World
Indian in the dock for alleged $1.8mn fraud in Nigeria
Abuja, Nov 28 An Indian national in Nigeria has been in the dock for allegedly committing financial fraud to the tune of 816 million nairas ($1.8 million). The country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Chandra Prakash Singh at the Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja on 19 counts ...An indo-Fijian lawyer may face jail for pointing out a spelling error
Suva, Nov 28 Prominent Indian-origin lawyer Richard Naidu has been found guilty of contempt and scandalising the court for pointing out a spelling error in a judgement. Naidu may face a jail term for his Facebook post in February 2022 in which he posted a picture of a judgement in ...India is waging a lonely battle to lay its hands on 26/11 masterminds
Washington, Nov 26 US President George W Bush called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh even before the 26/11 terrorists were done with their massacre of civilians in Mumbai and even before the body count was over. President-elect Barack Obama was in close touch with the Bush administration for updates. And a ...Over 160 nations agree to regulate trade in 500 new wild species
Panama City, Nov 26 Representatives of more than 160 governments and parties to the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and flora (CITES) have reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the biodiversity crisis by adopting proposals to regulate international trade in more than 500 new species. CITES ...Putin ally Pyotr Tolstoy says Russia will ‘send Ukraine back to the 18th century’
London, Nov 25 Vladimir Putin will "send Ukraine back to the 18th century" by pushing ahead with attacks on the country's energy facilities, one of his top allies has claimed, said a media report. Pyotr Tolstoy, the deputy speaker of the Duma, warned that there would be no let-up in ...Women, girls more at risk of being killed at home: UN report
New Delhi, Nov 23 A new study by UNODC and UN Women on Wednesday showed that, on an average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by someone in their own family in 2021. The report comes ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence ...India receives wide praise at UNSC for counter-terror leadership, guiding ‘Delhi Declaration’
United Nations, Nov 24 India has received wide praise for its leadership of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for guiding the adoption of the Delhi Declaration on fighting terrorists using emerging technologies at its special meeting in New Delhi. "We welcome the adoption of the forward-looking Delhi ...Poland sends diplomatic note over request for WWII reparations from Germany
Warsaw, Nov 24 Poland has sent a diplomatic note to all European Union (EU) countries, NATO, and the Council of Europe concerning its World War II reparations claim against Germany, a Minister said here. On September 1, the Polish government presented a comprehensive report detailing the material losses suffered by ...Lt Gen Asim Munir named Pakistan’s new army chief
Islamabad, Nov 24 The Pakistan government on Thursday announced that Lieutenant General Asim Munir will replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the country's new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, using his Constitutional right, has also appointed Lt Gen Sahir Shamshad ...PIO student killing: US Judge asked to review suspect’s competency claim
New York, Nov 23 The judge overseeing the case of a student, suspected of murdering his Indian-American roommate at Purdue University, has been asked by the prosecutors to re-evaluate whether the suspect is fit to stand trial. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from South Korea, stabbed Varun Manish ...
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