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Indian women find US dreams in peril
For seven years, Deepika Jalakam sat at home. Bored, unfulfilled and dependent on her husband for every dime, she struggled with the notion that her professional life was doomed in the land of opportunity.
Apr 07, 2018 00:00 IST
Fresh US sanctions on Putin cronies
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on seven of Russia's richest men and 17 top government officials on Friday in the latest effort to punish President Vladimir V. Putin's inner circle for interference in the 2016 election and other Russian aggressions.
Apr 07, 2018 00:00 IST
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S. Korea's ex-leader gets 24 years in jail
Park Geun-hye, South Korea's impeached and ousted President, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on a variety of criminal charges, in a case that exposed the entrenched, collusive ties between South Korea's government and huge conglomerates like Samsung.
Apr 07, 2018 00:00 IST
'No hush money paid'
President Trump denied on Thursday knowing of a $130,000 payment his lawyer made to a pornographic film actress who claims to have had a sexual encounter with him, an assertion that threatened to complicate his legal battle against her.
Apr 07, 2018 00:00 IST
Former South Korean leader Park convicted in corruption case, gets 24 years in jail
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was driven from office and arrested over a corruption scandal that saw months of massive street rallies calling for her ouster.
Apr 06, 2018 14:45 IST
Google workers protest work for Pentagon
Thousands of Google employees, including dozens of senior engineers, have signed a letter protesting the company's involvement in a Pentagon programme that uses artificial intelligence to interpret video imagery and could be used to improve the targeting of drone strikes.
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
US tries to calm trade fears
White House officials moved quickly on Wednesday to calm fears of a potential trade war with China, saying the administration's proposed tariffs were a "threat" that would ultimately help, not hurt, the US economy, hours after China said it would punish American products with similar levies.
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
Four dead in Turkey university shooting
A gunman shot dead four Turkish academics at their university on Thursday whom he saw as supporters of a Muslim cleric accused by the government of being behind a failed coup in 2016, the university rector said.
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
Pak blamed for Afghan bombing
The Afghan government on Thursday accused Pakistan of air strikes in the Afghan province of Kunar, which borders Pakistan, causing "huge financial damage".
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
Trump criticises Post for bad reporting
President Donald Trump slammed The Washington Post on Thursday for "bad reporting" and suggested his own headline for a news report on his administration's decision to impose tariffs on import of some 1,300 Chinese products.
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
Improper data use affected 87m: FB
Facebook on Wednesday said that the data of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with a political consulting firm connected to President Trump during the 2016 election - a figure far higher than the estimate of 50 million that had been widely cited since the leak was reported last month.
Apr 06, 2018 00:00 IST
Opinion
- A blue to dream of
Anuradha Roy - The currency of shame
Rohit Chakraborty - Bad time for men
Writing on the Wall
Ashok V. Desai - Karnataka jolt
Manini Chatterjee - Beauty close by
Amit Chaudhuri — Telling tales
