OCTOBER 3, 2018
The New York Times reported that President Trump’s father, Fred, gave him more than $413 million over the years. - Adam Scull/Photolink/MediaPunch/IPX/AP
New York state’s tax agency said it is considering an investigation into allegations detailed in a New York Times story that President Trump participated in “dubious tax schemes” that allowed his father to pass him more...
OCTOBER 2, 2018
E-Cigarette Maker Juul Will Offer Lower-Strength Nicotine Pods
The Food and Drug Administration seized "thousands of pages of documents" in a surprise inspection of e-cigarette maker Juul's San Francisco headquarters last week, the agency said Tuesday.
The FDA is looking into the company's marketing practices as Commissioner Scott Gottlieb calls teen use of nicotine vaping devices...
October 2, 2018
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on June 27, 2017. - AFP/Getty Images
A new lawsuit filed in New York is seeking to stop the implementation of FEMA's new "Presidential Alert" messaging system, an alert used for national emergencies that can be deployed by President Trump. Plaintiffs in Manhattan are suing Mr. Trump...
October 2, 2018
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is covered under India's Right to Information (RTI) Act and answerable to the people of the country under its mechanism, the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled on Monday.
The commission, the top appellate body in RTI matters, went through the law, orders of the Supreme Court, the...
OCTOBER 1, 2018
If you think your dog is exceptionally intelligent, you’ll be disappointed by the findings of a new study.
Scientists recently reviewed evidence that compared the brain power of dogs with other animals and found the cognitive abilities of dogs were at least matched by several species in each of these groups.
Researchers from the University of Exeter and Canterbury...
OCTOBER 1, 2018
File: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3, 2016, following the primary in Indiana. - AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD
New Delhi: India wants to start trade talks with the US "immediately", US President Donald Trump said today at a press conference to announce a trade deal struck between the United States, Mexico and...
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Telecom companies have been given 15 days by the Unique Identification Authority of India to give a plan to stop using Aadhaar number for customer authentication. This comes days after the Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict, struck down attempts to make it mandatory for mobile phone connections and several other services.
Service providers like Bharti Airtel, Reliance...
OCTOBER 1, 2018
General Electric, mired in a deep slump, has ousted CEO John Flannery after barely a year on the job.
Flannery is being replaced by Larry Culp, a respected outsider who formerly led the industrial manufacturing company Danaher. GE installed Thomas Horton, the former CEO of American Airlines, as its lead director. Both changes are effective immediately.
GE has been...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Donald Trump spoke on the phone Saturday with King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, days after the U.S. president’s latest criticism of OPEC over high oil prices.
The pair discussed efforts to maintain supplies to ensure the stability of the oil market and growth of the global economy, plus the strategic partnership between...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir said both Houses of India's Parliament had expressed solidarity while paying respects to those killed. (Photo: ANI)
Soon after Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi blamed New Delhi for 2014 Peshawar school attack, India strongly hit back calling it a preposterous allegation.
Exercising right to reply, Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir at the United Nations...
