UNITED STATES

Indian-origin ophthalmologist indicted for defrauding COVID-19 program for small businesses

11:44 pm June 24, 2020

New York: An Indian-origin ophthalmologist, previously charged with healthcare fraud, has been indicted with fraudulently obtaining nearly USD 630,000 in Government-guaranteed loans aimed at helping small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic while he was on pretrial release. Ameet Goyal, 57, of Rye, New York had been charged in November 2019 with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and making false […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Suspension of foreign work visas to free up to 5.25 lakh jobs in US: White House

11:46 am June 23, 2020

Washington: The temporary suspension of foreign work visas is expected to free up to 5,25,000 jobs in the US, senior officials said after President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to ban until the end of the year popular non-immigrant visas, including H-1B and L1, which benefit Indian IT professionals. “The sum total of what these […]

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

Prince says UK owes Caribbean community ‘debt of gratitude’

11:08 pm June 22, 2020

London: Prince Charles and Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid tribute to Britain’s Caribbean community Monday on Windrush Day, the 72nd anniversary of the arrival of a ship bringing hundreds of West Indian migrants to the UK. Johnson said those immigrants and their descendants had made a “fantastic contribution to Britain,” and the heir to the throne said the country owed them a “debt […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Thousands headed to indoor Trump rally, raising virus fears

11:50 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: Tens of thousands of people from many states are converging on Tulsa for an indoor rally and other campaign events Saturday for President Donald Trump, raising concerns that the gatherings could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in many places. State and city health department officials were already bracing for a possible […]

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general

8:05 pm June 20, 2020

Washington DC: Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation’s capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the United States, amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11-foot (3.4-meter) statue of Albert Pike wrapped with chains wobbled […]