‘Will render all possible assistance’: MEA on Indian student shot dead in US, says probe under way | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday said it is in touch with authorities in the United States and with the family of a man from Telangana who was allegedly shot dead in California. “There has been an incident in California. We are in touch with the family, we also understand that […]

Did Taliban divert international aid? US watchdog blames Afghanistan rulers of using force; blocking assistance to minorities

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are reportedly diverting international aid through coercion and other methods, denying assistance to minority communities, and may be working with UN officials to solicit kickbacks, a US watchdog reported on Tuesday. The findings, from the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), are based on accounts from nearly 90 current and […]

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance – finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]