New York, Jan 27 (IANS) At least 28 weather-related deaths were reported as a massive winter storm dumped snow across dozens of US states over the weekend, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school closures.The death toll included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, and fatal sledding accidents in Arkansas and Texas. In New York City, officials said eight people were found dead outdoors as temperatures plunged at night, Xinhua news agency reported….
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Washington, Jan 26(IANS) A massive winter storm in the United States has knocked out power to over a million, disrupted tens of thousands of flights, and left several dead as dangerous cold and snow swept from the South to the Northeast, officials said.Authorities across dozens of states reported widespread outages as freezing rain and heavy snow brought down trees and power lines, particularly across the South and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. PowerOutage.com data showed more than 1,000,000 custom…
Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Rihanna knows how to maintain her composure. The singer was exiting the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, when her security guard walked ahead of her, leaving the doors behind him to close in her face. The Grammy-winning artiste, 37, took the snafu in stride, pausing for a moment before quipping, “Such a gentleman you are” in a video that’s since gone viral on social media, reports ‘People’ magazine.She then giggled to herself as she got …
Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber’s son Jack Blues proves that the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. Recently, Justin’s wife, Hailey Bieber, 29, shared a sweet snap to her Instagram Stories of 31-year-old Justin holding onto his blonde-haired boy, reports ‘People’ magazine.In the image, shirtless Justin is displaying his tattooed chest as he sweetly cradles his son. “Just like Daddy”, Hailey captioned the image.As per ‘People’, earlier in the month,…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) US security officials drove External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar 416 miles during a September government shutdown after commercial flights were grounded, according to a State Department report released this week.The journey allowed Jaishankar to reach New York for a scheduled meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.The account was written by the US Diplomatic Security Service on December 30 and made public on January 8.The shutdown halted air travel across t…
Los Angeles, Jan 6 (IANS) The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend has looked back at a “beautiful weekend” with his family over New Year’s break. The singer, 47, shared several cute photos on Instagram of his four children, Luna, 9, Miles, 7, and Esti and Wren, both 2, while on a family vacation, reports ‘People’ magazine.In the first photo shared, Legend and his wife, Chrissy Teigen, sat beside each other on some stairs along with their kids as Legend held onto their youngest son…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is in a federal court on Monday to face charges of narco-terrorism after his capture by US forces in his country. Maduro and his wife, Cilio Flores, arrived at the courthouse from the notorious federal lockup, Metropolitan Detention Centre (MDC), after they were helicoptered into Manhattan and driven under heavy escort to the courthouse.The federal court announced that they will make their initial appearance at noon before Alvin Hellerstein…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned the US action on Venezuela, stating that the attack on any sovereign nation is considered “an act of war” as it was a violation of international law. This came after US President Donald Trump announced that American forces carried out a large-scale attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and “captured” President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. He has also said that the US will run the South American nation during the transit…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) As Democrat leader Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim mayor of America’s largest city, placing his hand on the Holy Quran while taking the oath of office, leaders from the JD(U) and Shiv Sena on Friday said that religion should not be politicised. Zohran Mamdani became the mayor of New York City shortly after midnight on Thursday. He took the oath of office at a decommissioned subway station in Manhattan, marking a historic moment in the city’s political …
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Zohran Mamdani brought touches of his South Asian heritage to his formal inauguration as this multicultural city’s Mayor on New Year’s Day.While acknowledging his parents during his speech, he also gave a shout-out to relatives in Delhi.He is the son of Mira Nair, a movie director, and Mahmood Mamdani, a Columbia University Professor from Uganda, who claims Indian ancestry.”Thank you to my parents, Mama and Baba, for raising me, for teaching me how to be in this world, and…