A US court on Wednesday fixed April 7 as the date for the preliminary hearing in the case of a Pakistani-origin taxi driver who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Chicago on charges of providing material support and funds to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terror group.
Brazilian soccer legend Pel has sued Samsung Electronics Co for at least $30 million, alleging the Korean company improperly used a look-alike in an advertisement that ran in the New York Times without permission.
A Chicago-bound United Express flight was on Saturday forced to return to a St Louis airport within minutes of take-off after doubts surfaced about a passenger.
Travel bubbles, also called travel bridges or green corridors, do away with the waiting period for travellers from certain countries. They are reciprocal in nature, meaning flyers from both countries will enjoy similar benefits.
The United States has described as "discriminatory and restrictive" the Indian government not allowing American carriers operate chartered flights on Indo-US routes even though Air India was doing so under the Vande Bharat Mission.
The detention hearing of terror suspect David Coleman Headley, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Ivestigation for plotting attacks in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, scheduled for December 4 at a court in Chicago has been indefinitely deferred.
Marathoners are spending the precious few moments of downtime before Saturday's competition focused on strategy and rest, and do not fear Olympic cancellation
A Chicago court has given 58 days extension to federal prosecutors to file case indictment against Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month on charges of plotting major terrorist attacks in India and Denmark.
While the company would expand footprint of its existing products, there are several markets where the per capita consumption of Pepsi's products is low.
The prime minister lamented on the lack of unanimity amongst the member states on the issue of terrorism, saying it dents those very principles, that are the basis for the creation of the United Nations.
Tahawwur Rana facilitated David Coleman's foreign visits and was aware of his links to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, writes strategic expert B Raman.
Police said two people were shot during an armed robbery attempt inside the convenience store.
The researchers said the growth rate of COVID-19 is weakly linked to the outdoor weather, adding that the chances of the survival of the virus "increases roughly by five times under a humid condition as compared to a dry condition."
An employee at a slaughterhouse owned by Tahawwur Hussian Rana, who was arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting major terror attacks in India, was beaten up and abused as 'terrorist' by two locals near Chicago. Faud Nafie, 35, was "punched and kicked in the face and head" by locals Scott Finch and Luke Harty outside a bar in Kinsman, nearly 104 km from Chicago, on Sunday night. The two men -- both aged 32 -- were arrested on charges of aggravated battery.
Andreescu's win over Bencic also meant she became the first Canadian woman to make the US Open final, where she faces Serena Williams, who is chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam single title.
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Following up on his barb last week that Rajan should be sent back to Chicago, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has written a letter to the Prime Minister saying how a person appointed by the UPA government should be continued in the post.
Jaitley slams Rajan for MSME banking crisis statement, says postmortem is easier than action
Rana was arrested in 2009 on the charges of plotting the 26/11 terror attack. Some 166 people, including US nationals, were killed in the attack carried out by 10 Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was captured and hanged after handed down death sentence by an Indian court.
Terming the 23.9 per cent fall in economic growth in the June quarter alarming, former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said bureaucracy should come out of complacency and take meaningful action. The current crisis requires a more thoughtful and active government, he said, adding, "Unfortunately, after an initial burst of activity, it seems to have retreated into a shell."
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The RBI working group's proposal to allow corporate houses to set up banks is a "bombshell" and at this juncture, it is more important to stick to the tried and tested limits on involvement of business houses in the banking sector, according to an article jointly written by former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-Deputy Governor Viral Acharya. They also said that the proposal is "best left on the shelf".
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James were among seven sports figures named to Time Magazine's annual list of the world's most influential people, which was announced Thursday.
Miami Heat's Norris Cole (centre) moves between Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah (left) and Carlos Boozer (right) in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Miami, Florida.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal will team up with perennial rival Roger Federer for the third edition of the Laver Cup in Geneva next year.
As we prepare to cruise into the New Year, Rediff.com gives you a glance back, through photos, into all the sporting moments that made the last 12 months memorable.
Two Americans are among the five people from the United States who have been selected for India's prestigious Padma awards this year for their contributions in different fields.
Dubbed as the "Super Bowl of American Democracy", Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, would respond to questions on their track record, the Supreme Court, economy, race and violence in cities and integrity of the elections at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio -- a key battleground state.
The cost of living in London comes to more than double the cost of other English-speaking cities such as Sydney, Los Angeles and Chicago.
With the skies over Delhi clouded with smog, many cast worried eyes on the fate of the first India-Bangladesh Twenty20 International scheduled at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Sunday.
Air-India has plans to operate twice-weekly services to China effective from December 2003, government told the Lok Sabha on Monday.
The Jain Temple in Bartlett, Illinois, which serves over 6,000 people in the greater Chicago area, is one of the first big Jain temples in North America. And recently, during the Paryushan Parva celebration, it raised $2 million in just two days -- half of it in donations and the rest in interest-free loans. These funds should help expand temple facilities on its 15.4-acre property.
With more than 50,000 people registering for the Houston event and the numbers expected to climb, the organisers have asked those who may not be able to attend to cancel and so open up slots for the hopeful, and cautioning those coming from afar to book their air tickets soon.
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba made a tame Major League Soccer debut for Montreal Impact in their 1-0 home loss to Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
The report said that "we believe, institutions are more important than individuals" and ultimately what is important is the credibility and the independence of any institution and nothing else.
The New Delhi-born Krishnamoorthi, a lifelong progressive, was always the front-runner in the race against Republican Peter DiCianni. They were vying for the seat vacated by Tammy Duckworth, who won Illinois's US Senate seat.
Soumya Reddy, a native of Muniyal village in Nirmal mandal of the district, was killed by the unidentified person in Chicago on Sunday, Adilabad district superintendent of police, Anil Kumar told PTI.
According to a report in the Daily quoting a senior administration official, there was a "tiny slice" of personal protective equipment left over.
