
At the Taj Mahal Party Center in Jamaica, New York, a celebration programme was held to mark the 103rd birthday of "Father of the Nation" of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and the 52nd anniversary of the country's independence on Tuesday....

US President Joe Biden honoured Indian-American actress-producer Mindy Kaling with the prestigious 2021 National Medal of Arts, one of the highest awards given to artists and arts patrons by the government....

Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 5.2 per cent year over year in February, following a 5.9 per cent increase in January, the largest deceleration in the headline CPI since April 2020, the national statistical agency said....

California continues to be hit by heavy rain and snow, which led to flooding, power outages and traffic disruptions for residents. ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned of a rapid rise and geographic spread of an emerging fungus called Candida auris (C. auris)....

Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former US President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested and called for his supporters to stage protests. ...

US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). ...

Torrance, a city located nearly 30 kilometre south of Los Angeles, California, paid $7,50,000 after two police officers allegedly spray-painted a swastika inside a suspect's car three years back....

Tens of thousands of school workers kicked off a three-day strike, shutting down the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the US. ...
The 6.6-magnitude earthquake reportedly struck India, and other nations...