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Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in U.S. resettlement

ISLAMABAD — Hundreds of Afghan refugees facing extreme delays in the approval of U.S. visas protested in Pakistan’s capital on Sunday, as an American program to help relocate at-risk Afghans fleeing Taliban rule stalls. The U.S. government’s Priority 1 and...

TD Bank reaches $1.2 billion settlement in Ponzi scheme lawsuit

TD Bank will pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging its involvement in an infamous $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by disgraced financier Allen Stanford more than a decade ago. Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to pay $1.205 billion to a...

As Govt Issues Advisory for Heatwave, Here’s Why the Phenomenon Occurs

Awarning regarding the anticipated heatwave from March to May has been released by the Union Health Ministry. The “Dos and Don’ts" list was released as the Indian Meteorological Service issued its first heat advisory for 2023. The National Disaster...

Maha: Uddhav Dubs EC as ‘Bogus’, Calls Shinde Faction ‘Creepers, Thieves’

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday attacked the Election Commission for declaring the party faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and allotting it the ‘bow and arrow’ symbol. Thackeray said...

Forsage Founders Indicted in $340M DeFi Crypto Scheme

A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon returned an indictment today charging four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, for their roles in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately...

United States Files Complaint Against Illegal Robocall Telemarketers and Telecommunications Service Providers

The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a civil enforcement action against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in connection with telemarketing...

Blast kills four at crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan

A blast at a crowded market in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed at least four people and wounded 14. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack in Barkhan, about 500km (310 miles) east of the provincial capital Quetta,...

Pak Being Isolated, No One Helping Unconditionally: Shehbaz Sharif’s Confession at High-Level Meeting

Pakistan is being isolated and no country is coming forward to help unconditionally, the country’s premier Shehbaz Sharif confessed on Friday as he chaired a high-level National Apex Committee meeting to formulate a strategy to deal with the rising...

Major Social Media Push for Amritpal Singh by ISI, Targeting Young Sikhs: Intel Sources

Amajor social media push has been given by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI through indirect funding routes to Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh from Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 on Monday. Facebook and Instagram...

‘Without furnishing FIR copy…in illegal manner’: Pawan Khera on his arrest

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday said he was arrested by Assam police in an illegal manner, adding that he has complete trust in the judicial system. Speaking to news agency ANI following his release on interim bail, Khera,...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...