Washington: The Indian-American community is small but powerful enough to be instrumental in changing America’s foreign policy, said an Indian-American leader, who played a key role in shaping some of the key moments in bilateral ties. Swadesh Chatterjee, a Padma Bhushan awardee in 2001, said the US-India relationship has just scratched the surface and there are…
Karachi: At least seven people, including three children and a woman, were killed when a fire broke out in a coach of an express train in Pakistan’s Sindh province, an official said on Thursday. The incident happened on late Wednesday night when a fire broke out in a business-class coach of the Karachi Express train shortly…
Houston: The Indian-American stepfather of a missing six-year-old boy, who is presumed dead, faces another charge that he stole USD 10,000 in cash from his employer before fleeing to India with his wife and her six children last month, police in the US state of Texas have said. Arshdeep Singh and his wife have been charged…
Colombo: The US has sanctioned former senior Sri Lankan Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda for “gross violation” of human rights during the brutal conflict with the LTTE, evoking a strong reaction from Colombo which said the “unilateral” move was “counter-productive”. The 70-year-old former Navy commander from 2005-2009 is the second senior defence official of such stature to…
Bogota: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Leyva Duran and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on global issues, including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Jaishankar arrived here in Colombia’s capital from Panama on Wednesday. He is the first external affairs minister to have visited Colombia. “Met Foreign…
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday that the Supreme Court cannot force the ruling alliance to hold negotiations with the opposition over the holding of elections in Punjab province, but observed that it appeared that the government was “playing pass-pass.” Amid uncertainty over the Punjab Assembly’s future in spite of…
Lahore: A husband allegedly burnt his estranged wife alive in a case of so-called “honour killing” while another woman came under acid attack after being raped in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Wednesday. In the first incident, suspect Tariq allegedly burnt his 40-year-old wife Shazia for what he called “disgracing the family’s honour”…
Washington/Canberra: The third in-person Quad summit will be held in Sydney next month to deepen cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, high-quality infrastructure, global health, climate change and other pressing issues pertaining to the strategic Indo-Pacific region, it was announced on Wednesday. The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia….
Kathmandu: Senior Madhesi leader and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Upendra Yadav has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Bara constituency-2, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The by-elections were held on Sunday in Nepal’s three constituencies Tanhun-1, Chitawan-2 and Bara-2. Yadav, the Janata Samajwadi Party Chairperson, is the only…
London: An Indian national with addresses in the UK and Belgium who was arrested in London by Scotland Yard on a US extradition warrant as part of a UK-US coordinated action targeting terrorism financing has been denied bail by a court here. Madurai-born Sundar Nagarajan, 65, appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday…
