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US: 9 killed as plane crashes into apartment in US

All nine people on board a private corporate jet were killed when it crashed into an apartment building in Akron in the US state of Ohio, the owner and operator of the plane said. Augusto......

Pentagon honors Indian-American for airless tyre

The Pentagon has honored Abraham Pannikottu and his team for designing airless tyress for the Stryker armored vehicle.This was a well-earned honor for Abraham, manager of Akron Rubber Development......

PIX: Eight dead as gunman goes berserk in Ohio

Seven people, including an 11-year-old child, were shot and killed in a small town in northeastern Ohio in the United States on Sunday in a rampage that ended when police killed the suspected......

Indian confirmed for prestigious Treasury job

Neel Kashkari, who was nominated by President George W Bush to the post of Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs, has been confirmed by the Senate and has begun work in his new......

NRI doctor's murder: Wife charged

A US court in Ohio has denied bail to a woman charged with murdering her wealthy Indian husband with the help of her former boyfriend.Gulam Moonda, a successful urologist in Pennsylvania, was shot......

Now, tech to catch drivers using cellphones

Highway Safety and Technology, an Akron-Ohio based company, has developed a technology that detects drivers talking on their cellphones. Instead of a police officer observing a cellphone in use,......

Indian Amercian gets plum post in US govt

Neel Kashkari, who was the Senior Advisor to US Treasury Secretary Henry M Paulson, was nominated by President Bush to the post of Assistant Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs and has......

McDonald's fined $4,90,000 in AIDS suit

A jury has ruled that McDonald's Corp discriminated against a restaurant manager who claimed he was forced out of his job after the company learned he had AIDS.The jury on Thursday awarded Russell......

India and Russia deepen bilateral ties

Putin's visit comes at a time when Russia's economy is stalling as oil prices tumble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin got straight down to talks on Thursday on......

Indian-American billionaire arrested; charged with opioid fraud

Amritsar-born entrepreneur John Nath Kapoor was arrested by the FBI for bribing doctors to over-prescribe a powerful opioid to patients. More than 20,000 Americans died of synthetic opioid......

LeBron James named Team USA's male flag bearer

IMAGE: Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lebron James will be participating in his fourth Olympics. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will be Team USA's male flag......

WTA roundup: France's Burel, Parry fall in Tunisia

IMAGE: Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki stunned second-seeded Danielle Collins at the Guadalajara Open to reach the quarter-finals. Photograph: WTA/X Second-seeded Clara Burel and third-seeded......

Mertens dominates but upsets rock Jasmin Open

IMAGE: Elise Mertens ranked No. 32 in the world, posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anastasia Zakharova of Russia. Photograph: : Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Top seed Elise Mertens......

Gauff's perfect start to WTA Finals campaign

IMAGE: Coco Gauff in action during her women's singles group stage match against Jessica Pegula. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters World No. 3 Coco Gauff and No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland......

Sabalenka opens WTA Finals with sweep

IMAGE: Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her women's singles group stage match against China's Qinwen Zheng. Photograph: WTA/X No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus had little......