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When Trump's poor geography left Modi stumped

When Trump's poor geography left Modi stumped

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

The book claimed during one of his meetings with Modi, Trump told him, "It's not like you've got China on your border."

Biden announces ban on Russian oil and gas imports

Biden announces ban on Russian oil and gas imports

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

The President said he made the decision in consultation with European allies but added they may not be in a position to join the US in banning Russian energy imports.

2 Indian Americans likely to be in Biden admin's cabinet

2 Indian Americans likely to be in Biden admin's cabinet

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

Murthy, who currently is the top Indian-American advisor to President-elect Joe Biden on COVID-19, is a potential pick for the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and Stanford University Professor Arun Majumdar for the post of Secretary of Energy, The Washington Post and Politico said in their reports on Tuesday that mentions a list of potential picks for various Cabinet-level positions in the Biden administration.

Coronavirus may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study

Coronavirus may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

'Wearing masks, washing our hands, all those things are barriers to transmissibility, or contagion, but as the virus becomes more contagious it statistically is better at getting around those barriers'

Actors We Miss at the Harry Potter Reunion

Actors We Miss at the Harry Potter Reunion

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

A look at the actors, who have been a part of the franchise and are no more.

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid, activists on Pegasus list: Report

Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid, activists on Pegasus list: Report

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

The Wire news portal, in the third part of its revelations from the international collaborative journalistic investigation called the Pegasus Project, reported that those marked as potential targets for surveillance include Ambedkarite activist Ashok Bharti; academic and chronicler of life in Naxal-dominated regions Bela Bhatia; railway union leader Shiv Gopal Mishra and Delhi-based labour rights activist Anjani Kumar.

Scientists release first-ever image of a black hole

Scientists release first-ever image of a black hole

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

The shape of the black hole matches what theorists had predicted ever since they started wrestling with Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relatively over a hundred years ago

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Relationship based on coercion not consent: Gogoi on MJ Akbar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

The chief business editor of National Public Radio said she would continue to speak her truth so that other women, who have been sexually assaulted by him, know it is okay for them to come forward and speak their truth too.

Trump, Biden teams gear up for legal battle in US Supreme Court

Trump, Biden teams gear up for legal battle in US Supreme Court

Rediff.com4 Nov 2020

The race for the White House appears to be headed towards an uncharted territory with the Trump and Biden campaigns gearing up for a protracted legal battle in the US Supreme Court as the election results in some of the key battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan still being counted.

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary resigns

US Department of Homeland Security Secretary resigns

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will replace Nielsen as the acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary.

Trump not worth impeaching, says US Speaker Pelosi

Trump not worth impeaching, says US Speaker Pelosi

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Pelosi told The Washington Post, "Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he's just not worth it."

'When virus is still circulating, older people are more at risk'

'When virus is still circulating, older people are more at risk'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'We lost our place in being first in the epidemic, when it hit India so hard, but we were actually the epicentre of the epidemic from essentially April 2020, for almost an entire year. We had such high cases. We were the country that had the most mixed response.'

CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul: Report

CIA director held secret meeting with Taliban leader in Kabul: Report

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul on Monday with Baradar in the highest-level face-to-face encounter between the Taliban and the Biden administration since the militants seized the Afghan capital, the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed US officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity,

Winners of World Press Photo of the Year are truly incredible

Winners of World Press Photo of the Year are truly incredible

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

A photo symbolising "love and compassion" of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent "hug curtain" has been named the World Press Photo of the Year. This year, according to organisers, 74,470 images were submitted for judging, made by 4,315 photographers from 130 different countries. World Press Photo has been kind enough to allow to share some of this year's winning photos here with you.

NBA: Pascal Siakam nets 40 in Raptors' OT win over Celtics

NBA: Pascal Siakam nets 40 in Raptors' OT win over Celtics

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who had a six-game winning streak come to a halt. Grant Williams added 17 points, and Derrick White had 15 points and eight assists. Boston was without Jayson Tatum (knee), Jaylen Brown (knee), Robert Williams III (knee) and Al Horford (personal).

Trump says would not mind releasing details of his conversations with Putin

Trump says would not mind releasing details of his conversations with Putin

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

The Post reported that Trump has gone to "extraordinary lengths" to conceal details of his conversations with Putin, including on at least one occasion taking possession of the notes of his own interpreter and instructing the linguist not to discuss what had transpired with other administration officials.

India bought Pegasus as part of defence deal with Israel: Report

India bought Pegasus as part of defence deal with Israel: Report

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

The report also referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017.

Trump caught on tape asking to 'find votes' in Georgia

Trump caught on tape asking to 'find votes' in Georgia

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

'All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state'

Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox: Reports

Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox: Reports

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

The Delta variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause MERS, SARS, Ebola, the common cold, the seasonal flu and smallpox, and it is as contagious as chickenpox, according to the document, a copy of which was also obtained by The New York Times.

