MAY 29, 2019
Robert Mueller gives first public statement on Trump-Russia investigation.
Special counsel made his first public comments on the Trump-Russia report since his appointment two years ago
Former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time Wednesday about the FBI's Russia investigation.
Mueller announced that since his report has been released, he is formally shutting down the...
MAY 29, 2019
India has proposed that the next informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping be held on October 11 in Varanasi, The Indian Express has learnt. The Chinese side is learnt to have conveyed that they are considering the proposal positively.
The first informal summit between the two leaders took place in Wuhan in...
MAY 28, 2019
Stocks ended lower Tuesday as a decline in interest rates during the U.S.-China trade war sparked worries about a possible slowdown in the economy.
The Dow closed down 237 points, giving up a 131-point gain from earlier in the day. The S&P 500 pulled back 0.8% as the consumer staples and utilities sectors lagged. The Nasdaq shed 0.4%. The S&P 500 and...
MAY 28, 2019
Dozens of climbers line up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest. - Handout / @nimsdai Project Possible/AFP/Getty Images
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Chatur Tamang was on his way to the roof of the world when he hit a traffic jam.
Ahead of him, on the final ascent to Mount Everest, he saw more than 100 people bunched together...
MAY 28, 2019
The strict stance adopted by the US government on the H-1B visa policy would put the profit margins of Indian information technology (IT) services companies at risk in the current financial year, as staff onsite costs continue to rise.
An increase in employee costs can be attributed to tightening of visa norms for Indian players, resulting in higher...
MAY 28, 2019
Brief Scorecard: India 359 for 7 (Dhoni 113, Rahul 108, Shakib 2-58) beat Bangladesh 264 (Mushfiqur 90, Liton 73, Kuldeep 3-47) by 95 runs
Kuldeep Yadav and Virat Kohli celebrate a wicket. - AP
CARDIFF - India's World Cup campaign had gotten off to a poor start when they were handed a 6-wicket thrashing by New Zealand in their...
MAY 27, 2019
BRUSSELS - Pro-European parties kept a firm grip on the EU parliament on Monday as liberal and green parties matched a surge by eurosceptic parties, who won control of a quarter of seats in European elections for the first time.
The far-right and nationalists in Italy, Britain, France and Poland came out on top in their national votes...
MAY 27, 2019
In a first, an all-woman crew of the Indian Air Force on Monday flew a medium-lift helicopter, reported ANI.
As part of Battle Inoculation Training mission, the crew flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter.
The crew headed by flight lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj is the first woman pilot to fly the Mi-17V5.
Co-pilot Flying Officer Aman Nidhi is the first woman Indian...
MAY 26, 2019
Mark Wilson/Getty Images North America/TNS A placard has been placed on the witness table where Attorney General William Barr is schedule to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on May 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/TNS) **FOR USE WITH THIS STORY ONLY**
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House on Sunday brushed aside...
MAY 25, 2019
SpaceX has raised more funding than previously thought.
Elon Musk's venture has brought in $1.02 billion since the beginning of the year, more than SpaceX was seeking.
The funds are key, as Spacex must finance its daunting plan to provide internet from a network of thousands of small satellites.
SpaceX has raised just over $1 billion in...
