Washington: An Indian national living in the United States as a permanent resident has pleaded guilty to attacking the White House with a rented truck with the intent to replace the democratically elected government with a dictatorship fuelled by the ideology of Nazi Germany, according to a US attorney. According to the plea agreement, Sai…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer that the development of India-Maldives ties is based on “mutual interests” and “reciprocal sensitivity”. Jaishankar’s remarks came amid a downturn in the bilateral ties between the two countries since pro-China president Mohamed Muizzu assumed office six months back. “As…
Chicago: An Indian student has been reported missing in Chicago since May 2. The Consulate General of India in Chicago said it was in touch with the police and Indian diaspora to locate/reestablish contact with Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi. In a post on X, the Consulate General of India in Chicago stated, “The Consulate is deeply…
Santa Clara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing a phenomenal job in making India rise again and make a mark on the global stage, a Silicon Valley-based tech entrepreneur has said. “Objectively speaking, when you look at the sentiment in India or the sentiment globally about India, the only observation you have is that Mr…
Washington: The United States is a country of immigrants, the White House has said, defending President Joe Biden’s remarks calling two of his QUAD partners — India and Japan — as well as Russia and China “xenophobic” nations, asserting that none of these countries, unlike the US, welcome immigrants. Responding to a question about the…
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Thursday barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi from issuing provocative statements against state institutions, including the army, and officials. During the hearing of a petition seeking a fair trial, Judge Basir Javed Rana of the Accountability Court in Islamabad also said the media…
Washington: Two Indian restaurants in Colorado have duped investors to the tune of USD 380,000, state regulators have alleged and are now seeking to recover the amount from them. In a lawsuit, the Colorado Division of Securities has alleged that the owners of Indian restaurants Bombay Clay Oven and Saucy Bombay used “half-truths and lies”…
Washington: Educational institutions of higher learning in India and the United States are working to create a curriculum on infrastructure resilience, Samantha Power, Administrator for the USAID, said on Monday. “We are going to be working with universities like Virginia Tech and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to create a curriculum on infrastructure resilience,…
Islamabad/Lahore: Initial trends from Pakistan’s by-election on Sunday showed that the ruling alliance led by Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N was leading on several seats. Polling was held for 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections, which took place amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in some districts of Punjab and Balochistan…
Washington: As many as 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to a latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according…
