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  • Man loses Rs 10 lakh in bid to send brother to America

    The dream of sending his brother to America for a better life cost a man Rs 10 lakh after the immigration agents sent his brother to Dubai and then to Thailand instead of the USA.

    The suspects were identified as Gurjant, a resident of Patiala, Rinku, a resident of Ismailabad, and Rinku’s wife.

    Jagdish Kumar, a resident of Ismailabad, stated that his younger brother Baljit (32), who studied till Class X, was unemployed. “Baljit is married and he used to do petty jobs and we wanted to send him abroad so that the financial condition of the family would improve. I came in contact with Rinku and Gurjant, who work as travel agents, and they sought Rs 27 lakh to send Baljit to America and also assured that they would arrange for a job for him. Earlier this year, I handed over the required documents and some advance to them. On May 3, they sent Baljit to Dubai, then to Almaty and then further to Thailand”, said Jagdish, who works as a plumber.

    “Despite taking Rs 8 lakh in installments they kept sending Baljit to different countries instead of America. After Baljit reached Thailand, the agents demanded more money to send Baljit to America, but I had lost my faith in them and I refused to give them more money. I told them to bring Baljit back to India, but they refused following which I had to arrange for a ticket for Baljit and he returned to India on May 17”, he added.

    Jagdish said when he confronted the agents, they refused to return the money and also threatened him of dire consequences if he made any police complaint. A case has been registered under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC and Sections 10 and 24 of the Immigration Act at the Ismailabad police station.

  • US: PM Modi receives grand reception on arrival at airport

    US: PM Modi receives grand reception on arrival at airport

    NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand reception as he landed at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York on Tuesday. People were seen chanting ‘Modi Modi’ slogans and waving tricolours.

    PM Modi also interacted with the members of the Indian diaspora, greeting them and shaking hands with them. He has arrived in New York on the first leg of his historic state visit to the United States.

    During his visit to New York, PM Modi will meet CEOs, Nobel laureates, economists, artists, scientists, scholars, entrepreneurs, academicians, and health sector experts today. He will attend Yoga Day celebrations at the UN headquarters on June 21.

    PM Modi will then travel to Washington DC and will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22. US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host a State Dinner in honour of the Prime Minister the same evening.

    The Prime Minister will also address a Joint Sitting of the US Congress on the same day. On June 23, the Prime Minister will be jointly hosted at a luncheon by US Vice President Kamala Harris and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

    In addition to official engagements, the Prime Minister is scheduled to have several interactions with leading CEOs, professionals, and other stakeholders. He will also meet members of the Indian diaspora.

  • PM Modi arrives in New York on first leg of State visit to US

    PM Modi arrives in New York on first leg of State visit to US

    NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on the first leg of his historic state visit to the United States. During his visit to New York, PM Modi will meet CEOs, nobel laureates, economists, artists, scientists, scholars, entrepreneurs, academicians, health sector experts today.

    He will attend Yoga Day celebrations at the UN headquarters on June 21. PM Modi will then travel to Washington DC and will receive a ceremonial welcome at the White House on June 22.

    US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host a State Dinner in honour of the Prime Minister the same evening. The Prime Minister will also address a Joint Sitting of the US Congress the same day. On June 23, the Prime Minister will be jointly hosted at a luncheon by US Vice President Kamala Harris and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

    In addition to official engagements, the Prime Minister is scheduled to have several interactions with leading CEOs, professionals, and other stakeholders. He will also meet members of the Indian diaspora.

  • Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, set to travel to US on Monday

    Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, set to travel to US on Monday

    NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received a new ordinary passport on Sunday, two days after a local court granted its no objection to the issuance of the same, sources said.

    They said the passport office had assured Gandhi in the morning that the passport would be issued to him on Sunday and he got it in the afternoon.

    The former Congress president is set to travel to San Francisco in the United States on Monday evening where he will start his three-city tour. He had applied for an ordinary passport after surrendering the old diplomatic passport issued to him when he was a member of parliament.

    Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP following his conviction and two-year sentence by a Gujarat court in a defamation case over his Modi surname remark.

    Starting with San Francisco where he is scheduled to interact with students at the prestigious Stanford University, Gandhi will also address a press conference and have meetings with the lawmakers and think tanks in Washington DC.

    The Congress leader is likely to address Indian Americans, meet lawmakers and interact with members of think tanks, Wall Street executives and university students during his week-long tour of the USA. He is slated to conclude his trip with a large public gathering in New York on June 4. The interaction would take place at the Javits Center in New York.

    A Delhi court had on Friday granted a no-objection certificate to Rahul Gandhi for the issuance of an ‘ordinary passport’ for three years instead of 10, the period for which it is normally issued, following an objection raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

    The court noted that the National Herald case was pending at the stage of cross-examination of the complainant in pre-charge evidence and Gandhi has been regularly appearing either in person or through his counsel and has not hampered or delayed the proceedings.

