North America

TEXAS: The world’s largest Snickers bar was unveiled in Texas on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: In statement to a Republican fundraising dinner on Friday night, US President Donald Trump gave a detailed account of the drone strike that killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, according to an audio obtained by a local media.

NOVA SCOTIA: Managing plastic waste is a problem faced by many countries across the world. But this Canadian company is taking your single-use plastic waste and turning them into plastic lumber (wood).

TORONTO: A warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for Indian-origin man in connection to the death of his ex-wife Heeral Patel, says Peel Regional Police. Investigators from Peel’s Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau issued a warrant for 36-year-old Rakeshbhai Patel of the ex-husband of 28-year-old Heeral. Warrant Issued in …

SCHAUMBURG: A missing Indian American woman, Sureel Dabawala, who was reported missing on New Year’s Day, was found dead in the trunk of her car.

TORONTO, CANADA: Two Canada men have been indicted in the US for allegedly assisting to run an international procurement network for over five years and to traffic materials such as satellite communications equipment and aircraft parts to support Pakistan’s nuclear program.

KANSAS: Indian American Usha Reddi Jan. 7 was chosen as the new mayor of Manhattan, Kansas.

NEW YORK:  Canada has moved up to the 2nd spot in the U.S. News 2020 Best Countries rankings, while the U.S is at no. 7.

VANCOUVER: Richmond RCMP Serious Crimes Unit on Wednesday released the photo of Satvir Singh Sanghera, the 49-year-old Richmond resident, who is charged with 14 sex offences.

WASHINGTON: Sikhs will be counted as a separate ethnic group in the US census for the first time, confirmed a Sikh minority organisation on Tuesday.