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Indian man arrested in US for bank and wire fraud worth $800,000 using Facebook

Kishore Babu Ammisetti had entered the US in 2013 on a student visa and was residing illegally in the country after his visa was revoked in 2014. If convicted of bank and wire fraud, he faces up to 50 years in federal prison.

Feb 1, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Modi govt sets record in defence allocation

In the last year's budget the outlay for defence was Rs 2.95 lakh crore.

Feb 1, 2019

Indian jailed over child porn found in phones at Australian airport; to be deported in 2 months

Manpreet Singh was arrested in Perth after he flew in from Kuala Lumpur and has been sent to seven months in prison.

Feb 1, 2019

Who is Ravi Pujari? Underworld don faces extradition to India after arrest in Senegal

Detailing the arrest, the local media reported that Ravi Pujari was travelling on a fake passport carrying the name Anthony Fernandez when he was arrested. He is now likely to be extradited to India and may be flown down on a special flight.

Feb 1, 2019

IAF Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashes near Bengaluru's HAL Airport; 2 pilots dead [Video]

Even though both the pilots Sq Ldr Siddharth Negi and Sq Ldr Sameer Abrol ejected before the crash, their parachutes caught fire.

Feb 1, 2019

Niti Aayog calls NSSO report citing high unemployment rate a draft

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the Modi government had promised two crore jobs, but five years later a "leaked job creation report card" has revealed a "national disaster".

Feb 1, 2019

Interim Budget 2019: Tax rebate for those earning up to Rs 5 lakhs per annum

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will present the budget in place of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley due to the latter's absence for medical reasons. The presentation of the budget will begin at 11 am.

Feb 1, 2019

Polar Vortex hits mid-west US; What is it and how are people spending their days in snow?

Weather experts say that the mid-western part of United States is currently colder than the Antarctic.

Jan 31, 2019

Over 600 Indian students arrested in US; charged with 'conspiracy to commit visa fraud'

The US Department of Homeland Security had also set up a fake university in Farmington, Michigan, to attract foreign students who were in the area without proper authorisation.

Jan 31, 2019

India's unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: Report

The unemployment among males stood at 4.3 per cent and 8.7 per cent among women in 2015/16, the government data showed.

Jan 31, 2019

US hate crime: Swaminarayan temple vandalised in Louisville

The incident happened between Sunday night and Tuesday morning at the Swaminarayan Temple in the Louisville city, authorities said.

Jan 31, 2019

Pakistan rejects India's objections to Qureshi-Mirwaiz telephonic conversation

The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Pakistan High Commissioner was "cautioned" that the persistence of such behaviour by Pakistan will have "implications".

Jan 31, 2019

Canada-based singer Wanting Qu pleads for justice for her mother detained in China

In a message posted on Weibo, Wanting Qu said that her "heart aches" for her mother who is in detention for the past few years. Mingjie, a former Harbin city official, remains detained since 2015 and is accused of embezzling 350 million yuan (US$52 million).

Jan 31, 2019

Bengaluru pre-university student kills classmate over love affair

SD Dayasagar, a student of Soundarya PU College in Bagalagunte, was murdered by his classmate P Rakshith. He has been arrested by Bengaluru Police.

Jan 31, 2019

SC dismisses PIL against appointment of Rakesh Asthana as DG Civil Aviation Security

On January 11, the Delhi High Court had refused to quash an FIR lodged against Asthana on bribery allegations and set a 10-week deadline to complete the investigation.

Jan 31, 2019