American counterpart over the Ukraine ceasefire issue as 'highly constructive'.
May 19, 2025, at 11:57 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations towards a ceasefire following his two-hour call with President Vladimir Putin.
'Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places': Joe Biden on cancer diagnosis
May 19, 2025, at 09:19 pm
Former US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden on Monday shared a message of gratitude to the public a day after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis.
Panchen Lama should be released immediately: Marco Rubio
May 19, 2025, at 06:51 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday asked China to immediately release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, who was allegedly abducted by China 30 years ago.
US Senators demand China to release Panchen Lama
May 19, 2025, at 06:31 pm
U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, recently demanded that China immediately release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama.
Ex-US President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
May 19, 2025, at 09:28 am
Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, a statement from his personal office confirmed on Sunday.
May 18, 2025, at 10:54 pm
Saudi Arabia witnessed a rare moment in global politics when Donald Trump shook hands with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, whose name was once tied to jihadist movements and al-Qaida and even carried a bounty of USD 10 million on his head.
Bomb blast close to fertility clinic in US leaves one dead, FBI calls it 'act of terrorism'
May 18, 2025, at 02:51 pm
At least one person died after a bomb blast occurred close to a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, US, on Saturday.
Donald Trump to call Putin, Zelenskyy on Monday for ending 'bloodbath' in Ukraine
May 18, 2025, at 02:34 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump said he will have a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning to discuss ways to stop the Ukraine war, which he described as a 'bloodbath'.
May 18, 2025, at 01:49 pm
New York/IBNS: At least two people have died as a three-masted Mexican Navy sailing ship, the Cuauhtémoc, with around 200 people onboard, crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on New York’s East River.
Trump’s proposed bill could slap 5% tax on US remittances, hitting Indian workers hardest
May 16, 2025, at 09:38 pm
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump’s proposed legislation — the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — is raising alarm among Indian professionals in America due to a controversial clause that seeks to tax cross-border remittances.
'I don't want you building in India': Donald Trump to Apple CEO Tim Cook
May 15, 2025, at 03:33 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has opposed Apple CEO Tim Cook's plans to expand production of the brand's products in India, flagging the tariff issue.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar welcome Trump with ceremonial aerial escort
May 14, 2025, at 05:42 pm
Six Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s welcomed US President Donald Trump's Air Force One with a ceremonial escort after he entered the country's airspace and headed towards Riyadh on Tuesday.
Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia: Washington secures $600Bln investment from Riyadh
May 14, 2025, at 12:58 pm
The White House on Wednesday said Saudi Arabia will invest $600 billion in the US economy.
US, China agree to pause tariff war for 90 days, will slash reciprocal duties by 115 percent
May 13, 2025, at 12:37 am
The United States and China on Monday agreed to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods for a 90-day period initially in a bid to defuse the rising trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Hamas to release American hostage Edan Alexander, confirms Trump
May 12, 2025, at 06:38 pm
Hamas will release American hostage Edan Alexander from its captivity, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday.
May 12, 2025, at 03:22 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Secretary David Lammy that the US position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains to end the fighting and reach an 'immediate ceasefire'.
Trade war de-escalation: US, China decide to roll back most tariffs for 90 days
May 12, 2025, at 02:32 pm
China and the USA have decided to ease the trade tension by agreeing to roll back tariffs announced recently for an initial period of 90 days, as per a joint statement issued by the world's two largest economies.
India, Pakistan have reached full and immediate ceasefire: Donald Trump announces on Truth Social
May 10, 2025, at 05:54 pm
US President Donald Trump on Saturday wrote on his social media handle that India and Pakistan have agreed to a 'full and immediate ceasefire'.
May 10, 2025, at 09:56 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday spoke with Pakistan's Army Chief General Asim Munir and asked India and Pakistan to find ways to de-escalate.
'President Trump wants India-Pakistan conflict to de-escalate as quickly as possible': White House
May 10, 2025, at 01:27 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid a heightened escalation between India and Pakistan, the White House on Friday said that US President Donald Trump wants the conflict to “de-escalate as quickly as possible”.
"None of our business": says US Vice President JD Vance on India-Pakistan conflict
May 09, 2025, at 10:01 am
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the US would not intervene in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan that has escalated further in recent times after gunmen attacked and killed 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
May 08, 2025, at 10:41 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants the India-Pakistan confrontation to end after New Delhi avenged the deadly Pahalgam terror attack with Operation Sindoor in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and beyond.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitoring situation between India, Pakistan closely
May 07, 2025, at 10:18 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he is monitoring the situation between India and Pakistan 'closely', hours after the Indian Army conducted Operation Sindoor and targeted terrorist camps at various locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).
Suspected smuggling boat capsizes in US, three die
May 06, 2025, at 04:46 pm
At least three people died, and seven others went missing after a small boat capsized off the coast near San Diego, California, US, officials said on Tuesday.
May 06, 2025, at 01:31 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has backed India in its effort to counter terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, media reports said.
May 06, 2025, at 10:36 am
An Indian-origin student, who was just weeks away from graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, was left paralysed from her waist down after falling from the balcony while attending a fraternity house party last month.
Trump imposes 100 percent tariff on non-US films, says 'Hollywood dying a very fast death'
May 05, 2025, at 11:39 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Amid his trade war with China, US President Donald Trump has announced a 100 percent tariff on all non-American films in a bid to revive Hollywood, which he claims is "dying a very fast death".