Pakistan on June 29 received the first tranche of $500 million from Qatar under the $3 billion package consisting of a foreign currency deposit and direct investment to help boost the country’s dwindling foreign-exchange reserves, according to a media report on June 30. The first tranche deposite

New Delhi: Four Swiss bank accounts of beleaguered diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the $2-billion PNB fraud case, and his sister have been “frozen” by authorities in Switzerland as part of the criminal money laundering probe being conducted against them in India. They said the account

The Dalai Lama accused President Donald Trump of having a "lack of moral principle" during a television interview that aired Thursday in which the Tibetan spiritual leader also voiced renewed concerns about Trump's "America first" policies. Speaking to the BBC, the Dalai Lama described Trump's em

Oscar-winning Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his environmental activism, has drawn attention to the ongoing water crisis in Chennai. DiCaprio took to Instagram to re-share a photograph of a dry well which had been posted by BBC News. The post read, “'Only rain can save Chennai fro

Wesley Mathews, the adoptive father of Sherin Mathews – the three-year-old who was found dead in a Texas culvert in 2017 – has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his daughter. After about three days of testimony, the jury at a Dallas County court unanimously decided 39-year-old We

The parents of a Houston newborn who suffered a cracked skull and more than 90 fractures just days after being brought home from the hospital were arrested in their daughter’s death, according to police and Harris County prosecutors. Jazmine Robin, who was born prematurely, was 10 weeks old when

Nearly 250 migrant children have been relocated to children's shelters from an overcrowded Texas border patrol station where attorneys said they had been held for weeks in dirty conditions without adequate food and water. Evelyn Stauffer, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Servi

Hyderabad: A Hyderabad man was killed in a road accident in San Francisco on Sunday. He was identified as Syed Waseem Ali, who used to live in Walnut Ave. "Syed Waseem Ali was travelling in a car along with another person yesterday. When he reached the intersection of Third Street, Bay View Di

LONDON: U.S. cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful, Iran's telecoms minister said on Monday, within days of reports that the Pentagon had launched a long-planned cyber attack to disable his country's rocket launch systems. Tension runs high between longtime foes Iran and th

Dhaka: A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing five people and injuring 67 more in Bangladesh on Monday. Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing i

The U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo released the State Department’s 2019 Report on International Freedom, an annual submission it makes to the Congress each year, as mandated by law. “This mission is not just a Trump administration priority – it’s a deeply personal one. For many years, I w

Ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to India next week, Washington has asked India to scrap the S-400 Triumf defence missile deal with Russia or risk facing CAATSA sanctions. Passed in 2017, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is a US law that imposed s

With the distinct possibility of a military conflict between the United States and Iran, the Indian Navy is set to embark officers and sailors onboard Indian crude oil carriers which enter and exit the Persian Gulf. On Thursday, Iran shot down a sophisticated US unmanned aerial vehicle over what

Miami, US: A Florida town has agreed to pay a $600,000 ransom in Bitcoin after hackers paralyzed its computer systems. The payment was authorized this week by the city council of Riviera Beach, which is located north of Miami and has a population of around 32,500, the Palm Beach Post reported. A

India on June 20 rejected a Pakistan media report claiming New Delhi is ready for talks with Islamabad, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made no such reference in their response to congratulatory messages from their counterparts in that country. A re

Washington: Amidst reports that the International Monetary Fund or IMF has reached a multi-billion dollar bailout package with cash-strapped Pakistan, the United States is seeking "conditionality" in the new financial aid from the global lender. Pakistan last month reached an agreement with the W

A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late on Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said. The Yibin city government posted the casualty toll on its social media accounts on Tuesday morning. Xinhuanews agency said rescue efforts were underway

The population of Indian-origin people in America grew by 38% in seven years between 2010 and 2017, a South Asian advocacy group has said in its latest demographic report. There are at least 630,000 Indians who are undocumented, a 72% increase since 2010, the South Asian Americans Leading Togethe