SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
NEW DELHI - India’s financial markets are in the throes of a bear hug. And the core of the crisis that has shaved off Rs 8.48 lakh crore in investor wealth in the last 10 days is Mumbai-based Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
IL&FS is an over 30-year-old infrastructure lending giant that claims to have helped develop...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump passes by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a working luncheon for world leaders at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. - REUTERS/Carlos Barria
NEW YORK -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried more than once to speak with President Donald...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
UNITED NATIONS -- "Moving forward, we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and, frankly, are our friends," President Trump declared Tuesday before the U.N. General Assembly. "We are taking a hard look at U.S. foreign assistance."
Mr. Trump's message was seen by human rights and humanitarian aid groups as a clarion call...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Brief Scorecard: Afghanistan 252 for 8 (Shahzad 124, Nabi 64, Jadeja 3-46) tied with India 252 (Rahul 60, Nabi 2-40, Rashid 2-41)
DUBAI - UAE: A dead-rubber ODI in Dubai suddenly drew interest when MS Dhoni, having given up India's limited-overs captaincy in January 2017, was handed the leadership once again because India rested Rohit Sharma among several...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
President Donald Trump reacts to laughter from diplomats during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
UNITED NATIONS — Promoting his aggressive "America First" agenda, President Donald Trump delivered a sharp rebuke of global governance at the United Nations on Tuesday, drawing headshakes and even laughter...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai plans to meet with top GOP lawmakers on Friday. - CNET
Google CEO Sundar Pichai plans to meet privately with top Republican lawmakers on Friday to discuss a variety of topics, including the company's alleged political bias in search results.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.), who is organizing Friday's meeting, told the Wall...
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
The Boeing 777 was on a routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board when it veered off course and then flew south across the Indian Ocean until it ran out of fuel. - PRESS ASSOCIATION
Flight MH370 ended with a fatal spiral that culminated in the...
September 24, 2018
Stocks ended mostly lower Monday amid worries that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could be on his way out. Equities were also under pressure by the cancellation of U.S.-China trade talks.
The Dow finished 181 points lower, and the S&P 500 lost 0.35 percent. The Nasdaq outperformed, rising 0.08 percent as Netflix shares jumped.
Axios, citing a source with...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Brief Scorecard: India 238 for 1 (Dhawan 114, Rohit 111*) beat Pakistan 237 for 7 (Malik 78, Sarfraz 44, Bumrah 2-29) by nine wickets
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma (L) and his teammate Shikhar Dhawan (C) run between the wickets during the one day international (ODI) Asia Cup cricket match between Pakistan and India at the Dubai...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
In a move that is likely to affect thousands of Indian-Americans, the Trump administration has told a federal court that within three months, it will bring in reforms regarding work permits for holders of H-4 visas.
The move will have a major impact on Indian women as they are the major beneficiary of the Obama-era rule.
H-4 visas are...
