December 30, 2016
President Obama has taken a flurry of unilateral actions in the waning days of his tenure that appear designed to box in President-elect Donald Trump.
Obama's decision Thursday to sanction Russian entities for election-related hacking is just the latest obstacle he has placed in Trump's way.
December 30, 2016
New Delhi: In keeping with his push to steer India towards a digital economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a new e-wallet app, BHIM, named after founding father Dr. BR Ambedkar, to make it easier to transact online.
December 29, 2016
As the White House announced a series of measures designed to respond to a hacking campaign to interfere with the presidential election, officials revealed that Russia maintains a suspected spy base in Maryland.
Bing maps aerial view of Russian Embassy retreat in Centreville, Md.
December 29, 2016
London: In a year dominated by Brexit and Donald Trump’s surprise US election win, Asia felt like a relatively stable part of the world. A closer look shows that the region endured its own seismic events in 2016, from a Philippine leader embracing China to massive street protests in Seoul to the elimination of 86% of India’s hard currency.
December 28, 2016
CHENNAI – Amidst raging controversy over who could succeed late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, one of her loyalists Shihhan Hussaini today said, "Everyone knows that Jayalalithaa was murdered.
December 28, 2016
Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012.
"I wanted to find a place where I could afford to live off my Social Security," she said. "The weather here is so perfect, and it's a beautiful place."
December 27, 2016
MUMBAI: In a further trouble for Cyrus Mistry, who was unceremoniously removed as Tata Sons chairman on October 24, Tata Sons slapped notice on him for alleged breach of confidentiality by making public sensitive, confidential documents, according to a PTI report.
December 27, 2016
NEW DELHI – Former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president, Suresh Kalmadi, was announced as the national sports governing body’s honorary life president on Tuesday.
December 27, 2016
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Tuesday near Pearl Harbor, a historic gathering at the site of a Japanese attack 75 years ago that thrust the U.S. into World War II.
The two leaders held an official meeting at Camp H.M. Smith, a nearby Marine Corps base.
December 27, 2016
KOCHI: IN A video posted on social media platforms, a Catholic priest from Kerala, who was abducted in Yemen in March this year, has appealed to the central government and Pope Francis to secure his release. He has alleged that not enough efforts were being made to free him because, as an Indian, he was “not considered of much value”.
