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  ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner unfurled at statue of liberty

  World | February 22, 2017 20:40 IST

  A 20-feet red and white banner reading "Refugees Welcome" was illegally placed on the base of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday afternoon. National park police officers were investigating how the banner got on, the

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  About 30 injured after passenger train derails at Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal

  World | January 04, 2017 21:19 IST

  A New York commuter train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn on Wednesday during rush hour and injured around 30 people. Online images Wednesday show the train at a slight angle in its track bed

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  Hard work pays, and how! Generous CEO rewards 800 US employees with Caribbean cruise

  World | December 29, 2016 23:18 IST

  In an act of extreme generosity, over 800 employees at a US-based company have been rewarded with a Caribbean cruise for their hard work over the last 12 months. The CEO of Bertch Cabinets will

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  NYPD could allow Sikh police officers to wear turbans, maintain beards

  World | December 29, 2016 14:34 IST

  In a move seen as an attempt to woo the Sikh community present in large numbers in the US, the New York Police Department is planning to relax its uniform policy to allow its religious officers to wear turbans and maintain beards.

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  Indian-origin man accused of groping woman on flight, tenders ‘I was stupid’ apology note

  World | December 23, 2016 13:18 IST

  An Indian man, living in New Jersey, allegedly groped a woman onboard an Air India flight from Mumbai to Newark and later wrote that his actions were “stupid” in a pair of apology notes, authorities said on Thursday.

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  Future buildings could ‘sense’ internal damage after earthquake, says research

  October 20, 2016 16:34 IST

  Buildings of the future may well be able to foresee the harms after an occasion like a quake, thanks to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who have built a computational model that

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  NASA's Opportunity Mars rover to discover fluid-carved gully

  World | October 08, 2016 16:32 IST

  In a first, the Opportunity Mars rover will drive down a gully carved long ago that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, NASA said. "Fluid-carved gullies on Mars

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  Sikh techie brutally assaulted, hair cut with knife in alleged hate crime in US

  World | October 08, 2016 6:23 IST

  A 41-year old Sikh-American IT specialist was brutally attacked by some men, who knocked off his turban and allegedly cut his religiously-mandated unshorn hair with a knife

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  Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption option in Messenger

  October 05, 2016 16:27 IST

  Social media giant Facebook has rolled out a new feature for Messenger that will provide end-to-end encryption for messages in the Messenger app on the lines of its popular mobile messaging platform WhatsApp. People

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  ‘Mr President, please go get him’, 6-year-old wants Obama to bring wounded Syrian boy to his home

  World | September 23, 2016 18:28 IST

  A few months ago, a photo of a 5-year-old Syrian boy surfaced on the internet that questioned our faith in humanity. In a direly wounded state, Omran Daqneesh brought tears to many eyes and anger

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  New York bombing suspect’s wife left US days before attack: report

  World | September 21, 2016 13:32 IST

  The wife of the man suspected of bombings in New Jersey and New York allegedly left the US just days before the attack. The woman, who has not been identified, was intercepted by authorities in

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  New York bombing suspect arrested after a dramatic gun battle

  World | September 20, 2016 15:14 IST

  28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghanistan-born American, suspected of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City and planting other devices, was arrested by police on Monday.

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  Suspect in New York City bombings under police custody, sources say

  World | September 19, 2016 23:26 IST

  The main suspect in the bombings in New York and New Jersey is now under custody after a shootout with the police, sources said today. Hailing from Afghanistan, Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man wanted for

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  'Intentional' blast in New York City’s Manhattan, at least 29 injured

  World | September 18, 2016 12:27 IST

  At least 25 people were injured in an explosion in Chelsea district of Manhattan in New York.

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  Candid confession: ‘Desi Girl’ Priyanka Chopra doesn’t like to flaunt her ‘intimate’ wear

  Bollywood | September 13, 2016 18:53 IST

  Priyanka Chopra confessed that she was shy and doesn’t like flaunting her bra.

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  Watch: Jacqueline Fernandez nailing air stunts like a pro for Hollywood debut

  Bollywood | September 12, 2016 15:56 IST

  Jacqueline Fernandez, in a recent video posted on her Instagram profile, can be seen doing some unbelievable stunts.

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  Maharashtra CM’s wife Amruta Fadnavis all set to walk the ramp at New York Fashion Week

  India | September 07, 2016 10:46 IST

  Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will be walking the ramp for a Pune-based fashion design institute at the New York Fashion Week.

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  Silver screen to ramp: Sunny Leone to walk at New York Fashion Week

  Bollywood | September 04, 2016 16:23 IST

  Bollywood actress Sunny Leone will be walking for designer Archana Kochhar at the upcoming New York Fashion Week.

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  No evidence of shots fired at JFK Airport in New York, Terminal 8 evacuated: Officials

  World | August 15, 2016 9:31 IST

  The New York Police Department said that officers have responded to John F Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired.

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  Cops capture man climbing Trump Tower in New York City

  World | August 11, 2016 9:46 IST

  Police have captured a man in Manhattan who was allegedly trying to scale the glass facade of Trump Tower on Wednesday using large suction cups. Man climbing as high as the 21st floor before