‘Cowardly, opportunistic’: How phone sent for repair led to Indian-origin brothers’ arrest in UK, after videos revealed child sex abuse

Two Indian-origin brothers from east London have been sentenced after a mobile phone sent for repair uncovered disturbing videos of child sex abuse, leading to their conviction for multiple offences, reported BBC.Vruj Patel, 26, was jailed for over 22 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, following his guilty plea to 17 charges including rape […]

Indian-origin man beheaded in US: How a washing machine spat led to grisly murder; killer seen kicking severed head

Crime scene (L), Suspect Yordanis Cobos-Martinez (R) A Dallas motel manager of Indian origin was brutally beheaded after reportedly telling a guest not to use a broken washing machine. The suspect, 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, committed the horrific crime in front of the victim’s wife and children.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials claim he should not […]

Crisis in Japan? Shigeru Ishiba steps down as PM – what led to it and what’s next

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday that he will resign, bowing to mounting pressure from within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after successive election defeats left his government in a weakened state. His 11-month tenure will end with the party preparing for another leadership contest in the coming weeks, throwing Japan into […]

Inside the Hyundai raid: How a monthlong operation led US immigration to Georgia plant – & what’s next

More than 300 South Korean workers were among 475 people detained in a sweeping immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Georgia, in what US officials called the “largest single-site enforcement operation” in two decades. The raid, carried out last week by hundreds of federal agents, has stirred diplomatic unease between Seoul […]

Who is Robert Mueller? Ex-FBI boss diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; led Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign

File photo of Robert Mueller (Pic credit: PTI) Former FBI director Robert Mueller, best known for leading the Russia investigation into Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his family confirmed to The New York Times.Mueller, 81, received the diagnosis in 2021 and formally retired from public life the following year […]

Dubai Crown Prince reviews family support initiative led by Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum, wife of UAE Vice President | World News

The initiative has boosted Emirati marriage rates significantly, with over 700 weddings held and a 218% increase in participation/Image: WAM Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has reviewed the progress of the Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Family Programme, a wide-ranging initiative designed to empower Emirati families through financial, social, […]

Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts

Representative Image (AP) LOS ANGELES: An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued The New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography. The Marubo Tribe of the Javari Valley, a sovereign community of about […]

How ‘Daniel’ Led Our Reporters to an Assembly Line for Russian Spies

For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case. […]

H-1B visa: 120,142 registrations selected for 2026, lowest since 2021 after major uproar, led by Elon Musk

USCIS has revealed the number of H-1B registrations for 2026 The Donald Trump administration has selected 120,141 H-1B visa applications for 2026, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services revealed in their recently published data. This is the lowest since 2021, after H-1B became a contentious issue even before Donald Trump’s January inauguration.The Make America Great […]

How Tensions Between India and Pakistan Led to Strikes

India said early Wednesday that it had conducted strikes on Pakistan, two weeks after a deadly terror attack killed more than two dozen civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir. To understand the conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries, New York Times senior writer Katrin Bennhold spoke with our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, to get his […]