Floyd died in Minneapolis on Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground. Video footage showed the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck as he gasped for breath. His death has triggered nationwide protests.
On Wednesday night, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania made a surprise visit to Iraq to greet American soldiers stationed in the country. This is his first visit to Iraq as the US president.
Twitter initially said the account had been "inadvertently deactivated due to human error", but later indicated it was done intentionally by a departing worker.
The global IPO market saw a surge in activity in the last quarter of 2003 and early 2004, and is currently showing signs of a rebound, a new survey said.
Donald Trump's rally in New Mexico turned violent as protesters toppled barricades and threw rocks.
Immediately after the Enron debacle we found that a lot of US trading companies were badly affected by downgrades. Most of them pulled out of the electricity trading market in the UK. What is left now are the big and original players.
Since 2013, the FDA has banned around 30 Indian drug manufacturing units for various violations
In a restructuring mould, O P Jindal group company, Jindal Strips Ltd is planning to hive off its subsidiaries Jindal Holdings, Jindal steel and Alloy and Jindal Stainless (Mauritius) as separate companies.
Brijmohan Lall Munjal, chairman of the Hero Group, has become the first Indian to be selected to the international panel of judges for the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year.
German aid likely for Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train
Clinton has blamed her presidential election loss on the "unprecedented" events of Russian cyber hacking and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into her use of her personal e-mail server.
Gionee on Saturday launched its 'ELife S7' in the Indian market.
'Modi's initial forays into foreign policy had the flavour of Aswamedha Yagas launched by ancient kings to conquer the world.' 'He overcame the hesitations of history and explored unconventional ways to win friends and influence people.' A fascinating excerpt from Ambassador T P Sreenivasan's new book, Modiplomacy -- Through a Shakespearean Prism.
The Americans -- Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim -- had been jailed for anti-state activities and placed in North Korean labour camps.
Information released by Israel provided new and compelling details about Iran's efforts to develop missile-deliverable nuclear weapons, says WH.
The US president said new sanctions would be imposed, adding 'America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail'.
All those who engaged in racist violence over the weekend in Charlottesville "will be held fully accountable," Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
Trump says maybe his warning to NKorea 'wasn't tough enough'
Reliance Jio to take over mobile business assets of troubled RCom at an estimated value of Rs 24,000-Rs 25,000 crore.
A series of defining photographs from across the globe.
Scaramucci, 53, put in his papers just hours after General Kelly (retired) was sworn by Trump as the new White House Chief of Staff.
SHe-box deals with complaints from women employees in both public & private sectors.
Lower numbers signal that that companies, especially the technology services firms, are steadily reducing the dependency on non-immigrant visas.
The American side also committed itself to treat Pathankot attack at par with 26/11 terror strike in terms of ensuring punishment to perpetrators based in Pakistan.
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