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A massive financial scandal has rocked the global private-credit market, with US investment giant BlackRock’s HPS Investment Partners and several major lenders reportedly trying to recover more than $500 million allegedly lost in a “breathtaking” loan fraud led by Indian-origin telecom executive Bankim Brahmbhatt.
US Vice President JD Vance has defended his recent remarks about his wife, Usha Vance’s religion, after facing criticism online for suggesting he would like her to convert to Christianity.
A close associate of UN-designated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed recently visited several sensitive areas close to the border and delivered inflammatory speeches during his stay in Bangladesh this month, triggering tension, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the resumption of nuclear weapons testing, an attempt to keep pace with other nations, including China and Russia.
At 38, Rob Jetten has catapulted from political obscurity to the center of Dutch power, challenging far-right leader Geert Wilders in an election too close to call. His cheerful energy, message of unity, and openly gay identity have made him a fresh symbol of progressive politics in an age of polarization.
US Vice President JD Vance expressed hope that his wife, Usha Vance, who was raised in the Hindu faith, will “one day be moved” by the Christian gospel, and his remarks have sparked discussion amid increasing polarization over religion and immigration in America.
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for preventing a war between India and Pakistan earlier this year, saying he threatened to impose an “impossible” 250 percent tariff on both nations to stop further escalations, media reports said.
Busan/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has lowered tariffs on Chinese imports by 10 percent and said he is likely to sign a trade deal with Beijing "pretty soon", media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: Just minutes prior to his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the nuclear arms testing "on an equal basis", media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: In a move that would affect the Indians majorly, the United States has announced an interim rule to end the automatic renewal of work permits for migrants, media reports said.
After a six-year hiatus, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan.
Exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that millions of Bangladeshis will boycott next year’s national election after her party, the Awami League, was barred from contesting, calling the decision “unjust and self-defeating.”
An Indian-origin close aide of U.S. President Donald Trump is facing online racist abuse from far-right supporters after she urged restraint following rising hostility toward Sikh and Indian-origin truck drivers after two members of the community were involved in separate road mishaps.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on October 31, 2025, on apparent politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today.
An Afghan national was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a dog walker to death and injured two others in west London, media reports said on Wednesday.
At least 64 people were killed and more than 80 others arrested after police launched a large-scale operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, according to media reports.
The Canadian Police have issued an arrest warrant for an Indian-origin man after a woman was found dead at a park in the Lincoln area.
An Indian student has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two teens with a metal fork while on board a Lufthansa flight from Chicago, US, to Germany.
Drones operated by Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian civilians, causing deaths, injuries and large-scale destruction, independent UN human rights investigators said on Monday.
A 20-year-old Indian-origin woman was allegedly raped in the UK's West Midlands, police said.
Bangladesh’s interim government chief, Muhammad Yunus, has sparked a fresh diplomatic row after reportedly gifting a controversial artwork titled “Art of Triumph” to Pakistan’s Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, during the latter’s recent visit to Dhaka.
Eight people, including seven Levies Force personnel, were hurt after a bomb blast when their convoy was targeted in Balochistan’s Turbat region in Pakistan on Monday.
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik will visit Bangladesh for a month-long trip, his first trip to the South Asian nation where his Peace TV was banned during former PM Sheikh Hasina's regime.
Three Chinese citizens, who were allegedly buying Uranium, have been arrested in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, media reports said.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the racially aggravated rape of a 20-year-old Indian-origin woman in Walsall, northern England, on Saturday evening, media reports said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to impose tariff of up to 100% on branded and patented pharmaceutical imports from October 1, a move likely to hit Indian drugmakers.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday stunned delegates at the United Nations General Assembly by saying that guaranteeing Israel’s security was a key condition for lasting peace in the Middle East.
An Indian-origin man, who killed his mother at her home in the British city of Birmingham, has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 15 years.
An Indian-origin man, who killed his mother at her home in the British city of Birmingham, has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 15 years.
A Sikh woman was allegedly raped by two men in broad daylight in a park in the British town of Oldbury, an incident which the police described as a "racially aggravated attack".
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