London: A 31-year-old suspect appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with the murder of British Indian teen Grace O’Malley Kumar, her friend Barnaby Webber and a school caretaker on the streets of the central England city of Nottingham. Valdo Amissao Mendes Calocane, who gave his name in court as Valdo Mendes, was remanded in…
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the UK Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities. Sunak, 43, dressed in a bulletproof vest, attended one of the actions in Brent, north London, earlier this…
Washington: Top American lawmakers have issued a series of video messages welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Official State Visit to the US next week and said they are eagerly looking forward to his address to the Joint Meeting of the Congress. Prime Minister Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden during their talks next week are expected to touch on five broad areas of significance –healthcare, technology, renewable energy, education and defence – which would be reflected in the joint statement, India’s envoy to the US has said. The remarks by India’s Ambassador to the US…
Singapore: A 20-year-old Indian worker was killed when a concrete wall collapsed on him during the demolition of a building structure in Singapore’s Central Business District, officials said on Friday. The Indian national employed by Aik Sun Demolition and Engineering was found dead under the rubble after part of the Fuji Xerox Towers building in Tanjong…
Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan was largely spared the full force of Cyclone Biparjoy which weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Friday after making landfall in Gujarat, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake in the Indian state. People in Sindh’s coastal city of Keti, who braved the cyclone threat and a warning of monsoon rains, are…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has blamed geopolitics for a stalled IMF loan package and said that global institutions wanted the cash-strapped country to default like Sri Lanka and then take part in the negotiations. He said no reason had been given by the IMF for the “unnecessary delay” behind the ninth review, which…
Washington: India is much better suited than China to play a leading role in resolving the war in Ukraine because of New Delhi’s old relationship with Moscow, a top Indian American Congressman has said. Congressman Ami Bera said he would love to see the Indian government use its full diplomatic capacities to help end the conflict…
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger. The ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah,…
London: The city of Nottingham in central England is in mourning on Thursday as it prepares for a second vigil in memory of three people killed in a brutal stabbing spree, including British Indian teenage hockey star Grace O’Malley Kumar. The 19-year-old has since been formally identified by Nottinghamshire Police as one of the victims of…
