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Biden, Trump sweep Super Tuesday primaries, rematch is on
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024Super Tuesday is an important phase of presidential primaries when the early contests are over, and voters from multiple states cast ballots in primaries timed to occur on the same date. Almost all the results were one-sided in favour of Trump except for Vermont, where the winning difference was about one per cent.
Now, Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US
Rediff.com16 Feb 2024Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) in a statement said America's hotel owners are deeply saddened, shocked, and outraged by this senseless act of violence against a small business owner that cost him his life.
Elderly Sikh man assaulted after car accident in New York, dies
Rediff.com23 Oct 2023Jasmer Singh was attacked by 30-year-old Gilbert Augustin after their vehicles collided in Queens in New York last Thursday.
Indian-American engineer fired for talking in Hindi files lawsuit
Rediff.com1 Aug 2023Anil Varshney, a Senior Systems Engineer with Huntsville missile defence contractor Parsons Corporation, recently filed a federal lawsuit alleging systemic discriminatory actions that left him jobless in October last year.
Full Text: PM Modi's address to US Congress
Rediff.com23 Jun 2023Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to a joint session of the United States Congress, delivered on Thursday.
Indian American teen crashes truck into White House barrier, aimed to 'seize power'
Rediff.com24 May 2023A 19-year-old Indian-origin teen accused of deliberately crashing a rented U-Haul truck into a White House barrier told authorities that he wanted to get inside the mansion to "seize power" and "kill" US President Joe Biden, according to media reports.
Real Heroes Of Web Revolution
Rediff.com21 Mar 2023The tech creators, or the ones who made billions, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Happy 60th, Carl Lewis!
Rediff.com1 Jul 2021His 9-gold athletic haul at the Olympics remains unrivalled with Usain Bolt coming close with 8. Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, salutes Carl Lewis, 'Sportsman of the 20th Century' on his 60th birthday.
Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86
Rediff.com23 Jan 2021'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.'
PHOTOS: Inside US Capitol as riots raged outside
Rediff.com7 Jan 2021The US Congress could certify just 12 Electoral College votes on Wednesday before pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were set to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
Republican attorney generals move US SC to hear mail-in ballot dispute
Rediff.com10 Nov 2020Alleging that the order made by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was unconstitutional, the attorney generals said the state overstepped its constitutional authority in accepting late ballots and violated the election clauses of the Constitution and that voting by mail creates voter fraud risks.
Noose found in garage of black US racing driver
Rediff.com23 Jun 2020Bubba Wallace was the target of a racial attack on Sunday when a noose, a symbol connected to lynching and America's slave history, was left in his team stall.
India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode
Rediff.com13 Mar 2020The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
It's between Biden and Sanders in Democratic presidential race
Rediff.com4 Mar 2020The "Super Tuesday", or March 3 presidential primaries, were held in as many as 15 states including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. Biden, 77, registered impressive victories in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Arkansas, propelling him as the frontrunner in the primaries. However, Sanders, 78, by winning big in the State of California -- which sends 415 pledge delegates -- reflected the fight to win Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Donald Trump was not over yet.
India must call Trump's bluff
Rediff.com22 Feb 2020The US seems to be engaging in a game of brinkmanship where President Trump's visit has been used as 'leverage' to pressure India into agreeing to a trade deal, notes Kashish Parpiani.
PHOTOS: Defining moments of the decade in Sports
Rediff.com31 Dec 2019Some of the big moments of the sporting world from 2010-2019!
The A to Z of Shah Rukh Khan
Rediff.com2 Nov 2019On the actor's 54th birthday on November 2, we write another tome about the boy with big dreams and a regrettable haircut, who defied incredible odds to become one of the most loved actors on the planet.
Protester: 'Modi not welcome in US'
Rediff.com26 Sep 2019The protest outside the NRG stadium against Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's visit at the NRG Stadium was seemingly irrepressible, displaying signs saying 'Free Kashmir', '8 million people caged', 'Go back Modi' -- and worse.
Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Rediff.com11 Sep 2019The overall winners will be announced on October 15 at an awards ceremony in the Natural History Museum's iconic Hintze Hall.