After Sushma's tweet storm, Amazon drops Indian flag doormats

After Sushma's tweet storm, Amazon drops Indian flag doormats

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

Taking strong exception to Amazon Canada selling doormats depicting the Indian flag, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asked the e-retailer to withdraw the products and tender an unconditional apology, failing which no official of Amazon will be granted Indian visa and the ones issued earlier will also be rescinded.

Dalai Lama's advisers listed as potential targets of Pegasus: Report

Dalai Lama's advisers listed as potential targets of Pegasus: Report

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

The Wire has reported that phone numbers of multiple people close to Dubai Princess Sheikha Latifa, who was captured by Indian soldiers in 2018, were added to a list of potential targets for surveillance.

'Pegasus may have spied on over 40 Indian journalists'

'Pegasus may have spied on over 40 Indian journalists'

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

'The phone numbers of over 40 Indian journalists appear on a leaked list of potential targets for surveillance, and forensic tests have confirmed that some of them were successfully snooped upon by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware,' report Anuj Srivas and Kabir Agarwal in The Wire.

RIP Danish Siddiqui

RIP Danish Siddiqui

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

A tribute to an incomparable photojournalist who was slain by the Taliban on Thursday night.

COVID-19 vaccine will be available by year end, says Trump

COVID-19 vaccine will be available by year end, says Trump

Rediff.com4 May 2020

"I think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the year," Trump said at a Fox News virtual town hall. "We'll have a vaccine much sooner rather than later."

US reports first 'isolated' coronavirus case

US reports first 'isolated' coronavirus case

Rediff.com29 Feb 2020

Health officials in United States on Friday confirmed that a resident of Oregon has tested positive for coronavirus with no known history of travel to countries severely affected by the outbreak and no known contact with infected individuals.

'India might not have a third wave'

'India might not have a third wave'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

'Between its natural immunity with Delta, in so many populations, and then getting on top of the vaccination (situation), I do not think India is going to have another bad wave.'

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google.

How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

How Obama, Trump, Biden Greeted Modi...

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Did Prime Minister Modi receive a different kind of reception at the Biden White House on Friday than he has has been used to at the American president's home?

Pegasus row: Assam CM demands ban on Amnesty in India

Pegasus row: Assam CM demands ban on Amnesty in India

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader also claimed that the entire controversy was an "international conspiracy by the Left-wing organisations, including Amnesty International," to defame the Narendra Modi-led Central government.

Why the Afghans LOST the War

Why the Afghans LOST the War

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

When corruption eats into the vitals of a nation, the State structures decompose and collapse. And when the leadership loses respect of the people, the war is lost, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, who played a stellar role in beginning India's systemic dealings in Afghanistan in 1994.

1st COVID-19 survivor receives double lung transplant in US

1st COVID-19 survivor receives double lung transplant in US

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

The organ transplantation may become more frequent for COVID-19 patients who are at a critical stage as the virus most commonly attacks the respiratory system.

US lifts Covid curbs on fully-vaccinated travellers from Nov 8

US lifts Covid curbs on fully-vaccinated travellers from Nov 8

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

The US will lift all restrictions for fully vaccinated international travellers, including from India, from November 8 but they will have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test before boarding a flight to the country, the White House has announced.

Trump Jr's business trip to India cost US taxpayers nearly $100K: Report

Trump Jr's business trip to India cost US taxpayers nearly $100K: Report

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

In February this year, Donald J Trump Jr, 40, had travelled to four Indian cities, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata, to promote the high-rise luxurious condos being build by the Trump Organization, of which US president Donald Trump is the sole owner.

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

The government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have dismissed the Pegasus Project reports as concocted and evidence-less.

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

23 killed in arson attack at Mexico bar

Rediff.com29 Aug 2019

The fire broke out at the El Caballo Blanco bar after being deliberately set by unknown assailants.

Biden administration comes under pressure to ship Covid vaccine to India

Biden administration comes under pressure to ship Covid vaccine to India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

The Joe Biden administration has come under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other Covid-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.

Can Jeff Bezos invent a new future for newspapers?

Can Jeff Bezos invent a new future for newspapers?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

By buying The Washington Post in his personal capacity, the Amazon founder and internet pioneer may just be looking to save an American institution.

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Trump ignored 12 of CIA's warnings on COVID-19

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

Current and former US intelligence officials told The Washington Post that Trump, in the month of January and February, had repeatedly ignored warnings conveyed in issues of the US president's Daily Brief, a sensitive report that is produced before dawn each day and designed to call the president's attention to the most significant global developments and security threats.

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Trump acquitted by US Senate in 2nd impeachment trial

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

Following four days of the impeachment trial, the 100-member Senate voted to impeach Trump by 57-43 votes, 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for conviction.

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Khashoggi murder happened 'under my watch', says MBS

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Salman's comments will appear in a PBS documentary on the killing of Khashoggi last year as a result of a 'rogue operation' in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.