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'Refugees welcome here': Protesters rally across US

'Refugees welcome here': Protesters rally across US

Rediff.com30 Jan 2017

Protesters gathered outside the White House and raised slogans like 'This is what America looks like!', 'The people united, will never be divided' and 'No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here,' as they waved the American flag and held placards, opposing Trump's order to block any visitors for 90 days from seven designated countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

US slaps espionage, theft charges on NSA whistleblower

US slaps espionage, theft charges on NSA whistleblower

Rediff.com22 Jun 2013

Edward Snowden, a former private contractor with Central Intelligence Agency who leaked details of America's controversial secret surveillance programme, has been charged with espionage and stealing government property.

Meet Playboy's 2014 Playmate of the Year!

Meet Playboy's 2014 Playmate of the Year!

Rediff.com26 May 2014

We bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Study Abroad: How to spot a FAKE UNIVERSITY!

Study Abroad: How to spot a FAKE UNIVERSITY!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

In the wake of University of North Virginia shutting down due to lack of accreditation, Sunit Survase, director, Grad Dreams Education Consulting offers advice on how students can identify a genuine international university from a fake one.

Kamala Harris sworn in as America's first woman vice president

Kamala Harris sworn in as America's first woman vice president

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

Harris, the daughter of an Indian immigrant from Chennai, scripted history by becoming the first-ever woman Vice President of the United States. She is also the first female, first Black and first South Asian American vice president.

America remembers 9/11, 18 years on

America remembers 9/11, 18 years on

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

Bells tolled across New York City, United States President Trump spoke at the Pentagon and moments of silence were observed across the nation on Wednesday as America commemorated the 18th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

Beware! Live animal right ahead

Beware! Live animal right ahead

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

Photographers often capture moments that are endearing and offbeat at the same time. We bring you a few examples!

Modi factor driving Indian Americans towards Trump: Survey

Modi factor driving Indian Americans towards Trump: Survey

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

In many must-win battleground states, Indian Americans comprise a substantial and potentially decisive share of the electorate: 190,000 potential voters in Florida, 120,000 in Michigan, 170,000 in Pennsylvania, 150,000 in Georgia, 110,000 in North Carolina, 165,000 in Virginia, and nearly 470,000 in Texas.

NASCAR team plane crashes, 10 dead

NASCAR team plane crashes, 10 dead

Rediff.com25 Oct 2004

A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.

Isabel kills 15 people in US

Isabel kills 15 people in US

Rediff.com19 Sep 2003

Brilliant! Tokyo follows in Rio's footsteps for preparing special medals

Brilliant! Tokyo follows in Rio's footsteps for preparing special medals

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

2020 Olympic medals to be made from 'recycled' mobiles

Young American voters hold key to White House

Young American voters hold key to White House

Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

More than eight million young people who voted early or absentee in the 2020 elections.

US court asks ISRO arm Antrix to pay $1.2bn to Devas for cancelled deal

US court asks ISRO arm Antrix to pay $1.2bn to Devas for cancelled deal

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

A US court has asked Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation, to pay a compensation of USD 1.2 billion to a Bengaluru-based startup, Devas Multimedia, for cancelling a satellite deal in 2005.

NASA spacecraft sets off to end Moon mystery

NASA spacecraft sets off to end Moon mystery

Rediff.com7 Sep 2013

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or Ladee spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, soared aboard an unmanned Minotaur rocket a little before midnight from from Wallops Island.

Difference between the super-rich and rest of the world

Difference between the super-rich and rest of the world

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

A recent incident has underscored one more way in which the lives of the super-rich are diverging from the lives of everyone else.

Know your French Open champion Simona Halep

Know your French Open champion Simona Halep

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Factbox on Romanian Simona Halep, who beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the French Open title on Saturday:

Isabel's trail of destruction

Isabel's trail of destruction

Rediff.com20 Sep 2003

At least 21 people were killed and millions left without power, water or gas as the hurricane swept through eastern United States.

Indira Gandhi features in TIME's '100 Women of the Year'

Indira Gandhi features in TIME's '100 Women of the Year'

Rediff.com5 Mar 2020

TIME also named freedom fighter Amrit Kaur as 'Women of the Year' for 1947

IN PIX: Americans simply love their GUNS!

IN PIX: Americans simply love their GUNS!

Rediff.com7 May 2013

What explains the America's attachment to guns?

Scientists search 86 stars, but find NO aliens

Scientists search 86 stars, but find NO aliens

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

No evidence of transmitting aliens was reported when search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence astronomers completed their first 'directed' search in an effort to search for intelligent extraterrestrials.

US elections 2016: Super Tuesday voting underway

US elections 2016: Super Tuesday voting underway

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

A total of 12 states from Alabama to Alaska are holding primaries or caucuses today. Virginia was the first state to open its polling stations at 6:00 am (16:30 IST).

