Washington/Seoul, May 11 (IANS) A South Korean naval destroyer will participate in a fleet review and multinational field exercise in the United States over the next two months, the Navy said Monday. The 4,400-ton ROKS Munmu the Great destroyer will leave a naval base on Jeju Island later in the day to take part in an international fleet review in New York, scheduled for July 3-8, the Navy said in a release.The warship is among some 100 other naval vessels of around 50 countries participating in…
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Dhaka, May 9 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed a rise of mob violence during the 18-month tenure of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, with critics arguing that these incidents were not isolated outbursts of anger but part of a wider climate of “organised disorder”. According to a report in ‘Bangladesh Pratidin’, following the political upheaval of August 2024, the country was gripped by widespread unrest, including attacks on police stations, arson, looting, and violent reprisals across d…
Washington, May 7 (IANS) Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty in a murder-for-hire conspiracy case in the United States earlier this year, has agreed to forfeit $15,000 in cash and two mobile phones to the US government under a consent preliminary order filed in a federal court in New York.The order, signed by US District Judge Victor Marrero on April 23, said Gupta consented to a money judgment of $15,000 “representing the amount of proceeds traceable to the offences charged” in the indictment….
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actress Ameesha Patel, who was earlier stuck in Oman due to the clash between the UAE and Iran, has finally returned to India. On Monday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a picture of herself with her travel partner.She wrote on the picture, “Finallyyyyyy MUMBAI!! Thank u for all ur prayers everyone!! @kuunalgoomer !! Safe n sound !! Greatful”.Earlier, the actress took to her social media, and shared her ordeal, as she spoke about her …
New York/New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will lead the Indian delegation at the Second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) being held under the UN General Assembly in New York from May 4-8, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday. The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) serves as the primary intergovernmental global platform to discuss and share progress on the implementation of the Global Compact on …
Washington, April 30 (IANS) A multi-state fraud network built on counterfeit U.S. passport cards and stolen identities has been dismantled, with two key operatives sentenced to federal prison after a years-long investigation by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). Ciera Julieth Blas, 32, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced on April 7, 2026, to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other documents. Kelly Josek, 41,…
United Nations, April 30 (IANS) Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference. “We believe that amid the current complex international situation, additional multilateral efforts are required to create conditions for further progress on the path to building a nuclear-weapon-fre…
Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that Bharat Future City will be developed on par with Singapore, Tokyo and New York. He gave the assurance that the state government would protect the farmers’ interests by providing good compensation in lieu of the acquisition of their lands for the new city.The Chief Minister was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Future City Police Commissionerate at the Future City.Some individuals appr…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India’s major drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Monday announced that it will acquire New York-listed Organon & Co in an all-cash deal valued at $11.75 billion, its biggest overseas acquisition to date.Under the agreement, the pharmaceutical firm will acquire 100 per cent of Organon’s outstanding shares at $14 per share, translating into an enterprise valuation of $11.75 billion and an equity value of around $3.99 billion, the company said in an exchan…
Washington, April 23, (IANS) The man remembers the sound first. “It was the loudest noise I ever felt in my entire life… people were screaming… it was just a horrific, horrific heart that I can’t get outta my brain,” said a 9/11 survivor, his voice breaking as he recalled the moment the second plane struck.Inside a hall on Capitol Hill, thousands of miles from Kashmir, Mumbai and New York, those memories were not abstract. They were the centrepiece of an exhibition — The Human Cost of Terro…