Donald Trump taps Nikki Haley as US ambassador to UN

WASHINGTON: A daughter of Sikh immigrants to the United States has become President-elect Donald Trump’s first female cabinet-level nominee. South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Randhawa, will be the Trump administration pick for ambassador to the United Nations, his transition team announced Wednesday morning.

Toyota plans to sell more hybrid cars in India

NEW DELHI: Toyota Motor Corp expects hybrid cars to make up 20 percent of its total vehicle sales in India by 2020 from less than 2 percent today, a senior company official told Reuters.