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Trump supporters storm US Capitol; 4 dead in violence

Trump supporters storm US Capitol; 4 dead in violence

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building here and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the election.

The man Turkey believes orchestrated the coup

The man Turkey believes orchestrated the coup

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Fethullah Gulen's movement has been feared by some for its ability to mobilize considerable resources and for its influence among decision-makers

Now, smartphones that can identify knuckle touch

Now, smartphones that can identify knuckle touch

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

To open up the smartphone screens to commands from other parts of the hand, Chris Harrison, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, has built the prototype.

Trump wanted me to be Secretary of State: Nikki Haley

Trump wanted me to be Secretary of State: Nikki Haley

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

"I was the Governor of South Carolina, the best job serving the state that raised me. And then I got a phone call (after the 2016 elections," Haley, 48, said during a fireside chat organised by Indian Voices for Trump in Norristown in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Romney defeated in two key states with close personal ties

Romney defeated in two key states with close personal ties

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Mitt Romney failed to win both the state of his birth, Michigan, and the state where he lives and served as governor, Massachusetts.

Romney defeated in two key states with close personal ties

Romney defeated in two key states with close personal ties

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Mitt Romney failed to win both the state of his birth, Michigan, and the state where he lives and served as governor, Massachusetts.

72% Indian Americans plan to vote for Biden: Survey

72% Indian Americans plan to vote for Biden: Survey

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

"Contradicting the emerging narrative, Indian-Americans remain committed to the Democratic Party. Nearly three-quarters of registered Indian-American voters intend to support Joe Biden this Fall, compared to just 22 per cent for Donald Trump," it said.

10 odd photos that you must see!

10 odd photos that you must see!

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.

Ahead of inauguration, Washington DC turns into fortress

Ahead of inauguration, Washington DC turns into fortress

Rediff.com18 Jan 2021

More than 25,000 National Guards have been deployed along with thousands of local police personnel and those from other security agencies. The area in and around Capitol Hill, a large part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has been made out of bounds for the general public with eight-feet high iron barricades being erected.

Indians unwilling to set up productive enterprises

Indians unwilling to set up productive enterprises

Rediff.com17 Apr 2013

Devesh Kapur asks why FDI is not attracted to India - and why Indians themselves are unwilling to set up productive enterprises.

Modi backers stage 'funeral of free speech' near Wharton

Modi backers stage 'funeral of free speech' near Wharton

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

A group of Indian Americans, appalled by Wharton India Economic Forum's withdrawal of invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, staged a demonstration near the Wharton School where the summit is underway. Arthur J Pais reports.

Trump paid just $750 income taxes in 2016-17: Report

Trump paid just $750 income taxes in 2016-17: Report

Rediff.com28 Sep 2020

Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years largely because he reported losing much more money than he made, the report said. The US president immediately dismissed the report as 'totally fake news'.

Five killed in US mass shooting

Five killed in US mass shooting

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

In another shooting incident in the US, five people were killed in the town of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. At least two suspects are on the loose, the police said on Thursday.

'450,000 illegal immigrants in US are from India'

'450,000 illegal immigrants in US are from India'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Indians constitute 4 per cent of the total illegal immigrants living in the US, a country where the overall unauthorised immigrant population has remained unchanged since 2009, a latest report has said.

E-voting machine swaps Obama with Romney, taken offline

E-voting machine swaps Obama with Romney, taken offline

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

An electronic voting machine selected Republican nominee Mitt Romney even when a voter choose incumbent Barack Obama in the just concluded United States presidential poll.

Romney takes Ohio, 4 other states on Super Tuesday

Romney takes Ohio, 4 other states on Super Tuesday

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, with three wins each in their kitty, were running almost neck to neck in Ohio on "Super Tuesday" wherein 10 States went into Republican presidential primary.

Modi to be housed at US President's official guest house

Modi to be housed at US President's official guest house

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister in over a decade to stay at the US President's guest house -- the 190-year-old Blair House -- when he travels to Washington on September 29.

Best moments: Obama's first term in the White House

Best moments: Obama's first term in the White House

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Official White House photographer Pete Souza has used his incredible access to document Obama's journey, capturing both the tense moments and the lighter ones to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his presidency.

Last minute push: Enthusiastic Romney visits swing states

Last minute push: Enthusiastic Romney visits swing states

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney kept up campaign frenzy even on Election Day and dashed through the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania for a last minute push to his election prospects.

Former Indian min's wife gets the 'SRK treatment'

Former Indian min's wife gets the 'SRK treatment'

Rediff.com15 May 2012

In an incident reminiscent of what happened to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan recently, security officials at New York's JFK airport May 3 detained and questioned Usha Krishnakumar, he wife of former Indian minister S Krishnakumar.

IFS officer from Odisha detained in US

IFS officer from Odisha detained in US

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

A senior Indian Forest Service officer Surendra Prasad Mohapatra, who is in the US on a training course, has been detained by police in Pennsylvania following a woman staff's complaint of "sexual assault" at a hotel where he was staying.

