US nurse tests positive 8 days after receiving Pfizer shot
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) A nurse in California tested positive for Covid-19 eight days after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine...
Court permanently shuts down US-India computer scam against elders
By Arul Louis
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) A federal court has permanently shut down a US-based computer scam that preyed on elderly Americans using...
Trump signs $2.3 trillion relief, spending package
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) After much delay, US President Donald Trump has finally signed a massive $2.3 trillion government funding and coronavirus relief package,...
Trump signs Tibet policy, stops China from installing own Dalai Lama
Dharamsala, Dec 28 (IANS) Less than a week after the US Senate unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 despite...
Jack Ma episode has made global investors jittery about China
By Mahua Venkatesh
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The ugly face-off between Chinese President Xi Jinping and billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma is set to deal...
Hafiz Saeed jailed for over 15 yrs in another case
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) who mastermind of the 26/11...
Unforgettable in 2020: Infection curves, Covid-19 dashboards
By Nikhila Natarajan
New York, Dec 25 (IANS) Back in January 2020, Lauren Gardner, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering,...
Another Indo-Canadian arrested over India call centre scams
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 25 (IANS) Another Indo-Canadian man has been arrested and charged in connection with Indian call centre scams targeting Canadians.
Abhinav Bector,...
Dirty money continues to land in UK from Pak: Report
By Hamza Ameer
Islamabad, Dec 24 (IANS) A British government report has revealed that illegal money from Pakistan has continued to make its way into...
China asks Pak for additional guarantees for $6B loan
By Hamza Ameer
Islamabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistan's friendly neighbor China, which has time and again bailed it out of its financial crisis, has in...
