White House official says Pakistan is developing missiles that can eventually hit the US
Dec 20, 2024, at 09:49 am
A top White House official has said Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missiles which have the potential to hit targets outside South Asia, including the USA.
Canada: Manitoba govt announces new safe house for Brandon’s Indigenous women
Dec 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: In order to keep Bandon's Indigenous women safe, Manitoba's Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, who is responsible for women and gender equity, has announced a grant of $500,000 for providing a 24x7 safe space to support Brandon’s indigenous women.
Congress should act now against gun violence, says Joe Biden following Wisconsin school shooting
Dec 17, 2024, at 06:00 pm
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to act after a shooting incident at a school in Wisconsin left at least three people, including the shooter, dead.
US school shooting leaves 5 including suspected shooter dead
Dec 17, 2024, at 03:00 am
At least 5 people including the suspected accused were killed in a shooting incident that occurred at a Christian school in US' Wisconsin, media reports.
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet ahead of economic update
Dec 16, 2024, at 09:45 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: In a shocking move, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who also holds the finance portfolio, resigned from her cabinet position on Monday just before she was set to deliver an economic update.
Antony Blinken discusses Syria, ISIS while meeting Turkish President Recep Erdoğan
Dec 14, 2024, at 06:52 pm
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently met Turkish President Recep Erdoğan over the developments in Syria and ensured that the coalition kept the terror group ISIS defeated.
USA: Lawmakers tell Apple, Google CEOs to prepare for ban on TikTok
Dec 14, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Two US lawmakers have sent a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Alphabet asking them to be ready to remove the Chinese-owned app TikTok from the American app stores on January 19.
Donald Trump intends to end 'inconvenient' and 'very costly' Daylight Saving Time
Dec 14, 2024, at 01:33 pm
Washington D.C./IBNS: US President-elect Donald Trump has intended to put an end to the Daylight Saving Time, a biannual practice of changing clock time seasonally in the country.
Dec 14, 2024, at 12:35 pm
The Hindu community of Canada recently demonstrated outside the Bangladeshi Consulate in Toronto to seek justice and protection of minority communities in Bangladesh where they have been facing atrocities ever since the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled and the Interim government took charge.
Manitoba govt introduces stronger licensing consequences for convicted impaired drivers
Dec 14, 2024, at 12:28 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government has introduced legislation to impose new, stronger licensing on drivers convicted of impaired driving and refusal offences that cause bodily harm or death, Justice Minister Matt Wiebe, the minister responsible for Manitoba Public Insurance, has announced.
Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta donates $1 million to Donald Trump's inaugural fund
Dec 12, 2024, at 11:23 pm
New York/IBNS: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund, a company spokesperson confirmed to the media.
Donald Trump vows to eliminate US birthright citizenship after taking charge
Dec 12, 2024, at 12:06 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the birthright citizenship after he assumes charge on January 20.
Donald Trump names former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as next US Ambassador to Greece
Dec 11, 2024, at 03:20 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump has named former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as the country's new Ambassador to Greece.
Dec 11, 2024, at 02:33 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump has launched a new fragrance line that features an image of himself sitting beside First Lady Jill Biden and with a striking name 'Fight Fight Fight'.
USA: Cop quits job after secret career in adult film industry gets revealed
Dec 10, 2024, at 06:09 pm
A veteran, who was working with the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, has quit after a secret career in the porn industry was revealed recently.
Dec 10, 2024, at 09:53 am
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Chandigarh-born Indian-American lawyer Harmeet K Dhillon as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice.
Canada: 20-year-old Indian-origin student shot dead in Edmonton, 2 arrested
Dec 08, 2024, at 03:00 pm
Two suspects have been arrested over the murder of an Indian-origin student in Canada's Edmonton city on Friday.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing in Manhattan: NYPD issues photos of suspect, probe on
Dec 06, 2024, at 03:23 pm
The New York Police Department has released images of a man who is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the Manhattan region of the US city.
US President-elect Donald Trump nominates private astronaut Jared Isaacman next NASA chief
Dec 05, 2024, at 05:54 am
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated businessman and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk Jared Isaacman as the next NASA chief.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot dead outside New York hotel in targeted attack
Dec 05, 2024, at 04:09 am
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in an apparent targeted attack as he was on his way to attend the company’s annual investor conference, media reports said.
Dec 04, 2024, at 02:59 pm
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the United States is providing more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and affected communities in 31 African countries.
Hindus demonstrate in Canada against atrocities faced by community members in Bangladesh
Dec 03, 2024, at 10:36 pm
Bangladeshi Hindus in Montreal recently took out a rally in the Canadian city to show solidarity with ISKCON, the religious outfit that has been targeted by alleged Islamists in Bangladesh in recent times.
Dec 02, 2024, at 04:08 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter in two criminal cases and described the decision as an 'abuse and miscarriage of Justice'.
Kash Patel, Trump's FBI director pick, joins X, Elon Musk reacts
Dec 02, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Indian-origin Kash Patel, who has been nominated by US-President elect Donald Trump as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, joined the entrepreneur Elon Musk-owned micro-blogging platform X on Sunday.
Dec 02, 2024, at 03:02 pm
US President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter who was facing sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions.
New York paying $220 million to hotel owned by Pakistan govt, says Vivek Ramaswamy
Dec 01, 2024, at 10:42 pm
New York: The City of New York is reportedly paying $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by the Government of Pakistan, to house illegal immigrants.
Donald Trump nominates Indian-American Kash Patel as FBI Director
Dec 01, 2024, at 07:31 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump Saturday (US time) nominated Indian-American Pentagon official Kashyap 'Kash' Patel as FBI director in his new administration that will commence operating in January.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk celebrate Thanksgiving together, Tesla boss grooves to YMCA song
Nov 30, 2024, at 07:41 am
It seems like US President-elect Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have become the best of buddies ever since the elections earlier this month and their bromance was once again showcased during a Thanksgiving dinner in Florida.
Nov 29, 2024, at 10:52 pm
American singer Mary Millben has urged world leaders to address the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and the attack on Hindu and other minorities in Bangladesh, the latest episodes which have triggered fresh tension in the country that has witnessed political instability ever since former PM Sheikh Haina-led government was ousted from power on August 5.
Nov 28, 2024, at 05:11 am
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has accused The New York Times (NYT) and Bloomberg of "deliberately dropping" a groundbreaking study that exposed the extreme diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training programs in the United States actually increases racism.