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Pak ISIS supporter charged with NYC Jewish attack plot, held in Canada
Rediff.com13 hours agoThe 20-year-old arrested accused, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, allegedly planned a terrorist attack in New York City around October 7 "with the intent of slaughtering in the name of ISIS, as many Jewish people as possible," attorney general Merrick B Garland said, as per the statement.
UN revises list, Modi not to address UNGA session
Rediff.com1 days agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly session later this month, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued by the UN.
New York mayor's slip: Mentions Pak thrice at India's I-Day event
Rediff.com18 Aug 2024Adams was addressing members of the Indian-American community at the Queens 9th India Day Parade on Saturday.
We stand against...: UN on attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
Rediff.com9 Aug 2024Several Hindu temples, households and businesses have been vandalised, and at least two Hindu leaders affiliated with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party have been killed in the violence since Monday, when Hasina resigned and fled to India.
Indian student facing US admission fraud charge to return under plea deal
Rediff.com4 Aug 2024Aryan Anand had submitted fake and falsified documents to secure admission into Lehigh University, a private research university in Pennsylvania for the 2023-2024 academic year.
'I am 1000 per cent in for her': Rushdie backs Kamala Harris
Rediff.com29 Jul 2024Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie has endorsed Kamala Harris's candidacy for the US presidency and said he believes she is the person who can prevent former president Donald Trump from dragging the country towards authoritarianism.
UN concerned over violence against minorities in India
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024On India, while appreciating the measures adopted by it to address discrimination, the Committee expressed concern about alleged discrimination and violence against minority groups, including religious minorities, such as Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs, "scheduled castes" and "scheduled tribes", and LGBTI people.
Here's why Elon Musk congratulated Modi
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024Tesla CEO Elon Musk has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being the most followed leader in the world on social media platform X with over 100 million followers.
US cop who laughed after Indian student's death fired
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave as she was crossing a street on January 23.
Unjustified pressure on India over energy ties: Russia
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024India is a great power that determines its national interests and chooses its partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, describing as "completely unjustified" the "enormous pressure" on New Delhi due to its energy cooperation with Moscow.
India's population to peak in 2060s at 1.7bn before declining: UN
Rediff.com12 Jul 2024India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.
India abstains from UNGA resolution on Russian aggression against Ukraine
Rediff.com12 Jul 2024India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorised personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
PIX: Yoga at New York's Times Square
Rediff.com21 Jun 2024Thousands of Yoga enthusiasts and practitioners assembled at the iconic Times Square in New York for day-long sessions of the ancient Indian practice on the eve of the commemoration of the International Day of Yoga.
'Modi will win with largest majority ever recorded'
Rediff.com25 May 2024Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.
Retired Indian colonel working for UN killed in Rafah
Rediff.com14 May 2024A retired Indian colonel working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in strife-torn Rafah, the 'first international' casualty for the world body since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
India backs Palestine's bid for full UN membership
Rediff.com2 May 2024India has voiced hope that Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, which was blocked by the United States last month, will be reconsidered and its endeavour to become a member of the world organisation will get endorsed.
Indian-origin man killed while evading arrest in US
Rediff.com26 Apr 2024A 42-year-old Indian-origin man in the United States was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to arrest him in connection with an aggravated assault case against a woman.
US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN
Rediff.com19 Apr 2024The United States has vetoed a resolution in the UN Security Council on the latest Palestinian bid to be granted full membership of the United Nations, an outcome lauded by Israel but criticised by Palestine as 'unfair, immoral, and unjustified'.
World Bank president Ajay Banga in TIME's 100 most influential people list
Rediff.com17 Apr 2024World Bank president Ajay Banga is among the Indians who have made it to the prestigious Times's list of 100 most influential people in the world released on Wednesday. Time's profile of the former Mastercard CEO, written by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, said, "It's not easy to find a leader with the skill and drive to take on the monumental task of transforming an essential institution, but since becoming World Bank president last June, Ajay Banga has done just that." She said Banga comes to the World Bank after leading a global organisation through which he brought millions of unbanked people into the digital economy.
FBI announces $250,000 bounty for arrest of Indian wanted in wife's murder
Rediff.com13 Apr 2024Patel is on the FBI's list of 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' and the federal agency announced a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his arrest.