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An Indian-American Sikh police officer was shot at multiple times from behind and killed in “ruthless, cold-blooded way” during a traffic stop in Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a senior police official said Saturday. The victim, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, was in his early 40s. Harris County Sheriff’s deputy, he was also […]

A small plane flew around the iconic Statue of Liberty, trailing a banner that urged the UN to stop human rights abuses by Pakistan in Balochistan around the time Prime Minister Imran Khan was alleging abuse by India in Kashmir in his maiden address in the General Assembly. “UN must help end human […]

The EU and Japan on Friday signed an infrastructure agreement to link Europe and Asia as a counter to China’s ambitious “Belt and Road” strategy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker inked the accord to coordinate infrastructure, transport and digital projects. The deal is part […]

House Democrats subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for Ukraine-related documents Friday as they plunged into an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. The heads of three House committees gave Pompeo one week to produce the documents, saying a number of State Department officials have direct knowledge of Trump’s efforts […]

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg said Friday she doesn’t understand why grown-ups and world leaders would mock children and teens for acting on science, responding to attacks on her campaign as students conducted a second wave of global protests demanding action on climate change. When asked about U.S. President Donald Trump […]

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the United Nations for his speech on Friday, a gathering of thousands of people from the Indian-American community gathered outside with festive cheer to welcome the PM for his third address to the General Assembly. The turnout was in addition to protests against Pakistan, […]

An Indian immigrant who lost a third of his weight during a 70-day hunger strike over the rejection of his asylum claim won temporary release Thursday after a year in US detention. Ajay Kumar, 33, bowed with his hands clasped together in a traditional Indian greeting as he walked away […]

After President Donald Trump met the leaders from India and Pakistan, the United States on Thursday said they want India to lift the restrictions in Kashmir and release those who have been detained. “We hope to see rapid action — the lifting of the restrictions and the release of those […]

Conditions in the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York have emerged as a key issue in extraditing Jabir Motiwala, an aide of one of India’s most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim, with a judge in the Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday seeking more information on possible risk to his human rights, if […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed continued political stability and predictability of policies in India at a round table with the CEOs and top executives of top American companies, including those from Walmart, Lockheed Martin, IBM, Coca Cola, MasterCard and Marriott. While overwhelmingly optimistic about their outlook for India, the business […]

The United States announced Thursday the deployment of 200 troops as well as Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia to help the country’s defense in the wake of last month’s attacks on oil installations blamed on Iran. The Defense Department said the deployment would involve one battery of the surface-to-air missiles, […]

Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation but also for the very survival of the South Asian region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted after a SAARC meeting here which Pakistan boycotted when he was making his opening statement. “Ours is really […]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week. Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has not spoken publicly about the killing […]

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the threat posed by Iran and Britain’s fraught exit from the European Union are likely topics Thursday as world leaders gather for a third day of speeches at the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and diplomats from Israel and Saudi Arabia, which blames Tehran for an […]