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Nancy Pelosi takes heat over visit to California hair salon during Covid-19

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is getting heat over a solo hair salon visit in San Francisco at a time when California businesses are limited by concern over coronavirus. But Pelosi’s spokesman said she was complying with the rules as presented to...

Nikki Haley says China took ‘naive’ US for a ride, calls India real friend

China has taken a “naive” US and its leaders for a ride over the past several decades, according to former top Indian-American diplomat Nikki Haley, who said the Trump administration through its robust Indo-Pacific strategy is now learning who...

White House suggests $1.3 trillion coronavirus aid bill; Pelosi says not enough

President Donald Trump is willing to sign a $1.3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a top aide said on Friday, but Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the sum was not enough to meet the needs of the...

Ivanka would be better candidate, Kamala Harris ‘not competent’ to be US President: Donald Trump

Kamala Harris is “not competent” to be president, US President Donald Trump has said as he launched an attack on the Indian-origin senator’s credentials for the top post. Addressing his supporters at a Republican campaign rally in New Hampshire on Friday,...

Harris pledges to rejoin Paris Agreement, re-enter Iran nuke deal if elected

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate, has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and re-enter the Iran nuclear deal to restore “our place in the world” and win back the “trust and support” of the...

Proud daughter of Indian immigrants: Haley

Nikki Haley, the former US ambassador to the UN, on Monday night said she is the proud daughter of Indian immigrants while seeking to address the issue of racism as she spoke at the Republican convention to nominate President Donald Trump for...

Arsonists set fires in US’ Wisconsin as police shoot Jacob Blake, a Black man

Arsonists set buildings ablaze and torched much of the Black business district in a second night of unrest in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, triggered by the wounding of a Black man shot in the back by officers as...

Black Lives Matter: British Museum founder’s bust removed

The hitherto prominently displayed bust of British Museum’s founder, Hans Sloane, has been removed in the context of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign and his links to slave trade before he died in 1753 aged 92. Sloane Square in...

Pakistan mentions Dawood Ibrahim’s Karachi addresses in sanctions document

Weeks ahead of an expected assessment of its counter-terror financing actions, Pakistan has tightened curbs on eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders, including its founder Hafiz Saeed, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim by taking steps to enforce UN...

Two tropical storms a potential double threat to US Gulf Coast

Two newly formed tropical storms could become almost simultaneous threats to the US Gulf Coast early next week. They could even get sucked into an odd dance around each other. Or they could fall apart as they soak the...

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Why is Kevin Hart suddenly closing all of his vegan chain restaurants?

Kevin Hart’s vegan restaurant chain, Hart House, has closed all four of its locations, according to Eater Los Angeles. Hart House,...