USD 842 bn budget proposal for US defence driven by competition with China: US Secretary of Defence
Mar 31, 2023, at 02:36 am
Washington, D.C.: The United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III said that the USD 842 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the US Department of Defence is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by competition with China.
US: Two army helicopters crash during training in Kentucky
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Washington/UNI: Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky, the US military said on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A federal budget tabled by Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday addressed inflation, GST rebate for low-income Canadians, and multi-billion-dollar tax credits to stimulate the clean energy sector.
Failed crypto firm FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried accused of once bribing Chinese official
Mar 30, 2023, at 05:28 am
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, who is the founder of failed crypto firm FTX, is now accused of bribing a Chinese official, media reports said.
Canada, US kept their Safe Third Country Agreement a secret. Know why?
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:16 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden jointly announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration, media reports said.
FY 2024: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says cap for H-1B visa reached
Mar 28, 2023, at 03:19 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday said it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap).
Three children dead in US school shooting, assailant killed by cops
Mar 28, 2023, at 04:48 am
Tennessee/IBNS: At least three children died after an assailant opened fire in an elementary school in Nashville in US Tennessee.
2023 Canada's federal budget to offer grocery rebate for lower-income groups: Sources
Mar 28, 2023, at 03:26 am
Toronto/IBNS: A ‘grocery rebate’ that will be offered to Canadians with lower incomes who may be struggling with the rising cost of food, has been included by the 2023 federal budget, media reports said.
Joe Biden declares state of emergency in Mississippi following powerful storm: White House
Mar 27, 2023, at 03:34 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi following a devastating storm that hit the state, the White House said.
US: Man gets 100 years in jail for causing death of an Indian-origin girl
Mar 27, 2023, at 02:06 am
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment with hard labour for his role in the death of a 5-year-old girl of Indian origin named Mya Patel in USA’s Louisiana in 2021, local media reports said.
US: Delta Airlines passenger opens emergency door after take-off; arrested
Mar 26, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Los Angeles: An unidentified man was arrested in the United States for allegedly activating the emergency slide on a Delta Airlines flight bound for Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, reported Fox News.
Joe Biden promises federal support to Mississippi after deadly tornado
Mar 26, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden has promised support to the state of Mississippi where over two dozen people died as a result of a storm.
Chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:13 am
Washington: At least two people died, and several others were injured as a result of an explosion and a subsequent fire at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania, US media report.
Police called at Rihanna's Los Angeles home after man walks up to propose her
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:46 am
Barbadian singer-actress Rihanna had to call the police at her Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles after a man walked up wanting to ask for her hand in marriage.
'You're such a little blessing': Mark Zuckerberg welcomes third child with wife Priscilla Chan
Mar 25, 2023, at 04:08 am
Facebook Co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday welcomed his third child with his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.
Mar 25, 2023, at 02:34 am
Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott, who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial, has died in US' Colorado after posting an emotional note on her social media platforms.
US: Mountain lion attacks couple relaxing in hot tub during Colorado vacation
Mar 23, 2023, at 03:18 am
A couple in US's Colorado was attacked by a mountain lion while they were relaxing in a hot tub outside their rental home.
Two teachers stabbed by student in Canadian Province of Nova Scotia: Law Enforcement
Mar 21, 2023, at 11:00 pm
Ottawa: Halifax Regional Police said a student was taken into custody after stabbing two teachers at the Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford in Canada’s Province of Nova Scotia.
Canada: 700 Indian students facing deportation for producing fake admission documents
Mar 20, 2023, at 04:35 am
Toronto: A large number of Indian students are facing the risk of being deported from Canada to India after it was found that their study permits were based on alleged fake documentation prepared by an agent in India.
US nuclear plant spills 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November, public informed recently
Mar 19, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Minnesota/US: A nuclear power plant in US's Minnesota discharged a minimum of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November, which was not disclosed to the public until Thursday.
Train derails in Canada’s Ontario province: Authorities
Mar 19, 2023, at 03:50 pm
Ottawa/UNI: A train has derailed in the city of Port Colborne, located in the south of Canada’s Ontario province, the city authorities inform.
Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protest: Report
Mar 19, 2023, at 04:11 am
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to protest if he gets arrested, as he expects to be taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with hush money allegedly paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, AFP reported.
US man cuts out woman's heart, cooks it for his family and then kills them; now faces life sentence
Mar 17, 2023, at 09:44 pm
A US man, who had cut the heart out of a woman and stabbed two others to death, has been sentenced to life in prison in the US state of Oklahoma, media reports said on Friday.
Newfoundland and Labrador families receive $10 per day for childcare
Mar 17, 2023, at 04:46 am
Clarenville/ IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, jointly announced that N&L families are now benefitting from $10-a-day regulated childcare, and are now saving an estimated $6,300 per year for each child in care, a news release has said.
Canada: Bill 96 implementation may see a decline in Quebec English-language college courses
Mar 16, 2023, at 05:14 am
Montreal/IBNS: Quebec‘s new French-language law (Bill-96) may reportedly see a cut in the province's English-language colleges.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returns to Earth
Mar 12, 2023, at 08:36 pm
Los Angeles: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft came down safely off the coast of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida on Saturday, NASA said.
Toronto city has been named for seventh time as one of Canada’s best diversity employers
Mar 10, 2023, at 02:12 am
Toronto/IBNS: The city of Toronto has been named for the seventh time one of Canada’s best diversity employers for 2023, a news release has said.
Canada international trade minister announces expansion of CAN Health Network to Quebec, other parts
Mar 07, 2023, at 03:09 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Mary Ng, Canadian Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced the expansion of Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network to Quebec and remote communities, a news release has said.
Two US citizens arrested for illegally exporting technology to Russia
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Washington: Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and the imposition of stricter restrictions on exports to Russia.
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the bureau believes that the COVID-19 virus, which wreaked havoc across the globe since 2020, "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".