Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) An 11-year-old boy in Pennsylvania has been ordered to stand trial as an adult after allegedly fatally shooting his adoptive father during a birthday celebration earlier this year. The ruling reflects the severity of the crime and overrides efforts by his defence team to keep the case in the juvenile justice system.The boy made his first court appearance on Thursday, handcuffed and maintaining an expressionless demeanour. He did not respond to questions from the Press o…
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Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump has called for stronger federal involvement in US elections, arguing that states that fail to conduct elections “legally and honestly” should face federal intervention.Speaking to reporters at the White House after signing a major spending bill on Tuesday (local time), Trump questioned the current system for state-administered elections.“I want to see elections, be honest,” he said. “If a state can’t run an election, I think the people …
Tehran, Jan 15 (IANS) Iran has mocked and threatened President Donald Trump by airing a provocative image of the American leader from his attempted assassination at a 2024 campaign rally in Pennsylvania, accompanied by the warning, “This time it will not miss the target.”Images of the ominous message, translated from Persian, quickly circulated online through multiple media reports and were also broadcast on Iranian state-run television, drawing sharp attention to the escalating war of words…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A US federal court has ordered immigration authorities to provide a bond hearing to an Indian national detained in Pennsylvania, ruling that he is entitled to judicial review of his custody because he was arrested inside the United States and is not a new border arrival.In a detailed memorandum opinion issued on January 9, US Magistrate Judge Christopher B. Brown of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Lovedeep Singh, a 26-year-…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) An Indian American-headed county in the key swing state of Pennsylvania has unanimously approved its 2026 budget, marking the first bipartisan county budget in nearly a decade, with major investments in housing, public health, infrastructure, and workforce development.Montgomery County, Pennsylvania’s third-largest county with a population of about 865,000, adopted the $1.2 billion budget last week under the leadership of County Commissioner Neil Makhija, an Indian Am…