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US arrests Russian crypto exchange founder in USD 700 mn fraud
Washington: US authorities have arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, founder and majority owner of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. He was arrested from the state of Miami for…
- India
Rajasthan: US returnee tests positive for Omicron sub-variant
Jaipur: A 21-year-old youth has been traced in Jaipur who has reportedly tested positive for Omicron sub-variant XBB 1.5, which experts say is more contagious than the previous strains of the virus.…
- World
Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya applies for US citizenship restoration: Report
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July last year and then returned after nearly two months, has applied for restoration of his US citizenship after he…
- World
US govt declares power emergency in Texas amid Arctic blast
Houston: The US Energy Department has declared a power emergency in the country’s second-largest state Texas amid an Arctic winter blast that was feared to cause a shortage of electricity in the…
- World
Sikhs in United States Marines can now keep beard, wear turban
New York: In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans. Judges from the District…
- World
Indian-American Richard Verma comes home to US State Department
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American Richard Verma, a former ambassador to India, as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the White House said in an announcement on…
- World
Indian-American wins Okawa Prize for innovative imaging techniques
New York: An Indian-origin Columbia University professor has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Okawa Prize for his seminal work on computer vision and computational imaging. Shree K. Nayar, the T.C. Chang Professor of…
- World
Indian-American Attorney named 1st non-white treasurer of Missouri
New York: Indian-origin Attorney Vivek Malek has been appointed as the first non-white treasurer of the US state of Missouri, Governor Mike Parson announced. Haryana-born Malek, 45, will replace Republican Treasurer Scott…
- Middle East
US backs probe into Palestinians killed in car-ramming incident
The US on Monday joined the call to probe the death of two Palestinian brothers who passed away on December 17 after an Israeli man rammed a car into them. The victims…
- World
US doesn’t want war of words between India, Pak: State Dept spokesman
New York: While commenting on Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari-Bhutto’s vicious attacks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Washington does not want a “war of…
- World
US government sues Arizona state over makeshift border wall
Washington: The US federal government is taking Arizona and its top officials to court, demanding the state remove a makeshift border wall along the Mexico border constructed of garish shipping containers, but…
- World
Indian-American wins US City Council seat by 1 vote
New York: In a tight race, an Indian-American engineer won an open seat in a city council election in Sunnyvale, California, by just a single vote. Murali Srinivasan became the first Indian-origin…
- India
China continues to amass forces, build military infrastructure on border with India: Pentagon
Washington: The US Pentagon has said that China continues to amass forces and build military infrastructure across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India. Addressing a briefing, Brigadier General Pat Ryder,…
- World
Panel probing US Capitol riot to release final report next week
Washington: The US House select committee investigating the January 2021 Capitol riot will release its final report next week, the panel’s chair Bennie Thompson announced, In a statement late Tuesday, the Democrat…
- World
Ex-US officer sentenced for 3.5 yrs in George Floyd murder case
Washington: A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the latter’s murder in 2020. On Friday, a…
