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Indian-origin man, living in US for 30 years, detained by ICE

Indian-origin man, living in US for 30 years, detained by ICE

Rediff.com18 Sep 2025

Paramjit Singh, a businessman from Fort Wayne, was arrested at Chicago O'Hare Airport on July 30 upon arrival from India due to an old case, 21 Alive news portal reported.

Talk To Modi Soon, Haley Urges Trump

Talk To Modi Soon, Haley Urges Trump

Rediff.com21 Aug 2025

'Scuttling 25 years of momentum with the only country that can serve as a counterweight to Chinese dominance in Asia would be a strategic disaster.'

'India Is Laundromat For The Kremlin'

'India Is Laundromat For The Kremlin'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2025

'India is cosying up to Xi Jinping. They don't need the Russian oil. It's a refining profiteering scheme.'

Jaishankar to visit China for SCO meet, first since LAC tensions

Jaishankar to visit China for SCO meet, first since LAC tensions

Rediff.com5 Jul 2025

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit China for an SCO conclave, marking a significant step in easing tensions after the 2020 border standoff. Discussions on the boundary dispute are also anticipated.

I was in the room: Jaishankar on Trump's India-Pak truce claim

I was in the room: Jaishankar on Trump's India-Pak truce claim

Rediff.com1 Jul 2025

Jaishankar said that the Pahalgam attack "was an act of economic warfare. It was meant to destroy tourism in Kashmir, which was the mainstay of the economy. It was also meant to provoke religious violence because people were asked to identify their faith before they were killed."

Pak envoy urges Trump to help ease tensions with India

Pak envoy urges Trump to help ease tensions with India

Rediff.com1 May 2025

Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has urged President Donald Trump to help ease tensions with India, highlighting the Kashmir issue as a "flash point" in nuclear terms. He believes that the US should take a more comprehensive and sustained approach to address the situation rather than just immediate de-escalatory measures.

Trump's AI image dressed as Pope sparks outrage

Trump's AI image dressed as Pope sparks outrage

Rediff.com3 May 2025

US President Donald Trump has posted a seemingly AI-generated photo of himself in papal attire on his social media, sparking a dueling backlash and praise. The image, which was also posted from the White House's social media handle, prompted many social media users to call it "cosplaying as the next Pope." The photo comes days after Trump had jokingly said last week that he would be his own "number one choice" for the next pope. The president posted the picture at 10:29 pm Friday, without a caption or comment. The post immediately garnered positive and negative reaction online.

US slowly turning towards Hinduism: Newsweek

US slowly turning towards Hinduism: Newsweek

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

It further says: 'So here is another way in which Americans are becoming more Hindu: 24 percent of Americans say they believe in reincarnation, according to a 2008 Harris poll. So agnostic are we about the ultimate fates of our bodies that we're burning them--like Hindus--after death. More than a third of Americans now choose cremation, according to the Cremation Association of North America.'

'Newsweek' to return to print after one-year break

'Newsweek' to return to print after one-year break

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

United States current affairs magazine Newsweek, which had ceased publication last year to focus on its website, plans to bring back the print edition early next year.

Newsweek regrets  Quran story

Newsweek regrets Quran story

Rediff.com17 May 2005

'We regret that we got any part of our story wrong, and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence and to the US soldiers caught in its midst,' Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker wrote in a note to readers.

Mullah Omar alive: Newsweek

Mullah Omar alive: Newsweek

Rediff.com20 Dec 2004

The report also quotes Commander of US forces in Afghanistan, Lt Gen David Barno, as saying that the Taliban's roughly 2,000 insurgents have all but stopped fighting in\nrecent months.

After Time, now Newsweek hails Bihar's Super 30

After Time, now Newsweek hails Bihar's Super 30

Rediff.com18 Sep 2010

After Time magazine, internationally acclaimed American magazine Newsweek has selected Super 30, Bihar's free coaching centre which helps economically backward students crack the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) in the list of four most innovative schools in the world.

Outlook group to relaunch Newsweek in India

Outlook group to relaunch Newsweek in India

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

Outlook will relaunch Newsweek in the country in April this year.

Indian-American gets Newsweek award

Indian-American gets Newsweek award

Rediff.com26 Jun 2006

Benita and partner Ruth DeGolia have been chosen for their work among women, especially widows, in Guatemala.

China's badminton player Zhang, 17, dies on court

China's badminton player Zhang, 17, dies on court

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie died as a result of cardiac arrest after he collapsed during a match on Sunday.

Musharraf best bet for US: Newsweek

Musharraf best bet for US: Newsweek

Rediff.com18 Jun 2007

The generals are worried about Washington's warm overtures to India and fear that soon they will be abandoned again, the magazine's international editor Fareed Zakaria said in the article.

Newsweek retraction not enough: US, Pak

Newsweek retraction not enough: US, Pak

Rediff.com17 May 2005

Newsweek magazine on Sunday apologised for and on Tuesday withdrew the report, which claimed that American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay detention centre abused the holy book, saying it might have erred in reporting the incident.

