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US states led by Texas file updated antitrust complaint against Google

A group of U.S. states led by Texas has filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google

Scientists exploring medicinal mushrooms, Chinese herbs to treat Covid

Mushrooms were chosen because of their long history of use and recent evidence of immune-enhancing and antiviral effects

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted by federal grand jury

A US federal grand jury indicted former Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon on two counts of contempt of Congress

US President Biden to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi virtually on Monday

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 15, virtually."In the evening of Monday, November 15 in Washington, D.C., President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will meet virtually with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC)," said a statement of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.Following their September 9 phone call, the two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and the PRC, as well as ways to work together where our interests align, added the statement.Psaki further added that President Biden will make clear US intentions and priorities and be clear and candid about America's concerns with the PRC.According to Russian media Sputnik, no major deliverables are expected from the meeting but Biden and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, visa restrictions, arms control and a possible framework to ease tensions between the two ...

Powell or Brainard? Joe Biden weighs his pick for US Fed chairman

The White House is cognisant of pressure from both moderates and progressives within the Democratic Party about the choice

Joe Biden signs law to ban Huawei, ZTE from doing business in US

US President Joe Biden has signed the law to ban Chinese tech companies like Huawei and ZTE from getting approval for network equipment licences in the country

Uber sued by US Justice Department for ripping off disabled riders

According to the DoJ, Uber's "wait time" fees discriminate against disabled passengers

India has not accepted illegal occupation of our territory by China: Centre

"India has neither accepted such illegal occupation of our territory nor has it accepted the unjustified Chinese claims," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said

Rivian about to surpass GM as second most valuable US carmaker

Rivian will surpass General Motors if a surge in the price of its shares hold

China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The U.S. and China will also revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the multilateral process

Dollar rockets to 20-month highs after hot US inflation

Analysts said the sharp rise in U.S. government bond yields, including the 30-year Treasury passing 1.5%, was behind the dollar's jump

Wall Street warns it will cut NYC workforce in the next five years

Overall, 13 per cent of employers in the city expect to reduce their workforces in coming years

US joins India-led International Solar Alliance as member country

The US on Wednesday became member country of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

How General Electric's Larry Culp split the empire Jack Welch built

Culp, 58, became GE's CEO in October 2018 after joining it as a board director six months earlier

Gold eases as dollar strengthens; focus shifts to US CPI data

Gold prices eased on Wednesday as the dollar firmed, with investors looking forward to key U.S. inflation data that could have a bearing on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.

Oil rises in US as crude stock falls unexpectedly after travel ban lift

Brent crude futures climbed 32 cents, or 0.4%, to $85.10 a barrel by 0416 GMT, after rising 1.6% on Tuesday.

Vice President Kamala Harris in Paris for US-France fence-mending trip

Harris started her trip by meeting with American and French scientists working on COVID-19 preparedness at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

US eyes January rollout of first projects to counter China's Belt and Road

A US delegation led by President Joe Biden's deputy national security adviser, Daleep Singh, identified at least 10 promising projects in Senegal and Ghana

Kennametal India posts over 2-fold jump in net profit to Rs 28 crore

KIL on Tuesday posted an over two-fold jump in its consolidated net profit

US-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals acquires Puniska Healthcare for Rs 700 cr

US-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday said it has acquired Ahmedabad-based drug firm Puniska Healthcare Pvt Ltd for a total value of around Rs 700 crore. The acquisition significantly enhances Amneal's injectables manufacturing infrastructure, capabilities, and capacity to support the US market and serve as a foundation for international markets, the company said in a statement. Puniska includes a 293,000 square foot, manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad, with a number of sterile injectable production lines. Production capabilities include robotic, aseptic and lyophilize vial lines, emulsion line, and large-volume parenteral bag line, it added. The acquisition also brings to the company approximately 550 Puniska employees with key capabilities in injectables manufacturing, R&D and commercialisation, Amneal said. "This acquisition is a pivotal step that meaningfully enhances our injectables capabilities for the US market and enables international expansion, including in ...