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Belgium Court says Mehul Choksi to be extradited to India in PNB fraud case
By Anj;li Sharma
WASHINGTON – The Antwerp Court of Appeal in Belgium on Wednesday has dismissed fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s appeal and upheld a decision to extradite him to India, immediately as per media reports.
Choksi is a…
Trump-Putin Budapest summit ‘unlikely’ praises Indian journo
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON According to the White House officials on Wednesday US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were set to meet in Budapest to discuss the potential end of the Russia-Ukraine conflict,…
Trump wants to be ‘nice’ to China, slaps 155% tariffs from Nov 1
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that Washington would continue with their plans to impose a 155% tariff on Chinese goods imported into the US beginning November 1, despite expressed his desire to…
POTUS reiterates stance ‘India not purchasing much oil from Russia’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that India is not purchasing “much oil from Russia,” cited a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Diwali celebrations at the White House.
“I…
Baloch community holds awareness drive outside WH, cites Pak atrocities in Baloch Zehri region
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The Baloch National Movement on Wednesday conducted an awareness drive outside the White House where activists handed out flyers focusing on the human rights abuses and the deteriorating conditions in the…
Modi Trump exchange adds political storm in growing diplomatic nuance over Russia oil purchase
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him India would significantly reduce its purchase of Russian crude oil has again erupted the diplomatic and…
Trump calls Diwali ‘a symbol of faith in the victory of light over darkness’ at the WH
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted a special Diwali celebration at the White House, where he lit a traditional diya in the Oval Office and extended his “warmest wishes” to the people of India.
He…
OCHA says 6 dead, dozens injured in Russia strikes in Ukraine
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on Wednesday said that the Russian forces carried out “another massive wave of overnight attacks” targeting energy facilities, killed 6 and injued dozens of…
New USCIS Rules Shield Bharatiya Students and Tech Workers from $100K H-1B Fee
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 22nd October: In a significant policy update, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified the scope of the controversial $100,000 H-1B visa petition fee announced by the Trump…
White House East Wing gets new ballroom ‘Ground broken’ with demolition begins
By Anajli Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday has announced that demolition work has officially begun to replace the White House’s East Wing with a new presidential ballroom, a project he said is “privately funded” and…