Trump names Indian-American close aide Kash Patel as FBI chief

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated close confidante Kash Patel for the powerful position of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, making him the highest ranking Indian......

US Accuses Adani Of Bribing Officials

Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay $265 million (about Rs 2,200 crore/Rs 22 billion) bribes to Indian officials in exchange of......

Adani charges: Cong seeks probe, BJP questions timing

With billionaire Gautam Adani charged in the United States with alleged bribery and fraud, the Congress on Thursday said it 'vindicates' its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation......

Trump picks anti-vaccine activist as health secretary

United States President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The......

The many battles that Amazon is fighting in India

Among all the geographies where Amazon is fighting regulators, India is the only place where its lines are also tangled in a major corpor­ate battle. Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. Several......

US sues Facebook over acquiring WhatsApp, Instagram

Social media giant accused of anti-competitive conduct by abusing its market power to create a monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. The United States government and 48 states have filed......

Infosys to pay $800,000 to settle case with California AG

Infosys will pay California $800,000 to resolve allegations that, between 2006 and 2017, approximately 500 Infosys employees were working in the state on Infosys-sponsored B-1 visas rather than......

US vs Huawei: What is the controversy all about?

One indictment accuses Huawei of trying to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile, and of promising bonuses to employees who collected confidential information on competitors. A second indictment claims......

Football: 'Aguero out for up to 10 days due to quarantine'

IMAGE: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has played nine games in all competitions this season after missing the start of the campaign following knee surgery. Photograph: Jason......

Sports Shorts: Singer Underwood, NFL sued

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Carrie Underwood has performed theme songs for "Sunday Night Football" since 2013. Photograph: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty......

Football Extras: Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is......

Why Thailand blames Australia for arrest of refugee Bahraini footballer

Hakeem Al Araibi was convicted of vandalising a police station during 2011 anti-government protests in Bahrain and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia after he fled. IMAGE: Hakeem Al......