Elon Musk inaugurates Tesla Gigafactory in Texas, bigger than 100 Football fields
Texas Gigafactory (meant for Cybertruck production) is the fourth Tesla manufacturing facility in the US, after Fremont, California, a battery factory in Sparks, Nevada and a solar factory in Buffalo, New York.
Apr 08, 2022, 20:24 PM IST
Who is Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistan national at the centre of Texas hostage incident?
A gunman, who had taken four people hostage at a Dallas-area synagogue in the US, had demanded the release of Aafia Siddiqui.
Jan 17, 2022, 10:12 AM IST
FBI identifies Texas synagogue hostage taker as British national
The FBI identified a hostage taker killed at a Texas synagogue as a 44-year-old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram. Akram demanded the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted of trying to kill US military officers.
Jan 17, 2022, 06:58 AM IST
Hostages rescued safely in Texas Synagogue Standoff: Governor Greg Abbott
“Prayers answered. All hostages are out alive and safe,” Abbott tweeted.
Jan 16, 2022, 10:53 AM IST
Schools across US cancel classes after shooting threat video goes viral on TikTok
Districts in California, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri said they planned to close down schools on Friday in response to the threats.
Dec 17, 2021, 16:00 PM IST
US military training jet crashes in residential area in Texas, five injured
Two people were ejected from the plane and have been taken to local hospitals, with one person in critical condition and the other in serious condition.
Sep 20, 2021, 09:10 AM IST
US ramps up plan to expel Haitian migrants gathered in Texas border city
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that it moved about 2,000 of the migrants who had gathered under and near a bridge in the border city of Del Rio to other locations on Friday.
Sep 19, 2021, 08:24 AM IST
Afghan refugee shares picture of food given at US camp, gets trolled for saying refugee life is 'never easy'
Hamed Ahmadi, a refugee at a Texas camp, shared the picture which showed that the food on his plate included two small pieces of chicken, a few slices of fruit and bread. While many trolled him for being ungrateful, Ahmadi to a foreign publication clarified his intention was not to complain
Sep 04, 2021, 12:14 PM IST
Texas Gov Greg Abbott issues proclamation celebrating 75 years of India's Independence
Governor Abbott signed the proclamation at a celebration ahead of Indian Independence Day on August 15 and said, "India is our largest democratic ally in the world".
Aug 14, 2021, 06:45 AM IST
Monkeypox case reported in US after 18 years, check its symptoms and other details
CDC describes monkeypox as a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a widespread rash on the face and body. The last monkeypox outbreak in the US was in 2003.
Jul 18, 2021, 11:29 AM IST
US Army Sergeant indicted on murder charges for shooting and killing Garrett
Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood during a night of protests and unrest in several US cities, was booked on one count of murder and one count of deadly conduct in the July 25 death of Garrett Foster, 28.
Jul 02, 2021, 11:53 AM IST
US Supreme Court upholds ObamaCare, dismisses third challenge to Affordable Care Act
The US Supreme Court on Thursday (June 17) upheld the ObamaCare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against the latest Republican challenge, allowing millions to keep their health insurance coverage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 18, 2021, 10:01 AM IST
iPhone 6 battery explosion! Customer sues Apple for THIS reason
Franklin is asking Apple to pay him damages for the allegedly defective iPhone 6 and its battery and incidental damages for replacement devices.
May 07, 2021, 15:23 PM IST
This US state lifts COVID-19 mask mandate, allows all businesses to run with full capacity
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced an order to lift the mask mandate in the state and increase the capacity of all businesses and facilities to 100 per cent capacity starting next Wednesday.
Mar 03, 2021, 12:22 PM IST
Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in southern part
The storms also left more than 450,000 from West Virginia to Louisiana without power and 100,000 in Oregon were still enduring a weeklong outage following massive ice and snowstorm. The snow and ice moved into the Appalachians, northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, and later the Northeast as the extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of at least 56 people, with a growing toll of those who perished trying to keep warm.
Feb 19, 2021, 21:51 PM IST
US: No electricity, no water in Texas, citizens struggle through historic cold
Residents in over 100 counties in Texas have been told to boil their drinking water as treatment plants continue to suffer from energy blackouts, officials said. With freezing temperatures expected through the weekend, getting the lights back on will be a slow process.
Feb 18, 2021, 08:36 AM IST
Texas braces for impact due to Arctic blast, US registers record breaking cold
Texas is bracing for a historic Arctic blast expected to dump inches of snow, cripple life, glaze roadways in ice and send temperatures plummeting to near-record lows. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for parts of southeast Texas from 9 pm Saturday (February 13) until 6 pm Monday (February 15).
Feb 14, 2021, 09:35 AM IST
Massive pileup of 130 vehicles on icy Texas interstate in US, 6 killed
A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and several injured amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the US. At the scene of the crash on Interstate 35 near downtown Fort Worth, cars and trucks had smashed into each other.
Feb 12, 2021, 08:38 AM IST
Terminally ill, Indian-origin paediatrician kills doctor, himself after taking hostages in Texas
A 43-year-old Indian-American pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer shot dead a lady doctor and then killed himself after taking hostages at a medical office in Austin, according to police in the capital city of the US state of Texas. The armed man has been identified as Dr Bharat Narumanchi.
Jan 29, 2021, 08:33 AM IST
Brain-eating amoeba detected in water supply kills six-year old in US' Texas
Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday issued a disaster declaration for Brazoria County after Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba, was found in the water supply of the city of Lake Jackson in the greater Houston metropolitan area.
Sep 29, 2020, 00:39 AM IST
