Biden Fumbles in Presidential Debate

United States President Joe Biden and former president Donald J Trump hit out at one another in a televised debate -- the first of the 2024 US presidential election -- on June 27, 2024. This is the......

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

In a pivotal turn of events, the New York Court of Appeals has overturned renowned Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, marking a significant development in the legal saga......

Donald Trump spoke just 6 times during hour-long court arraignment

Former US president Donald Trump spoke just six times, including when he entered the not guilty plea, before a judge in a Manhattan court during the nearly hour-long hearing at his arraignment,......

News Events That Shook The World In 2023

From the landing of Chandrayaan 3 to the bombardment of Palestine by Israel, a look at some events that shaped the world in the second half of 2023. The events are listed in the order of their......

Edtech company Byju's plans asset sale to pay off $1.2 billion loan

Byju’s, India's most-valued startup, has decided to put two of its key assets -- Epic and Great Learning -- on the block to generate $800 million-$1 billion in cash, with an aim to meet the......

Indian among 6 charged in $30-million bank fraud

An Indian-origin man is among six charged with carrying out a $30-million bank fraud conspiracy and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Manjeet Bawa, 46, of New York and other......

US government hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit

At issue in the case was a county-owned iPhone used by Rizwan Farook, one of the husband-and-wife shooters in the December rampage in San Bernardino, California, in which 14 people were killed and......

Reckless audits: KPMG faces $1-bn law-suit

Accounting major KPMG is being sued for $1 billion (690 million pounds) in damages from a trustee of collapsed American lender New Century Financial Corporation and has been accused of conducting......

Lindsay Lohan escapes arrest

Lindsay Lohan, who was issued a warrant for missing a mandatory court hearing, escaped an arrest by making bail. Los Angeles Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini said a bond was posted for the......

Saif-Kareena's Jehaad runs into trouble

We had reported in January that Karan Johar's latest production, Jehaad, had run into trouble. Several artistes and merchants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA had come forward against Swish......

US runner sues ex-coach, Nike over alleged abuse

IMAGE: Mary Cain told the New York Times in 2019 that under Alberto Salazar at the Nike Oregon Project she was pushed to achieve an unhealthy weight in an abusive environment that derailed her......

Indian sportsman pleads guilty to abusing minor in US

Hussain will now be deported as his visa expired in August. IMAGE: Kashmiri snowshoer Tanveer Hussain. Photograph: ANI/Twitter A 25-year-old Indian sportsman, who was arrested in New York in March......

Kristina-Timea forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 restrictions

IMAGE: Hungary’s Timea Babos, left, and Kristina Mladenovic of France pose. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Doubles top seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos were withdrawn......

Lawrence Taylor pleads guilty to sexual assault

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges he paid an underage girl for sex and must register as a sex offender, prosecutors said on Thursday. The former......

PIX: How the pandemic has changed tennis

IMAGE: Serena Williams sports huge glasses and face mask as she has her ankle retaped. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The US Open finished on Sunday having largely pulled off what was......