Nisha Biswal, an Indian-American policy expert, has been appointed as deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of a US financial institution by the Senate. The United States International Development Finance Corporation's Deputy CEO will be Biswal....

Hindus are requesting an official apology from Baskin-Robbins for failing to disclose that its "Rocky Road" ice cream included beef, as well as for its prompt recall.

Media reported that an Indian-American engineer was fired from his long-time job with a missile defence contractor in Alabama for speaking in Hindi with his dying relative in India over a video call.

Six Indians were among at least 18 people who were killed in a bus accident in Mexico which injured another 23 people. The accident took place in Nayarit state in northwestern Mexico. According to reports the bus was carrying foreign migrants...

Delayed passengers growl after a bear escapes from the cargo hold of an Iraqi plane in Dubai Iraq's Prime Minister has initiated an inquiry into the escape of a bear from its crate on an Iraqi aircraft scheduled to depart from Dubai airport.

The death toll from a train derailment in southern Pakistan rose to 30, with the number of injured rose to 60, and rescue operations were underway, officials said. Ten cars of a Rawalpindi-bound train got derailed, and some overturned, near...

Despite the efforts of Delhi, Goa and Sikkim to reopen the issue, the GST Council chose to proceed with the levy of 28% GST on the face value of chips purchased at casinos and the bet amount for online games. The Centre and the states will now...