    Rahul Gandhi is an accused in the case in which Swamy is the complainant. An ordinary passport that is generally issued to adults is valid for 10 years.

    On March 24, the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala was declared vacant after Rahul Gandhi, who represented it in the Lok Sabha, was disqualified following his conviction in a defamation case in which he was sentenced to a two-year jail term.

    The Congress leader, whose sentence has been suspended in the defamation case filed over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname, had moved the court seeking a no-objection certificate on Tuesday.

  • The snake cut off the electricity of 16,000 houses.

    The snake cut off the electricity of 16,000 houses.

    Washington. In America, a snake cut off the electricity of 16,000 homes. The incident came to light in the US city of Austin when a snake slithered into a substation and came in contact with equipment. The outage started at 1 pm on May 16, affecting around 16,000 customers, according to reports. The incident happened when a snake entered a substation and came in contact with an electrified circuit, causing a power failure.
    At the same time, Austin Energy said in its tweet that interference of wildlife can cause power failure. Today a snake crawled into one of our substations and came in contact with an electrified circuit which stopped the flow of electricity. Power was later restored to all affected customers by 2 p.m. An Austin Energy spokeswoman said the company is now in the process of installing low-voltage electric snake fencing around substations to keep the crawling reptiles out. In a similar incident last year, about 10,000 homes in Japan lost power when a snake fell into an electrical substation.

  • 100 km road ready in 100 hours, India beat America, China and Japan

    100 km road ready in 100 hours, India beat America, China and Japan

    Ghaziabad (IANS) | A new record has been set on the Ghaziabad-Aligarh Highway (NH-91) by laying 100 km of bituminous concrete (making Dabur Road) in 100 hours. 200 roadrollers and more than two thousand laborers were employed in this work. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari celebrated this achievement of the six-lane highway. Earlier there was a record of constructing 75 kilometer road in 100 hours. A lot of care has been taken for the beauty of this six lane highway. There is complete greenery on the divider in the middle of the highway. At some places there is divider and at some places there is proper lighting on the side wall.
    Let us tell you that in the year 2011, NHAI had made this highway four lane. Now it is being made six lane in collaboration with Singapore’s Cube Highway Company. About two thousand laborers worked continuously for 100 hours day and night. After this, they have been able to prepare 100 kilometer road. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and wrote- ‘Remarkable achievement on a very important highway. This reveals the importance given to both the pace for better infrastructure and the adoption of modern methods.’
    Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted- ‘This achievement speaks of the dedication of India’s road, infrastructure, infrastructure industry. I congratulate the exceptional teams of Cube Highways, L&T and Ghaziabad-Aligarh Expressway Pvt Ltd for their outstanding achievement. The Ghaziabad-Aligarh section is 118 km long. This project starts from Ghaziabad and passes through Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Secunderabad, Bulandshahr, Khurja. It serves as an important trade route. Facilitates movement of goods. Contributes to regional economic development by connecting industrial areas, agricultural areas, educational areas.

  • In US, A Man Shot By Police Ran At ‘full Sprint’ Toward Officer While Holding Sword Over Head

    In US, A Man Shot By Police Ran At ‘full Sprint’ Toward Officer While Holding Sword Over Head

    A man shot by police in Massachusetts last weekend was holding a sword over his head and running at an officer at a “full sprint,” police said.

    The 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and other charges in connection with the encounter in Oxford at about 6 a.m. Sunday, police Chief Anthony Saad said in a statement Tuesday.

    The officer was in a marked cruiser but was not responding to a call when the suspect, on foot, abruptly entered the roadway and blocked the vehicle, Saad said.

    The suspect, an Oxford resident, advanced on the cruiser while swinging the sword, so the officer put his vehicle into reverse “to create distance between him and the defendant,” Saad said.

    When the officer could not back up any farther due to traffic, he stepped out of the cruiser and ordered the suspect to drop the sword.

    The suspect “then began a full sprint towards the officer with the sword over his head,” the statement said. The officer again ordered the suspect to stop before opening fire when the man got close enough to strike.

    The suspect remains hospitalized, the chief said. Police did not release his condition.

    The officer, whose name was not made public, was not hurt and was put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.

    No arraignment date has been scheduled. It could not immediately be determined if he had a lawyer.

  • Rahul Gandhi to visit USA on May 31 for 10 days

    Rahul Gandhi to visit USA on May 31 for 10 days

    NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi will visit the USA on May 31 for a 10-days, said sources on Tuesday. On June 4, Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally of about 5,000 NRIs in New York’s Madison Square Garden, added the sources.

    Apart from this, he will go to Washington and California for a panel discussion and speech at Stanford University. He will also meet politicians and entrepreneurs.

    Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on an official state visit to the United States on June 22. During his visit, PM Modi will be hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at a state dinner at the White House, the Ministry of External Affairs informed through a press statement last week.

