'Special Announcement': Republican Politician Nikki Haley may Announce US Presidential bid on Feb 15
Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley is expected to announce her bid for the 2024 US election run as she sent out invitations for a `special announcement`. Taking to Twitter, Haley wrote, "My family and I have a big announcement to share with you on February 15th! And yes, it`s definitely going to be a Great Day in South Carolina!" She has sent out invitations for a "special announcement" on February 15 when she is expected to declare her 2024 US presidential run.
Feb 02, 2023, 07:39 AM IST
South Carolina nightclub shooting: 2 dead, 8 injured
The nightclub is about 8 kilometres southwest of downtown Greenville, in South Carolina's Upstate region.
Jul 05, 2020, 17:03 PM IST
May never be excited about crowd again after visiting India, Donald Trump says at US rally
Trump, before his India visit, had said that PM Modi had told him that 5-7 million people would line up to see him.
Mar 01, 2020, 09:04 AM IST
Hurricane Dorian: 4 dead in US, floodwaters rise in Charleston's streets
Deserted, rain-lashed streets in Charleston, South Carolina, vanished beneath water on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian churned a few dozen miles offshore after reducing parts of the Bahamas to rubble.
Sep 05, 2019, 23:56 PM IST
South Carolina shooting leaves one officer dead, four injured: Reports
Florence-based WPDE-TV, citing the Florence County Sheriff`s Office, reported that three sheriff`s deputies and two Florence city police officers were shot in the incident, and that one of the city officers had died.
Oct 04, 2018, 06:22 AM IST
Thousands in South Carolina brace for post-Hurricane Florence flooding
More than 10 days after the storm made landfall and killed 46 people mostly in North Carolina, several rivers throughout the state continued to rise.
Sep 25, 2018, 07:12 AM IST
Deadly Florence trudges inland in Carolinas with 'epic' rain, flooding; 5 dead
Deadly tropical storm Florence has caused five deaths in North and South Carolina.
Sep 15, 2018, 22:55 PM IST
Hurricane Florence starts battering US East Coast
About 1.7 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders.
Sep 13, 2018, 23:34 PM IST
US woman walking her dog dragged underwater by alligator, killed
Alligators typically roll their victim beneath the water`s surface until their prey stops breathing, before stashing the body to eat later.
Aug 21, 2018, 09:33 AM IST
Golf: DeChambeau surges to halfway lead at Hilton Head
After an eagle, two bogeys and three birdies on the front nine, American DeChambeau picked up shots at the 13th, 15th, 16th and 17th holes to leapfrog above Poulter and Kim.
Apr 14, 2018, 07:56 AM IST
Two dead, 70 injured in South Carolina train crash in US
The train carrying 139 passengers and eight crew members to Miami from New York collided with the freight train at about 2.30 am local time (0735 GMT).
Feb 04, 2018, 21:42 PM IST
Criminal probe opens into eight deaths at Florida nursing home after Irma
In addition to severe flooding across Florida and extensive property damage in the Keys, residents faced widespread power outages that initially plunged more than half the state into darkness.
Sep 14, 2017, 11:32 AM IST
Returning Florida evacuees stunned by Irma's wreckage as death toll climbs
The death toll from Irma, previously ranked as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record and the second major hurricane to strike the US mainland this season, climbed to more than five dozen. Of those, 43 were killed in the Caribbean and at least 18 in the Southeastern United States.
Sep 13, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
US state allows college students, teachers to carry guns
The concealed carry law was enacted four years ago and applied to all public buildings, but colleges in the Midwestern state were exempted until July of this year.
Jul 01, 2017, 09:01 AM IST
Uber driver charged after police find fake badge, gun in car
A South Carolina Uber driver has been arrested after police say they found a fake police badge and loaded gun inside his vehicle.
Apr 04, 2017, 17:49 PM IST
Nikki Haley claims her mother denied judgeship in India for being woman
Nikki Haley's mother Raj Kaur Randhawa studied Law at the University of Delhi.
Mar 30, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
India conveys 'deep concerns' to US over recent attacks on Indian-origin people
"Amb @NavtejSarna convyd r deep concerns to US Gov on recent tragic incidents involving Hardish Patel & Deep Rai," Embassy of India in Washington tweeted on Sunday.
Mar 05, 2017, 23:51 PM IST
Indian-American Nikki Haley confirmed as US envoy to United Nations
The nomination of Nikki Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, sailed through the Senate by a vote of 96 to four.
Nikki Haley slams Russia says can't be trusted
Indian-American Nikki Haley on Wednesday pledged to stand up to Russia if approved as US' envoy to the UN and slammed the outgoing Obama administration for failing to block a Security Council resolution that condemned Israel's settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Jan 19, 2017, 00:08 AM IST
Donald Trump picks wealthy activist for education secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he intends to nominate Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Republican campaigner for alternatives to public schools, as his education secretary.
Nov 24, 2016, 08:40 AM IST