IFS officer from Odisha taken into custody in US

IFS officer from Odisha taken into custody in US

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

A senior Indian Forest Service officer Surendra Prasad Mohapatra, who is in the United States on a training course, has been taken into police custody at Pennsylvania, according to information received by the Odisha government in Bhubaneshwar on Thursday.

Trump not conceding is an embarrassment, says Biden

Trump not conceding is an embarrassment, says Biden

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Responding to questions from reporters on Trump not conceding the race, Biden hoped that at the end it's all going to come to fruition on January 20th.

It's almost official. It will be Obama vs Romney

It's almost official. It will be Obama vs Romney

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

"Tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the Obama years," Romney said in his remarks after mainstream media outlets virtually declared him the presumptive Republican nominee. "I have a simple message: Hold on a little longer. A better America begins tonight," Romney said in his victory speech in Manchester, New Hampshire.

'Overseas citizen shifted the basis of Indian nationalism'

'Overseas citizen shifted the basis of Indian nationalism'

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Devesh Kapur, Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India, discusses the impact of interniational migration with Arthur J Pais

Barack Obama's years in the White House

Barack Obama's years in the White House

Rediff.com10 Oct 2012

Official White House photographer Pete Souza has used his incredible access to document Obama's journey, capturing both the tense moments and the lighter ones to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his presidency.

Jindal backs Romney for US president

Jindal backs Romney for US president

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Indian American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has extended his support to Mitt Romney, who is expected to bag the Republican Party's nomination for presidential polls.

Rick Santorum exits US presidential campaign

Rick Santorum exits US presidential campaign

Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

Santorum's sudden announcement on Tuesday came a day after his campaign said that his youngest daughter, Bella, has been released from hospital and that he would resume his campaign.

Mitt Romney wins primary in Obama's home state

Mitt Romney wins primary in Obama's home state

Rediff.com21 Mar 2012

Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has secured a commanding win in the Illinois presidential primary, taking him a step closer to bagging the party's nomination to challenge incumbent Barack Obama in the November presidential elections. With about one-fifth of the votes counted, Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, had garnered 54 per cent of the total votes polled, with his nearest rival Rick Santorum, the former Senator from Pennsylvania.

Indian American appointed to top Yale position

Indian American appointed to top Yale position

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

His appointment comes at a time of important expansion and opportunity for Yale SOM.

US presidential candidate's bigotry shocks Hindus

US presidential candidate's bigotry shocks Hindus

Rediff.com28 Jan 2012

Hindu Americans have said that they are appalled by the recent comments made by Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum -- the darling of the conservative evangelicals -- on the eve of last month's South Carolina primary that the concept of equality did not come from Islam or 'eastern religions', but rather from the "God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

Fake news: Trump on media criticism of his 100 days

Fake news: Trump on media criticism of his 100 days

Rediff.com30 Apr 2017

He told supporters that he was keeping 'one promise after another', dismissing criticism as 'fake news' by 'out of touch' journalists.

Lilima Minz scores winner as Indian women rally to beat US

Lilima Minz scores winner as Indian women rally to beat US

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

India's women's hockey team rallied splendidly to score a 2-1 victory over the United States in the second outing of their America tour, in Manheim, Pennsylvania, on Thursday.

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Indian techie wanted for murder found dead in US

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was accused of murdering an American woman, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide due to suspected drug overdose at a New Jersey hotel.

World's oldest Ford motor car to be auctioned

World's oldest Ford motor car to be auctioned

Rediff.com14 Sep 2012

The vehicle known as Chassis 30 can also be credited with having saved the fledgling firm from bankruptcy.

Race for US: Romney wins Puerto Rican primary

Race for US: Romney wins Puerto Rican primary

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Frontrunner Mitt Romney has won the Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, taking him a step closer to bagging the party's nomination to challenge incumbent Barack Obama in the fall.

Now, a device which can generate power from waste water!

Now, a device which can generate power from waste water!

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

A team at Pennsylvania State University in the US says the technology would simultaneously treat the water and the process could be used to provide clean water and power for homes in developing nations, the 'Science' journal reported.

Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to be Facebook India chief

Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to be Facebook India chief

Rediff.com25 Sep 2018

Mohan will be responsible for aligning of teams, overall strategy in this country and driving Facebook's investments in India

We chose to leave darkness behind and step into the light

We chose to leave darkness behind and step into the light

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

We cannot simply bhangra off into the sunset. But we should take a moment to celebrate. A long, historic, poignant moment. This election is a Big. Freaking. Deal. For our country, our futures, our children, our spirits, notes Pia Padukone.

Santorum wins three States in Republican primary

Santorum wins three States in Republican primary

Rediff.com8 Feb 2012

Rick Santorum, the former Senator from Pennsylvania, on Wednesday won the Republican caucuses in three states, reshaping the party's primary race and staking out his claim to be the main alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.