Indian-origin techie charged with $10m COVID-19 relief fraud

An Indian-origin engineer in the United States has been charged with fraudulently seeking more than $10 million in loans under a coronavirus relief programme set up to help small businesses.  ......

Congress chief ministers are in trouble

Even if they score administratively, state governments ruled by the party suffer from an inability to communicate positively, say observers. Kavita Chowdhury, Raghu Krishnan, Sanjeeb Mukherjee & G......

'Sri Lanka is not an enemy country'

The Sri Lankan ethnic crisis has simmered and boiled for decades without a solution in sight. As the Lankan army closes in on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in what is believed as the final......

Switzerland makes public 2,600 dormant a/c; 4 from India

At least four individuals from India today figured in a list of unclaimed bank accounts made public by Switzerland which contains over 2,600 accounts and 80 safe deposit boxes. The total holding in......

Obama invites Indian-American businessman for consultations

An Indian-American entrepreneur was among a select group of business leaders invited by US President Barack Obama for consultations on the ongoing government shutdown and its impact on them. Rahul......

Swiss citizens oppose bank client details' sharing

Against the global pressure for tearing down the high walls of secrecy that surround banks in Switzerland, a majority of Swiss citizens have favoured protection of clients' financial details from......

No 'black money' statistics exist: Swiss banks

Amid claims from various quarters that Indians have stashed away thousands of crores in secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Swiss banks have asserted that any statistics about black money......

Singaporean shuttler denied C'Wealth chance

Singapore's top badminton player will miss her chance to compete at this year's Commonwealth Games after being slapped with a suspension for bad behaviour, the sport's chief in the city-state said......