91 killed, over 230 people injured in US tornado

At least 91 people were killed, including 20 children as a massive tornado hit Oklahoma City in south central US, destroying entire areas of homes and trapping two dozen school children beneath rubble. The rescue teams were cleaning the rubble of flattened Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, hours after the tornado struck Monday [...]

60 Killed, 100 Injured in Texas Plant Blast

A major blast hit a Fertiliser plant near Waco in Texas, killing at least 60 people and leaving hundreds injured on Wednesday night. A day after the Boston Marathon, a potential terrorist attack on Monday claiming lives of over 3 people and leaving 144 injured, Fertiliser plant came as another shock to the US. That Dr. [...]

FBI arrests suspected for ricin letter sent to Obama

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a suspected US man to accuse of sending poisoned letter to US President Brack Obama. A day after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. In which 3 people were killed and over 200 injured. According the FBI said that the suspect Paul Kevin Curtis was arrested on Wednesday [...]

3 Killed, 144 injured in Boston marathon blasts

Over 3 people died and 144 were injured in the two strong explosions rocked near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in a potential terrorist attack on Monday. When the smoke cleared after the explosions in Boston’s Back Bay section, dozens of victims lay in the street, some unconscious, some grievously injured, including some [...]

US H1B Visa Applications available from April 1

The US will start accepting applications for H-1B visa, the most sought after work visa by Indian IT professionals, from 1st April this year, the federal agency USCIS has declared.  The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa which permits US companies to temporarily make use of foreign workers. The development in the country’s economy, and dependent [...]

Laden's son-in-law Ghaith arrested, brought to US

The world’s most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith has been arrested and bring to US, official said. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is likely to be produced in US federal court in New York on Today at an early hearing to face terror charges. “No amount of distance or time will weaken our [...]

Obama orders to start $85 billion in spending cuts

The president of US Barack Obama orders to start USD 85 billion from federal accounts in spending cuts, which Obama said could see growth cut by over one-half of 1% and cost about 750,000 jobs. Obama singed the order delayed last night night hesitantly after he and the Congressional leadership those from the Republican party failed [...]

Kerry sworn in as US Secretary of State after Clinton resigned

John Kerry has been sworn in as the US secretary of state after Hillary Clinton formally resigned on Friday. John Kerry, the veteran American politician and 2004 presidential candidate. “I was very honoured to be sworn in and very anxious to get to work,” Kerry told media with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, by his [...]

Obama plans immigration reforms

Us president Barack Obama has come up with an immigration reform policy. This is exactly what he promised before the elections that he will ease out the immigration policy. The reforms, which also propose to eliminate the annual country caps in the employment category, are expected to benefit large number of Indian technocrats and professionals. [...]

US to grant permission to Women combats

United States military officials have given indications that soon they are going to give chances to women combat in forces. The decision would allow American women to take up thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service. The official announcement is going to be made tomorrow. A senior military official said [...]

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