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New York state allows undocumented migrants to obtain driving license

A report in February said if such a law was passed in New York, more than 400,000 illegal immigrants could get the permit.

NBFCs ask Sitharaman for liquidity window, tax sops in Union Budget

NBFCs sought exemption from having to deduct tax at source for interest payments

Renault-Nissan team up with Waymo for driverless mobility services

Together with their third alliance partner Mitsubishi, Renault and Nissan make up the world's top-selling automobile group

Defying Trump, US Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales worth $8.1 billion

The upper chamber of Congress voted 53 to 45 to approve the first of three resolutions that would prevent the $8.1 billion in sales announced earlier this year

Donald Trump says Iran made a 'very big mistake' in downing US drone

American and Iranian officials are disputing the circumstances of the incident

Pentagon says Iran shot down drone, insists it was not over airspace

The BAMS-D drone was downed by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system while flying in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz

Watchdog contacts Facebook crypto backers as concerns over regulation mount

Switzerland has tried to establish itself as a global cryptocurrencies hub, but the entry into the market of a behemoth like Facebook will increase scrutiny over the rules Switzerland has in place

Borders 'our red line', says Iran general after US drone shot down

Tehran's response to the drone was "a clear message" from the "defenders of the borders" of Iran, said Hossein Salami, quoted by Tasnim news agency

Trump launches 2020 reelection campaign, calling US 'envy of the world'

Promising the packed arena in Orlando, Florida an "earthquake at the ballot box," Trump said: "We did it once and we're going to do it again -- and this time we're going to finish the job."

Iran rejects tanker attack allegations, says US claims 'unsubstantiated'

Washington has blamed Iran for last week's attacks, releasing images and a grainy video it alleges shows Iranians on a patrol boat removing an unexploded limpet mine attached to one of the tankers

Saudi prince's assets should be targeted for Khashoggi murder: UN expert

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said the Saudi crwon prince's personal assets should be targeted with sanctions

Sanofi partners Google to use AI, analytics tools for better treatments

The use of Google's tools for deep analytics -- organising large amounts of data to make insights -- will help it better understand key diseases and patient outcomes to make further improvements

Ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini arrested over award of 2022 World Cup to Qatar

Qatar was named to host the World Cup in a decision that triggered controversy over its suitability amid allegations of corruption

FB unveils its own cryptocurrency Libra, gets backing from Mastercard, Visa

The digital currency, called Libra, is scheduled to launch sometime in the next six to 12 months

Trump threatens to start deporting millions of immigrants from next week

Immigration is expected to be a central issue of Trump's 2020 re-election campaign, which officially launches Tuesday

US to send troops in Middle East; China says don't open 'Pandora's Box'

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi also urged Tehran to not abandon the nuclear agreement 'so easily'

Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for Mohamed Morsi's 'deliberate slow death'

Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice political party said in a statement published on its website

Role of active Opposition is important in Parliamentary democracy: PM Modi

The Lok Sabha is set to spend the next two days with the process of all MPs taking the oath

Big win for LGBT community as Brazil's apex court criminalises homophobia

Brazil now joins a growing number of countries in the typically conservative and Catholic-influenced Latin American region that have passed measures in favour of LGBT rights

How a DNA tech and a genealogy database are helping solve decades old crime

After decades of unsuccessful searching, Seattle police finally arrested Talbott in May 2018, although he had not raised suspicions until then