Washington: An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New Jersey to accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Abhishek Vijaykumar, a resident of Hasbrouck Heights in New Jersey, knowingly accessed the illicit material in March 2024, it said. Investigators found more…
London: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed a leading Indian-origin strategist and media executive to the role of Expert Adviser on Structure and Process. Gautam Rangarajan, a former BBC strategist and musician, takes charge at 10 Downing Street this week in the newly created role. “Gautam Rangarajan has been appointed as an Expert Adviser…
Beijing/New Delhi: China on Wednesday said the situation along the Sino-India border is “generally stable at the moment” while declining to comment on reports of stepped-up Chinese military activity near the Arunachal Pradesh border. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comments while responding to media queries about whether there has been a recent military…
New York: Two US states, New York and New Jersey, have proclaimed August 15 as “India Independence Day”, recognising India’s journey as an independent nation and the contributions of the Indian-American community. New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation declaring August 15, 2026, as “India Independence Day” across the entire state, while New Jersey…
Durham: Emergency workers attempting to rescue survivors after a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, also had to cope with extreme summer heat. After the earthquake killed at least 38 people and left thousands homeless in late July, daytime temperatures climbed into the high 30°Cs and in some places hit 40°C for the first time, with…
Washington: President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resolve the issue arising out of the threat of US tariffs on India’s purchase of Russian oil, a senior White House advisor said on Tuesday. The remarks by White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro came days after the US Senate passed a bill authorising the…
Peshawar: A senior Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leader from jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Tuesday criticised the killing of a gunman who allegedly opened fire at a check post near the army’s General Headquarters in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi. Earlier in the day, a gunman opened fire at security officers, prompting them to retaliate. The police…
New York: A New York woman has pleaded guilty to her role in an international smuggling conspiracy that illegally brought people, primarily from India, into the United States across its northern border. Stacey Taylor, 43, of Plattsburgh, New York, was involved in a failed human smuggling operation in January 2025 involving people from India who…
Damascus: A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. Also sentenced to death in the same case was Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib for…
Washington: A US judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the Justice Department said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case. The Brooklyn-based district judge Nicholas Garaufis’s decision to grant federal prosecutors’ rare attempt to toss the case came after he inquired into their reasons for doing…