    Rahul Gandhi dominated the headlines as he returned from London after giving speeches at Cambridge University, critical of the government and throwing light on Indian democracy.

    In March 2023, Rahul Gandhi delivered a speech at Cambridge University, at a convention organized by the Association of Journalists in London and finally during an in-conversation session at the Chatham House think tank in London.

    “Everybody knows and it’s been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am an Opposition leader in India, we are navigating that (Opposition) space,” Rahul Gandhi said at Cambridge University in the UK. “The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained. So, we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,” he had added.

    The remarks by the Congress MP gave fresh ammunition to the ruling BJP, who demanded an apology from Gandhi.

    Several of his statements in the UK stoked controversy in India. BJP intensified its attack on Rahul Gandhi with party chief JP Nadda alleging he is a “permanent part of the anti-India toolkit”.

    The BJP leader demanded an apology from the former Wayanad MP. The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament witnessed deadlock. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to apologise for remarks that he made in London about democracy in India; the Congress insisted on the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe allegations of dubious financial transactions and dishonest business practices against the Adani Group of companies. On April 11, Gandhi was disqualified from his position as a Member of Parliament after his conviction in a defamation case. He was disqualified in accordance with Article 102(1)(e) of the Indian Constitution read with Section 8 of the Representation of People Act, 1951.

  • Hyderabad woman among 9 killed in shooting incident in US

    Hyderabad woman among 9 killed in shooting incident in US

    TEXAS: Indian-origin engineer Aishwarya Thatikonda, was among the nine people killed when a gun-wielding man opened fire at shoppers outside a mall in the Dallas area in the US on Saturday, The New York Post reported.

    Thatikonda, a project manager with a private company in Dallas and a resident of Saroornagar in Hyderabad had moved to the US from India. According to local media reports the 27-year-old was shopping with a friend at the Allen Premium Outlets in the northern suburbs of Dallas when a gunman opened fire.

    The assailant identified as Mauricio Garcia was later shot dead by a police officer. Thatikonda, 27, lived and worked in McKinney, Texas while her family was in India, Texas-based WFAA television station reported.

    According to a family representative, the Indian-origin girl was with a friend at the outlet mall when the shots rang out. Her friend who also sustained injuries is currently in stable condition at the hospital, the network was cited in the WFAA report.

    Thatikonda’s family plans to bring her body back to India, the representative said. As per her LinkedIn profile, Thatikonda had been working in Dallas for over two years.

    In a statement, the Allen Premium Outlets stated: “We are horrified by the senseless tragedy at Allen Premium Outlets and are outraged by the violence that continues to plague our country,” according to The New York Post.

    “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and others affected by this heinous act. We are thankful for the Allen Police Officer’s heroic actions and for the support of all the first responders.” Brian E Harvey, the chief of police in Allen, Texas, said at a news conference on Saturday night that the gunman acted alone. A police officer, who was on another assignment at the mall at the time of the shooting, heard gunfire, rushed towards it, and killed the shooter.

    Around 3:30 pm (local time), a shooting was witnessed at the Allen Premium Outlets, an outdoor shopping centre with more than 120 retailers located about 25 miles north of Dallas, according to The New York Times.

    Social media users posted a video showing the shooter lying on the ground, dressed in all-black, holding a long rifle, and what appeared to be several rounds of ammo and a tactical vest.

    Hundreds of customers were seen leaving the area on video taken from the scene while many of them had their hands raised. The aerial footage showed at least three bodies covered in sheets outside the mall, reported New York Times.

    According to US Census Bureau, Texas has the second-largest Indian-American population in the US as of 2020. In 2010, there were 230,842 Indian Americans in Texas, making up 0.9 per cent of the population.

    According to the data shared by the Open Doors, about half of the Indian students are pursuing higher education in six US states including New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Arizona. Texas had 19,382 Indian students in 2021

  • 1 killed, 1 injured in restaurant shooting in US’ New Orleans

    1 killed, 1 injured in restaurant shooting in US’ New Orleans

    WASHINGTON: A person was killed and another injured following a shooting at a popular restaurant near the annual jazz festival in New Orleans, the largest city of southern U.S. state Lousiana, authorities said.

    The New Orleans Police Department said the fatally shot waiter outside the Mandina’s Restaurant was the intended target of the shooting on the opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

    A female tourist from Chicago for the festival, who was dining inside at the time, was hospitalized and in stable condition, said New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michelle Woodfork at a news conference.

    “A celebratory day was later marred by another senseless act of violence,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement on Saturday.

    “We need stronger gun laws and penalties as well as accountability across all public safety agencies if we’re ever going to end this crisis,” the statement reads.

    The shooting appeared to be an indiscriminate sidewalk ambush, in which two people with guns unleashed a fusillade on the waiter, local media outlet NOLA reported.

    Police have not said whether they have identified the suspects or determined their motive.

    –IANS