A federal investigation into the smuggling and exploitation of migrant children has led to charges against three Guatemalan nationals accused of running a “wide-ranging conspiracy” to bring children into the country using fraudulent sponsorship applications.The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictments on Thursday, alleging that the three defendants used false identities and forged…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir govt has extended the deadline for central assistance schemes providing one-time financial support to families displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1947, those displaced from Chhamb sector during the 1965 and 1971 wars, and West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs).The extensions were approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and notified by…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds allays fears as state IT workers lose jobs owing to a shift to Amazon and Cognizant managing the IT solutions. A major confusion was created after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the state of Iowa will migrate its executive branch data from an outdated IT system to a modern system…
Britain’s PM Keir Starmer (AP) LONDON: British Indian Tory peer Lord Ranger has challenged the revocation of his CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the high court here. It is the first time anyone has ever taken the UK govt to court over their chivalric honour being revoked.The multi-millionaire businessman, founder…
Jewish proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) Most people have met someone like this.A conversation starts out ordinary. Within minutes, it shifts toward problems: a difficult colleague, financial pressure, family tension, health worries, a stretch of bad luck, lingering disappointments. One setback follows another, and then another.Weeks pass, months pass but the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (@PMOIndia X/ANI Photo) SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah Thursday met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed restoration of statehood, among other issues.Informing about the meeting, Omar wrote on X that they also held discussions on the state of economy and…
RSS cheif Mohan Bhagwat (right) LUCKNOW: A window pane of the Shatabdi Express (12003) was damaged after a stone struck the train near Firozabad while RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was traveling from Kanpur to Delhi.The incident took place near the Firozabad outer area around 8 pm, where the stone hit Coach E1, in which Bhagwat…
Few political quotes are as famous, debated and misunderstood as this line from Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince.Written more than 500 years ago, the quote has become shorthand for ruthless leadership. It is often used to describe powerful rulers, tough politicians and leaders who rely on authority rather than popularity. Yet the idea behind it is…
NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed rain and gusty winds on Thursday night as weather conditions changed abruptly across the region, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for the national capital over the next few hours.The weather department warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, dust-raising winds and intense surface winds…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the chief ministers of Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 11th Niti Aayog Governing Council Meet, in New Delhi.The leaders held talks on a range of topics, including state affairs. Some of them also congratulated…