January 27, 2016
NEW YORK: Stocks closed more than 1 percent lower Wednesday, despite higher oil prices, as disappointing quarterly reports weighed and the Fed statement renewed concerns about global economic growth.
The major averages initially held near earlier levels — narrowly mixed — after the statement release, before falling past morning lows.
January 27, 2016
Jammu and Kashmir firebrand legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who is also known as Engineer Rashid, on Wednesday said the “J&K is not a part of India just like Azad Kashmir is not a part of Pakistan”.
January 27, 2016
With news of more birth defects linked to the Zika virus in Brazil prompting the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue travel advisories for affected countries, here is a primer for travelers.
Travelers to Zika-affected areas are advised to protect themselves with insecticide and cover up when possible.
January 27, 2016
MUMBAI, INDIA – I was airlifted from Kuwait by the Indian government after the Saddam Hussein invasion in 1990, and my recollection of an eventful six weeks is nothing like the portrayal in the Akshay Kumar-starrer Airlift currently playing to full houses.
January 27, 2016
A Muslim women’s group on Tuesday came out in support of women’s entry into the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, charging “male-dominated bodies” which run shrines with bias.
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan said it supports demands by Hindu women to be allowed to enter the chabutra or sanctum sanctorum at the well known temple in Ahmednagar.
January 26, 2016
STANFORD, California — Rising tension between Russia and the U.S., North Korea's recent nuclear test and a lack of aggressive steps to address climate change are putting the world under grave threat, scientists behind a "Doomsday Clock" that measures the likelihood of a global cataclysm said Tuesday.
January 26, 2016
Los Angeles jury on Tuesday awarded more than $6.4 million in the first of a series of lawsuits against renowned yoga guru Bikram Choudhury in which women accuse the founder of the popular Bikram yoga style of sexual misconduct.
January 25, 2016
DES MOINES — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton praised an upbeat ad from her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, during CNN’s “town hall” for Democratic candidates Monday night: “I loved it.”
January 25, 2016
ARLINGTON, VA. — The massive storm that began its unrelenting march across the East three days ago continued to hamstring the region Monday as most schools and government offices remained closed, transportation spotty and secondary roads socked in with still-unplowed snow.
Janaury 25, 2016
KILLEEN, TEXAS – Anthony Ruelas watched for what seemed like an eternity as his classmate wheezed and gagged in a desperate struggle to breathe.
Anthony Ruelas, 15, pictured with his mother, was suspended from his middle school for two days for helping a classmate suffering from an asthma attack get to the nurse.