High-calorie diets make recovery hard after attack
Rediff.com19 Jul 2019'You need to apply a total health approach to maintain cardiac health.'
WOW! 7 Indian-American students crack Spell Bee
Rediff.com31 May 2019A record seven Indian-origin students and one American have won the prestigious 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
What the Apache, the IAF's 'flying tank', can do
Rediff.com12 May 2019Its advanced Longbow radar picks up enemy armoured vehicles and then destroys them with anti-tank missiles, air-to-surface rockets or a chain gun that sends 625 rounds per minute ripping into the targets.
IAF gets first Apache Guardian attack helicopter
Rediff.com11 May 2019United States aerospace major Boeing has handed over first of the 22 Apache Guardian attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force, nearly three-and-half years after a multi-billion dollar deal for the choppers was sealed.
Aamir to play desi Forrest Gump
Rediff.com14 Mar 2019Actor Atul Kulkarni has written the script for the official Forrest Gump remake.
Polar Vortex freezes US with snow
Rediff.com30 Jan 2019A blast of Arctic air from the polar vortex has brought dangerous, bone-chilling cold to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, stretching from the Dakotas through Maine, with snow expected as far south as Alabama and Georgia. Arctic air and icy conditions led schools to close, flights to be cancelled and railway officials to set fires on train tracks to prevent them from cracking.
Trump orders burgers, fries for football champs after shutdown closes WH kitchen
Rediff.com15 Jan 2019With the White House chefs staying home because of the shutdown, Trump used his own personal money to order burgers and fries from McDonald's and the Wendy's, which he said were the "great American food."
Here are the cars that will drive into 2019
Rediff.com14 Jan 2019From Audi A8 to Honda Civic, here's what the auto industry has lined up in 2019.
2018: When technology took a quantum leap
Rediff.com28 Dec 2018Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
Hurricane Michael, 'largest storm to hit region in 100 years' mauls Florida
Rediff.com11 Oct 2018Hurricane Michael unleashed a furious onslaught on Florida's Panhandle on Wednesday, the record-breaking cyclone tearing apart buildings and submerging houses in floodwaters before taking aim at Georgia and the Carolinas. Michael's 155mph winds at landfall were only 5mph short of category 5 status, making it the strongest storm to strike the United States since Hurricane Andrew ravaged southern Florida in 1992. Florida Governor Rick Scott warned of "unimaginable devastation", saying it would be the worst storm in 100 years.
Why cancer survivors should watch their carb intake
Rediff.com16 Apr 2018High carbohydrate intake may up cancer recurrence risk.
Will ensure protection of integrity of upcoming polls in India: Zuckerberg
Rediff.com11 Apr 2018Mark Zuckerberg said one of his greatest regrets was that Facebook has been slow in identifying the Russian information operations in 2016.
'Facebook enhancing security features ahead of polls in India, Brazil'
Rediff.com22 Mar 2018Zuckerberg, in an interview with The New York Times, referred to the artificial intelligence tools deployed by Facebook to detect fake accounts trying to manipulate news and influence the elections.
Rest in peace, Doc!
Rediff.com21 Feb 2018Cardiologist Dr BK Goyal's greatest gift was that he gave his patients a calming reassurance their doctor truly cared for them, says family friend Gitanjali Gurbaxani.
In 1st SOTU address, Trump moots merit-based immigration
Rediff.com31 Jan 2018Trump said that his proposal should be supported by both parties (Republican and Democratic) as a fair compromise -- one where nobody gets everything they want, but where the country gets the critical reforms it needs.
Golden Globes: When stars let down their guard
Rediff.com9 Jan 2018'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'
'Wow. The power of women'
Rediff.com8 Jan 2018'I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because they, like my mother, had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue.' Stirring speeches at the 75th Golden Globes.
Alabama Democrat edges past Roy Moore in US senate race
Rediff.com13 Dec 2017Doug Jones scored a stunning upset in the Alabama Senate race as he defeated accused paedophile Roy Moore, in a huge blow to US President Donald Trump.
'A lot of students would love to stay back in India, but...'
Rediff.com30 Nov 2017Why are students being forced to go abroad to study?