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March 17, 2017 2:24 PM

Kansas recognises March 16 as Indian-American Appreciation Day

The US state of Kansas has recognised March 16 as 'Indian-American Appreciation Day' to honour an Indian techie who was killed last month in a racially-motivated hate crime. Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed when a US Navy veteran Adam Purinton opened fire at him and his friend Alok Madasani...

March 17, 2017 2:08 PM

Car bomb hits army base in eastern Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, a suicide car bomb detonated near an army base in the eastern province of Khost today, killing one soldier and wounding several others. <br/><br/>Sabari District chief, Akbar Zadran, said the Army repelled the attack and 4 gunmen were killed after an hour-long gun battle....

March 17, 2017 1:43 PM

G20 Finance ministers, central bank chiefs to meet in Germany today

Finance Ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 economies will start a meeting in southwestern Germany today. Reports say, all eyes are on whether they can agree to work together to promote free trade despite the new protectionist tendency of the United States. <br/><br/>T...

March 17, 2017 12:54 PM

First blood test for autism developed

Scientists in the United States have developed a blood test to accurately predict whether a child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The advancement opens the door to early diagnosis and potential future development of therapeutics. The study has been published in the journal PLOS Computational Bio...

March 17, 2017 12:14 PM

H-1B premium processing suspended to handle huge rush: US

US has said the premium processing of H-1B visas, which are popular among Indian IT firms and professionals, has been suspended temporarily to handle the huge rush of applications for the work visas in the first week of April. <br/><br/>US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) act...

March 17, 2017 11:51 AM

42 killed, 100 injured in raids on Aleppo mosque

At least 42 people were killed and more than 100 injured in an air attack on a mosque in a rebel-held village in northern Syria yesterday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the mosque in the Jeenah area, in Aleppo province was packed with worshippers for evening prayers. It said many people ...

March 17, 2017 11:15 AM

G20 Finance ministers, central bank chiefs to meet in Germany today

Finance Ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 economies will start a meeting in southwestern Germany today. Reports say, all eyes are on whether they can agree to work together to promote free trade despite the new protectionist tendency of the United States. <br/><br/>T...

March 17, 2017 7:25 AM

Afghan Police accuse Pakistan of assisting Taliban

The police Chief of Afghan province of Kunar Juma Gul Himmat has blamed Pakistani intelligence services for plotting a strong plan to help the Taliban movement to take over the province's eastern ditrict of Dangam. <br/><br/>Himmat told TOLO news media outlet yesterday that the Inte...

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