Alien smuggling and child sexual abuse material: Iranian national pleads guilty in New York court to two serious federal crimes

A New York-based Iranian national has pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of alien smuggling and intentionally receiving child sexual abuse material, according to US prosecutors.The defendant was identified as Sharon Gohari. They are a naturalised US citizen who lived between Iran and Nassau County, New York.Authorities said Gohari operated a long-running […]

H-1B scam: Texas company owned by Chinese national sued for selling foreign workers visas for $20,000

A Texas company owned by a Chinese national has been sued over allegations that it ran fake childcare businesses to fraudulently obtain H-1B visas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Golden Qi Holdings LLC, accusing the firm of operating and advertising non-existent childcare services in order to sponsor foreign workers under the […]

Pakistani national among 3 arrested in US for attempting to smuggle 89 firearms into Canada

Three men, including a Pakistani national, have been charged in the United States for allegedly attempting to smuggle 89 firearms, including at least 17 reported stolen, from the US into Canada, authorities said.According to a statement issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the arrests followed a traffic […]

More hunting, fewer limits: Trump lifts restrictions in national parks and wilderness areas

The Trump administration is pushing to expand hunting and fishing access across national parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas by rolling back several existing restrictions on federal land.In January, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed agencies under the US Department of the Interior to remove what he called “unnecessary regulatory or administrative barriers” to hunting and […]

Hormuz technically open for ships, but risks too high, says Indian National Shipowners’ Association chief

NEW DELHI: The Strait of Hormuz remains technically open, but commercial shipping is far from normal, according to Anil Devli, chief executive of the Mumbai-based Indian National Shipowners’ Association. With 14 Indian vessels trapped in this chokepoint and with Indian ships earlier hit by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , Devli said, there is bound […]

ISGEC Heavy Engineering soars on inking MoU with National Sugar Development Council

Mumbai, April 17 (Udaipur Kiran): ISGEC Heavy Engineering is currently trading at Rs. 1056.75, up by 21.05 points or 2.03% from its previous closing of Rs. 1035.70 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 1040.05 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1066.90 and Rs. 1040.05 respectively. So far 27 shares were […]

Sandhu Ponnachan: Who is Sandhu Ponnachan? Indian national charged after seven injured in Derby car ramming

A 36-year-old Indian national, Sandhu Ponnachan, has been charged with multiple serious offences after a car rammed into pedestrians in Derby city centre, leaving seven people injured.Ponnachan faces charges including six counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, one count of attempted GBH with intent, dangerous driving, and possession of a bladed article, the […]

Uae News: Abu Dhabi grants Dh100 million to boost emergency readiness under new edition of National First Line of Defense Forum | World News

On March 28th, the 26th edition of the National First Line of Defense Forum officially commenced in Abu Dhabi. Organised by the National Unified and Integrated Training System for Readiness and Response under the supervision of the UAE National Medical and Volunteer Reserve Team, the forum followed the theme of “Together for a Nation’s Readiness.”Accredited […]

What is ‘OnlyFarms’? Trump unveils bizarrely named website to mark National Agriculture Day | World News

Donald Trump launched OnlyFarms to show how much US farmers have benefited from his policies/ X Donald Trump marked National Agriculture Day on Friday (Mar 27) by unveiling a new White House website, staging a large-scale event for farmers on the South Lawn, and announcing fresh policy measures aimed at an agricultural sector under pressure […]

National Conference on GI & IPR Concludes in Udaipur | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, March 24, 2026 (Udaipur Kiran) — A national conference on Geographical Indications (GI) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) concluded at Pacific College of Pharmacy, with participation from around 300 students and researchers from across the country. The conference was organised with the support of the Department of Science and Technology Rajasthan at Pacific Academy […]