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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicUnited States of America

Topic: United States of America

India hits out at US over remarks on Delhi CM Kejriwal’s arrest, summons senior diplomat

External affairs ministry has warned against ‘casting aspersions’ on India’s legal processes, calling them unwarranted.

US official calls on India to hold alleged Pannun assassination plotters accountable

Donald Lu, Washington D.C.’s top diplomat for South Asia, calls this a ‘serious issue’ between US and India, assuring a House panel that India had already formed a probe committee to look into it.

US Supreme Court allows immediate enforcement of immigration law in Texas

The White House has also raised concerns about the ruling, calling it 'harmful and unconstitutional' while adding that it will make communities in Texas less safe.

African-American women experience more pregnancy complications. Here’s why that needs to change

The long history of obstetric racism and the violation of Black women’s bodies contributes to their mistrust of the healthcare system.

US court convicts Indian-American couple of coercing minor into forced labour

US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia said Singh and Kaur allegedly confiscated minor's immigration documents & subjected him to physical abuse.

Pannun ‘murder’ plot: US objects to ‘production of discovery’ motion moved by accused Nikhil Gupta

Gupta's lawyer had asked for 'defence materials relevant to its ability to defend the instant charges', but US says it will provide information only when the accused appears in a New York court.

‘Political game’ — Yemen’s Houthis slam UN resolution on Red Sea, call for release of Palestinians

Houthi leader Mohammed Ali al-Houthi blamed US for violating international law. UNSC Wednesday endorsed a U.S.-led task force that has been defending vessels in the Red Sea.

‘Bangladesh elections not free and fair’, says US, as Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League returns to power

US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'. US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'.

Hindu temple defaced with ‘pro-Khalistan’ graffiti in California, 2nd such incident in a month

In December, suspected pro-separatist activists had allegedly defaced Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California. The exterior wall of the Hindu was defaced with anti-India graffiti.

Houthis launch surface drone attack in Red Sea a day after US warned of ‘consequences’

The Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) travelled from Yemen into international shipping lanes 'clearly with the intent to do harm' before detonating, said US Naval Forces.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.