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Diaspora panel in US seeks to include Pannun and SFJ on no-fly list

A diaspora panel in the US has sought to include designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on the no-fly list for issuing video messages threatening people flying Air India. Participants of a panel discussion "Indians in Canada under Threat of Terror and Hate Crimes', organised by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a group of Indian-Americans and Indo-Canadians, asserted that it's time for the governments to take strong action against the separatist Sikh leader from the SFJ. The SFJ is a US-based organisation banned by the Government of India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for its anti-India activities. In July 2020, Pannun was also declared an "individual terrorist" under the UAPA for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging Punjabi Sikh youth to take up arms. "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has misrepresented freedom of expression for freedom of terror and his

China seeks to be friends with US, won't fight 'hot war': Xi Jinping

Biden held a solo news conference after four hours of talks with Xi on the outskirts of San Francisco

Much ado about little

Biden-Xi talks yield modest outcomes

What is LockBit, the group that hacked world's biggest bank

LockBit has gained infamy for its recent attack on the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), disrupting US Treasury market trades. Watch the video to know about this group >

US shutdown risk eased in stopgap plan offered by House Speaker Johnson

The proposal, which omits new funding for aid to Israel and Ukraine, would extend funding for some government agencies to January and others to February

Ranbir-starrer 'Animal' to release in over 888 screens in North America

Produced by T-Series and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer 'Animal' was initially set to release on Aug 1 but is now postponed to Dec 1, 2023

Biden's AI executive order: Weapons to watermarks, pros and cons

US President Joe Biden recently signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to balance the needs of cutting-edge tech companies with national security and consumer >

US mass shooting: 22 dead in Maine; killer still at large

Police in Maine are pursuing a suspect in a mass shooting that has left at least 22 people dead in a pair of incidents in the city of Lewiston. Watch the video to know more.

H-1B visa: What will change, what won't

The US has unveiled a proposal promising a transformative shift in the H-1B visa lottery system. Watch the video for the details >

Global stances: Nations backing Israel vs Hamas in the conflict

As the conflict rages between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, countries around the world have come in solidarity with Israel while many others have backed the Palestinian armed group. >

The Biden govt could shut down on October 1: Here's all you need to know

The US Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown that would halt paychecks for many of the federal government's roughly 2 million employees

Asian Paints co-founder & non-executive director Ashwin Dani passes away

Dani embarked on his career in 1967 as a Development Chemist with Inmont Corp, now known as BASF, an industrial coatings manufacturer based in Detroit, USA

US weekly jobless claims at 8 month low, unemployment numbers falling

Demand for labor is slowing, overall labor market conditions have remained tight despite higher interest rates

Why Vivek Ramaswamy wants to 'gut' H-1B visa lottery

On 17th September, Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy made a bold statement on the H-1B visa programme. Watch the video to know why Ramaswamy wants to 'gut' H-1B visa lottery >

US CPI gauge accelerates 1st time in 6 months, making room for fed hike

The so-called core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, advanced 0.3% from July, the first acceleration in six months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Wednesday

Binance US CEO departs as crypto company cuts third of its workforce

The CEO of Binance's US affiliate has departed the crypto trading platform amid another round of job cuts. Binance US CEO Brian Shroder is no longer with the company, a spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press Wednesday. The cryptocurrency exchange did not specify when or why Shroder departed, but said that chief legal officer Norman Reed is now serving as interim CEO. Shroder joined the Binance.US as president in September 2021 and was named CEO the following month. Shroder's departure coincides with the elimination of about one-third of Binance.US's workforce, with layoffs impacting more than 100 employees. The actions we are taking provide Binance.US with more than seven years of financial runway and enable us to continue to serve our customers while we operate as a crypto-only exchange," the spokesperson said in a statement. Binance.US also pointed to action taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year, arguing that the agency's aggressive attemp

US again standing at brink of total shutdown, Americans feel the bite

Months after averting it, the US is again standing at the brink of total shutdown, if Congress - struggling with the dispute between Democrats and Republicans

Top US House Republican McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry

Many in McCarthy's party were infuriated when the House, then controlled by Democrats, twice impeached Republican President Donald Trump - in 2019 and 2021 - though he was acquitted both times

Google's search dominance challenged in biggest antitrust trial in decades

Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest US antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its favour by locking its search engine in as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices. US District Judge Amit Mehta likely won't issue a ruling until early next year. If he decides Google broke the law, another trial will decide what steps should be taken to rein in the Mountain View, California-based company. Top executives at Google and its corporate parent Alphabet Inc, as well as those from other powerful technology companies are expected to testify. Among them is likely to be Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who succeeded Google co-founder Larry Page four years ago. Court documents also suggest that Eddy Cue, a high ranking Apple executive, might be .

Removing duties on US apples, walnuts not to impact local producers

The government on Tuesday said that the removal of additional retaliatory duties on imports of US apples, walnuts and almonds will not result in any negative impact on domestic producers. Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Peeyush Kumar said the Most Favoured Nation duty of 50 per cent and 100 per cent continues to be applicable on US apples and walnuts as only additional 20 per cent duty is removed. There is no reduction on the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) duty on apples, walnuts and almonds, which still applies to all imported products, including US-origin products, he added. "This measure will not result in any negative impact on domestic apple, walnut and almond producers. Rather, it will result in competition in the premium market segment of apples, walnuts and almonds, thereby ensuring better quality at competitive prices for our Indian consumers," he told reporters here. The market share of the US apples dwindled as other countries benefited from the imposition