Jindal to head Republican governors association in 2013

Jindal to head Republican governors association in 2013

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Indian American politician Bobby Jindal, who is perceived to be the Republican Party's potential future presidential candidate, is expected to head the party's governor's body next year.

Why is Blinken Rushing to Delhi?

Why is Blinken Rushing to Delhi?

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

The elephant in the room will permeate the conversations, predicts Rup Narayan Das.

Over 100 people have died in campus shootings in US

Over 100 people have died in campus shootings in US

Rediff.com15 Dec 2012

Over 100 people have died and about two dozen injured in the campus shootings across the United States over the last 20 years with the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 being the deadliest claiming 33 lives including that of two Indians, a study says.

'South Asians voted overwhelmingly against Trump'

'South Asians voted overwhelmingly against Trump'

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

'This election might be the most significant for the community and indicates the possibility of greater engagement.'

Hope. Resilience. Gratitude: Sheryl Sandberg's lessons for grads

Hope. Resilience. Gratitude: Sheryl Sandberg's lessons for grads

Rediff.com17 May 2017

'You will have good days and you will have hard days.' 'Go through all of them together.' 'Seek shared experiences with all kinds of people.' 'Build shared hope in the communities you join and the communities you form.' 'And above all, find gratitude for the gift of life itself and the opportunities it provides for meaning, for joy, and for love.'

Diwali resolution introduced in US senate

Diwali resolution introduced in US senate

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

US Senators John Cornyn, Texas Republican, and Mark R Warner, Virginia Democrat -- the co-chairs of the Senate's bipartisan India Caucus -- have introduced a resolution to honour and celebrate the festival of Diwali.

Deadly blizzard hits US east coast, 9 killed

Deadly blizzard hits US east coast, 9 killed

Rediff.com23 Jan 2016

A life-threatening blizzard which is expected to pound a record 30 inches of snow has hit most part of the US' east coast.

Indian-Americans vote for Obama in swing states: Survey

Indian-Americans vote for Obama in swing states: Survey

Rediff.com7 Nov 2012

Nearly three-fourth of Indian Americans voted for United States President Barack Obama in the swing states which are considered to be decisive in the final results, a sample survey has found. In the survey done by San Francisco-based April Media among voters from Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida and Virginia, 75 per cent of Indian Americans voted for Obama.

Mary Kom enters semi-finals of Rio Olympics test event

Mary Kom enters semi-finals of Rio Olympics test event

Rediff.com5 Dec 2015

Competing for the first time in over a year, Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom (51kg) assured herself and India of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semifinals of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) Olympic Test event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.

Xi's aggressive moves against India 'unexpectedly flopped': US magazine

Xi's aggressive moves against India 'unexpectedly flopped': US magazine

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Xi, 67, already roiling the Communist Party with a 'rectification' campaign and mass persecution of foes, will launch 'another brutal purge' following the Chinese army's failures on the Indian border, the Newsweek said in an opinion piece.

Indian American Ami Bera sees victory chances go up

Indian American Ami Bera sees victory chances go up

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

The independent Centre for Politics at the University of Virginia moved his seat (California 7th Congressional District) from a "tossup" to a "Lean Democratic" which means that Bera has now greater chances of winning the seat by defeating the incumbent Dan Lungren of Republican Party.

List of French Open women's singles champions

List of French Open women's singles champions

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

List of French Open women's singles champions:

Trump-Biden tear desi families apart

Trump-Biden tear desi families apart

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

What startles a visitor like me from India is how the 2020 US presidential election has divided families, husband and wife, parents and children, observes Payal Mohanka.

Romney criticises Biden on Benghazi consulate attack

Romney criticises Biden on Benghazi consulate attack

Rediff.com13 Oct 2012

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has accused the Obama administration of contradicting itself and "doubling down on denial" about the true origins of the assault on the US Consulate in Benghazi that killed American envoy to Libya.

Student Speak: Studying abroad made me a better person

Student Speak: Studying abroad made me a better person

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Working professional Maninder Pal Singh shares his student experience at George Mason University, Virginia, USA, where he pursued an MS in Electrical Engineering.

Wisconsin gurudwara to receive 2012 Solidarity Award

Wisconsin gurudwara to receive 2012 Solidarity Award

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where six worshippers were killed in a shooting spree by a white supremacist on August 5, will receive the 2012 Solidarity Award by an eminent American Muslim organisation. The award by the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations would be presented to a gurudwara representative at the organisation's banquet and Leadership Skills Training Conference in Virginia.

Nadal powers into Rome final; Konta win in semis

Nadal powers into Rome final; Konta win in semis

Rediff.com18 May 2019

Nadal avenged his defeat to the 20-year-old Greek at the same stage of the Madrid Open a week ago