Category: International News

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants

By Lisa Mascaro and Bill Barrow Washington, Jan 19: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the country without legal status, a massive […]

US House to vote on Trump impeachment on Wednesday

Washington: The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives would vote on the impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump on Wednesday on charges of inciting his supporters to carry out a violent attack on the Capitol Hill last week. Co-authored by Congressmen Jamie Raskin, David Cicilline and Ted Lieu, the article […]

The Latest: China sees growing outbreak south of Beijing

BEIJING — More than 360 people have tested positive in a growing coronavirus outbreak south of Beijing in neighboring Hebei province. China’s National Health Commission reported Sunday that 69 new cases had been confirmed in the latest 24-hour period, including 46 in Hebei. The outbreak has raised particular […]

India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations

New Delhi, Jan 1: Continuing a 30-year practice, India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits the two countries from attacking each other’s atomic facilities. The two countries exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the […]

US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centers

By Yoshita Singh New York, Dec 30: A US court has ordered the permanent shut down of a technical-support fraud scheme, masterminded by an American citizen and operated through call centres in India, that allegedly defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable Americans. The US Justice Department said on Tuesday […]

US House overrides Trump’s veto of USD 740 billion defence bill

Washington, Dec 29:  Delivering a powerful blow to President Donald Trump, the US House of Representatives has voted by an overwhelming majority to override his veto of a USD 741 billion defence bill. Trump last week vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2021, which had bipartisan support, […]

Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam

KARACHI, Pakistan —Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age. She […]

Pakistan’s opposition to lead march to capital in bid to oust PM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan – The leaders of an anti-government alliance urged tens of thousands of supporters at a rally on Sunday to join a march to the Pakistani capital next months to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan, who they say was installed by the military in […]

Pakistan accuses India of funding disinformation campaign in EU

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan accused arch-rival India of funding a long running disinformation campaign against it on Friday and said it would raise the matter in global forums. In making its claim that India attempted to manipulate international bodies through fake news websites and organisations, Pakistan’s foreign minister cited […]

UAE-India Food Security Summit-2020 Lulu group inks MoU with Fruit Master Agro Fresh J&K

DUBAI, DECEMBER 10: In a significant meeting between a delegation from Jammu and Kashmir led by Navin Choudhary, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Horticulture and top management of Lulu group led by its Chairman and Managing Director, Yousuf Ali, several decisions were taken to promote export of Agriculture and […]

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