Mayawati among Newsweek's top 8 women leaders

Mayawati among Newsweek's top 8 women leaders

Rediff.com15 Oct 2007

Writing in the magazine, the 51-year-old Bahujan Samaj Party chief, who swept the assembly elections early this year with a rainbow coalition of Dalits, upper castes and Muslims, says her aim is to replicate the victory in the other states and prepare for the bigger struggle to capture power in New Delhi. Apart from Mayawati, others who write their success story include CEO of the French Energy Conglomerate 'Areva' Anne Lauvergeon and WHO Director General Margaret Chan.

'Cowardly worst': Cong jabs Modi on India-China border row remark

'Cowardly worst': Cong jabs Modi on India-China border row remark

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

The prime minister should apologise to the 140 crore Indians for deceiving them on national television on June 19th, 2020, with his statement Na Koi Ghusa Hai, Na Hi Koi Ghus Aaya hai

Rahul a deliberate politician: <I>Newsweek</I>

Rahul a deliberate politician: Newsweek

Rediff.com18 Dec 2006

'He has shown no visible promise, not even symbolic gestures, of [being] a good leader'.

'Positive progress' made to resolve border row: China

'Positive progress' made to resolve border row: China

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

China and India have made 'positive progress' to resolve the border standoff, with both sides maintaining close communication through diplomatic and military channels, a senior foreign ministry official said in Beijing on Friday.

Sonia, SRK in Newsweek's most powerful people list

Sonia, SRK in Newsweek's most powerful people list

Rediff.com21 Dec 2008

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and superstar Shah Rukh Khan have been ranked among the 50 most powerful people in the world by prestigious United States-based magazine 'Newsweek' magazine, in a list topped by President-elect Barack Obama.Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who controls the country's nuclear weapons, is placed 20th on the list of the global 'power elite', at the beginning of 2009 in the magazine's January issue.

Border situation 'generally stable': China on Modi's remarks

Border situation 'generally stable': China on Modi's remarks

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

The Chinese military on Thursday said the situation along the India-China border 'at present' is 'generally stable' and both sides have maintained 'effective' communication to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

Hope there is a resolution of remaining issues: Jaishankar on LAC row

Hope there is a resolution of remaining issues: Jaishankar on LAC row

Rediff.com12 May 2024

Jaishankar said diplomacy is a work of patience and India continues to discuss the issues with the Chinese side.

Modi govt hiked LAC infra budget to Rs 14,500 cr: Jaishankar

Modi govt hiked LAC infra budget to Rs 14,500 cr: Jaishankar

Rediff.com12 Apr 2024

India should have learnt lessons from the 1962 war but no headway was made in the development of border infrastructure till 2014, he claimed, adding that the Modi government increased the budget for the same from Rs 3,500 crore to Rs 14,500 crore.

China reacts to Modi's comments on border dispute

China reacts to Modi's comments on border dispute

Rediff.com11 Apr 2024

China said that "sound and stable ties" serve the common interests of China and India.

Bilateral engagement can restore peace at India-China border: Modi

Bilateral engagement can restore peace at India-China border: Modi

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

In an interview with Newsweek magazine of the US, Modi said for India, the relationship with China is significant.

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

When An Old Friend Passes Away...

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Two elderly Chinese aerospace experts are hospitalised after a violent attack by a 'Princeling', states Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer, highlighting the power the 'Princelings' ironically hold in the Communist People's Republic.

The Trump Organisation and the India connection

The Trump Organisation and the India connection

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

If Donald Trump moves into the White House and his family continues to receive any benefit from the company, during or even after his presidency, almost every foreign policy decision he makes will raise serious conflicts of interest and ethical quagmires, says Newsweek.

Iran 'accidentally' shot down Ukraine plane: US officials

Iran 'accidentally' shot down Ukraine plane: US officials

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

Trump also said that he had "suspicions" about the crash as US media reported it had been mistakenly shot down by Iran.

World's 10 greenest companies

World's 10 greenest companies

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Last year, Newsweek came up with a list of greenest companies of the world and for that, it compared the actual environmental footprint, management (policies, initiatives, controversies) and transparency of various companies.

The BEST nations for women

The BEST nations for women

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

A woman is treated most respectfully in countries like Iceland and Sweden, according to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek.

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them.

The WORST nations for women

The WORST nations for women

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

A woman is treated in the most wretched manner in countries like Chad and Afghanistan according to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek.

How to meet Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

How to meet Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie

Rediff.com7 Jul 2006

When Benita Singh was told that she was to have a photo shoot with Brad Pitt, she thought it was a joke.

When networks cut away from Trump's White House address

When networks cut away from Trump's White House address

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

Television news networks, including ABC CBS and NBC all cut away from United States President Donald Trump as he spoke from the White House to make an unfounded accusation that the election was being stolen from him.

Is he the mystery man behind the controversial Bitcoin currency?

Is he the mystery man behind the controversial Bitcoin currency?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2014

Here's the father of the world's first digital currency.