Dallas police say the gunman staged a furious ambush-style attack in Dallas at a rally held to protest this week's fatal shooting of two black men by police in other states.
In the year 2016, 8132 human trafficking cases have been reported in India.
The country has also asked India to further reduce tariffs on goods.
The US Department of State's annual Country Reports on Terrorism for 2008, released on Thursday has said that India ranked among the world's most terrorism-afflicted countries, but said India's counterterrorism efforts remained hampered by its outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems.
There is a 'very low risk' of further international spread of Zika virus as result of the Olympic Games to be held in Brazil, the heart of the current outbreak linked to birth defects, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday.
Ten US Muslim organizations have threatened to cease cooperation with the FBI, alleging that the agency covertly infiltrated California mosques and pressurised members of the community to become informants, a media report said today.
Worried at the emerging reports from Pakistan, the United States has announced that it would provide immediate assistance to $8 million for "unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs" in Pakistan, including through international non-governmental organizations.
The presence of more Indian Americans in the team has made the whole community proud.
With its gaze steadily fixed on the well-being of its people, the government is going about taking all the imperative measures that need to be taken to beat back the pandemic, observes B S Raghavan.
The letter, coordinated by the Arms Control Association and the Campaign for Responsibility in Nuclear Trade, and signed by several independent non-proliferation experts and activists, former US Ambassadors, faith groups, and international security and disarmament organizations, urge lawmakers 'to actively support measures that would help address the numerous flaws and ambiguities in this proposal'.
India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries
The ED has received documents from almost all banks that lent money to KFA.
Over 100 Indian workers, who quit their jobs at a Mississippi shipyard protesting alleged slave treatment by their employer, have decided to seek help from the United Nations after a meeting with Indian Ambassador to the United States Ronen Sen yielded no solutions.The workers, who claimed that they were lured to move to the US by false promises of permanent jobs, will meet the UN High Commissioner on Tuesday afternoon to highlight the role of the US and India in trafficking.
'Many in Pakistan were thinking about taking Saeed from the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and making him the pole around which they would bring in and demilitarise militants and turn them into a political entity in Pakistan.'
In a statement in the House of Commons on March 11, Dave Mackenzie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, referred to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's letter to the head of the Sikh temples worldwide and asserted categorically that "Canada will not tolerate any kind of action originating from our soil that promotes terrorism in other countries".
The initiative will include special training for Customs and drug regulatory officials to identify spurious drugs, their origin, distribution chain and follow-up action to raid premises and book culprits, in coordination with regulatory and police officials of various countries.
63-year-old Sobhraj, also known as 'Bikini Killer', said that he was shocked over the recent decision of the Supreme Court to reopen a fake passport case against him, which was earlier dismissed by the lower courts. French national Sobhraj, who is half-Indian and half-Vietnamese, had filed an appeal before the apex court against the Kathmandu District Court's verdict awarding him life sentence for murdering American backpacker Connie Bronzich in 1975.
The bonds are expected to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and closing is likely to take place on January 21, 2008, subject to requisite approvals, Gremach said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The company intends to use the net proceeds of the issue for foraying into oil rig business as may be permitted by Indian law and RBI regulation.
The meet discussed the promotion of education to prevent terrorism, greater inter-religion dialogue, and measures to eradicate conditions conducive to terrorism.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday said that he was determined to remove his army uniform and hold the general election due by mid-January 'as close as possible to the schedule" despite the imposition of emergency in the country. "I am determined to execute this third stage of transition fully and I'm determined to remove my uniform once we correct these pillars in judiciary and the executive and the parliament," he said while explaining the reasons for emergency.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Monday said elections would be held for a complete transition to democracy though he did not set a date for the polls.
Saudi Arabia on Sunday came under attack globally a day after it carried out mass execution of 47 people, including Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr who was a vocal critic of the government and the Saudi monarchy.
A study by a Swedish University has accused India's Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturers of causing alarming levels of environmental pollution and threatening the region's flora and fauna.
It said that it is seeking the partnership of individuals at all levels to give of their time, their talent or their treasure toward the goal of expansion of United Ways across India, and become involved in the United Way Friends of India program.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has declared the dates for its examinations.
India's largest commodity boursethe Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)on Wednesday tied up with the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) of China to share knowledge and expertise for further development of their exchange ecosystems.
the approval of the covert action means the Bush administration, for the time being, has decided not to pursue a military option against Iran, says ABC.com
The IISS Report which was released and discussed extensively in London last week has argued that many of the techniques perfected by Khan were replicated by a number of other countries.
The winners for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, armed forces and education.
At the conclusion of the third director general-level conference between representatives of Bangladesh and India in Delhi last week, the two countries expressed their concerns over the rising trend of 'synthetic and party' drugs being trafficked across the open border.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured building a climate that attracts investments and establish fair and effective regulatory institutions and legal processes. Addressing a conference on 'Economic Growth in Asia and Changes of Corporate Environment', he said the government is bracing to meet international standards in corporate laws and will soon bring before the Parliament the new Companies Bill.
The Mashelkar panel's recommendation to consider all modifications and variants of new chemical entities (NCEs) as patentable has invited criticism from sections of Indian pharmaceutical industry and public interest organisations
Hundreds of migrants, who continue to arrive in Europe as they flee the scenes of chaos and brutality of the Islamic State in the Middle East, have created sharp divisions among European Union member states which are increasingly finding it tough to control the massive influx.
The list of prohibited items includes liquid, gel and aerosol products, which can be used for improvising explosive devices.
Pakistan's software piracy rate has increased to 86 per cent, placing it in fifth position among the top 20 countries with the highest piracy figures.
India asks for consultations on rise in professional visa fee that hurts IT companies' interests
As many as 82 per cent of child workers in the national capital said that given an opportunity, they would not like to attend school
India Wednesday described as unjustified the imposition of sanctions by the United States on two Indian firms for transfer of some chemicals to Iran and asserted that such transfer did not violate international obligations or regulations.
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