New York, Feb 11 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted that he and his family had lunch with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the latter’s private island in 2012.”I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation,” Lutnick said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. “And we had lunch on the island, that is true, for an hour.””I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person,” …
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New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) India on Friday slammed any reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an email message from the “so-called” Epstein files as “trashy ruminations” by a “convicted criminal”, which deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt. The issue cropped up as the US Justice Department released a large batch of files — encompassing over three million pages of records, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images — related to its investigation into financier Jeffrey Epstein.Jeffrey Epst…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates contracted sexually transmitted disease (STD) after alleged sexual encounters with “Russian girls”, and asked for antibiotics for his then-wife, Melinda French Gates, according to the latest claim in the Epstein files.The fresh allegations come as the US Justice Department released a large batch of files — encompassing over three million pages of records, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images — related to its investigation into financier Je…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) The U.S. Justice Department began releasing millions of records linked to the investigations and prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, saying it had completed an unprecedented review ordered under a new transparency law signed by President Donald Trump.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that the department was producing more than three million pages of material, including over 2,000 videos and about 180,000 images, as part of its compli…
Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) Gold and silver prices eased on Tuesday amid profit booking, after they surged to record high levels over worries of the US Justice Department’s action against the Federal Reserve Chair.MCX gold February futures eased 0.44 per cent to Rs 1,41,400 per 10 grams around 1.15 pm, while MCX silver March futures traded flat with a negative bias down 0.01 per cent at Rs 2,68,926 per kg.The price of 10 grams of 24-carat gold was at Rs 1,40,482 down from Rs 1,40,499 of previous day’s…
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Gold and silver prices touched record highs on Monday as markets reacted to the US Justice Department’s escalation of tensions with the Federal Reserve and intensifying protests in Iran that heightened geopolitical risks.MCX gold February futures surged 1.46 per cent to Rs 1,40,838 per 10 grams, while MCX silver March futures rose 3.66 per cent to Rs 2,61,977 per kg.Spot gold price surged 1.45 per cent at $4,575.82 an ounce, after hitting a fresh record high of $4,601.17 le…
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) Authorities have arrested a teenager from North Carolina on charges of planning a New Year’s Eve terror attack in support of the Islamic State group, the US Justice Department said.Investigators said Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested and charged after he planned to carry out a mass-casualty attack using knives and hammers at a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant. The criminal complaint was filed on December 31, 2025, and unsealed after Sturdivant appeared in …