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Washington, Jun 6: Four Indians and one Pakistani have pleaded guilty to the charges for their role in a massive telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme in the US perpetrated by India-based call centres, the US Department of Justice has said. Three Indians - Rajubhai Patel (32), Viraj Patel (33), Dilip Kumar Ambal Patel (53), and a Pakistani national Fahad Ali (25) - pleaded

London, Jun 5: A racist graffiti reading "Terrorise your own country" and "Go away" was spray-painted by vandals on an Islamic Centre in south London after the van and knife attack in the heart of British capital claimed seven lives. The graffiti on the building in Sutton in South Londonwas spray-painted from the site of the attack, which is more than 19 km away. The Islamic Centre has no

Washington, Jun 5: US President Donald Trump today slammed London's Pakistani-origin mayor Sadiq Khan saying it was not the time to be "politically correct", and touted his controversial Muslim travel ban in view of the London Bridge terror attacks that killed seven people and wounded nearly 50. "We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we

London, Jun 5: British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for stronger counter-terrorism measures following Saturday's killing spree on the streets of London — the third deadly terror attack in the UK in less than three months. Three attackers drove a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby, killing seven people and wounding 48, before the assailants were shot dead

Miami, Jun 4: World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change. The Ocean Conference in New York June 5-9 attempts to rally nations big and small to make meaningful changes to preserve what is arguably the Earth's most important

London, Jun 4: Seven people are confirmed to have died in an attack by three assailants who drove a van at pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people in the nearby Borough Market area, London's Metropolitan Police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday. "It has now been confirmed sadly that seven members of the public have died. In addition, as you know, we believe, three suspects are dead,"

Dublin, Jun 3: As a gay man born to an Indian father, Leo Varadkar would probably never have become Ireland's prime minister a generation ago, but a transformation of Irish society has propelled him to success. At 38, Varadkar will also be Ireland's youngest prime minister when parliament is set to confirm his nomination this month, after a meteoric rise to the head of the governing centre-right

Washington, Jun 2: The Trump administration has enforced a new extreme visa screening process for foreign nationals including those from India under which applicants might be asked to share information regarding their social media accounts, emails and telephone numbers. The State Department, which issues visas to foreign nationals through its diplomatic missions across the world, said that it

Saint Petersburg, Jun 2: Russia is preparing to supply S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to India and both sides are discussing the terms of the sale, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said. Precontract preparations underway on the supplies of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile complexes to India, Rogozin said. "Pre-contract preparations are underway on the supplies of S-400

Oxon Hill, Jun 2: Ananya Vinay never looked all that impressed by any of the words she was given in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 12-year-old from Fresno, California, showed little emotion and didn't take much time as she plowed through word after word. Sometimes she would blurt out questions, with little intonation — “Part of speech?” ''Language of origin?” — and sometimes