Hunter Biden was indicted late Thursday on nine counts of tax evasion, the second time this year President Joe Biden’s troubled son has been charged by a special counsel investigating his personal and business dealings. Hunter Biden “engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed…
India is a strategic partner for the United States, the White House has said as it urged New Delhi to hold accountable those responsible for the plot to assassinate Khalistani terrorist, who is an American citizen. “India is a strategic partner. We’re deepening that strategic partnership. They’re a member of the Quad in the Pacific….
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there was a gap between the government’s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties. “As we stand here almost a week into this campaign into the south … it remains imperative…
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman recently recalled an amusing anecdote involving her encounter with Britain’s King Charles. Natalie Portman has previously received worldwide recognition for her role as Queen Amidala in the 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. She reprised her role in the last two episodes of the Star Wars prequel trilogy…
A C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Thursday airdropped in a military zone in Agra an indigenously developed heavy platform that can carry a maximum load of 16 tonnes, officials said. It is for the first time that a platform having a dimension of 24 feet by eight feet with 16 tonnes…
An 18-year-old woman has accused her mother of selling her into a marriage with a man from Haryana for Rs 4 lakh, police on Thursday said. The woman from Mahesra alleged that the man she was “married” to assaulted her and forced her into illicit activities, they said. “The woman approached us on Wednesday and…
A retired US police chief was sentenced on Thursday in Washington to more than 11 years in prison over his participation in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. Alan Hostetter, 59, was convicted of four felonies in July including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a…
Amnesty International has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prioritise and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban and other actors in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized power in August 2021, TOLO News reported. In the statement, Amnesty International stated, “The International Criminal Court (ICC) must prioritize and…
US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call Thursday it was “critical” to protect civilians as heavy urban combat raged around Gaza’s biggest cities, the White House said. “The president emphasized the critical need to protect civilians and to separate the civilian population from Hamas including through corridors that allow…
Hundreds of staff at The Washington Post, one of America’s most storied newspapers, walked off the job Thursday in a 24-hour strike after 18 months of contract negotiations failed to secure a deal. Chanting “Fair pay now” and raising signs reading “Show us the $$$$,” staff and supporters protested outside the paper’s downtown Washington offices…