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The United States of America has included Indian-origin British citizen Siddhartha Dhar in the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Dhar left the U.K. in 2014 and joined the Islamic State in Syria, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. Islamic State is a dreaded terror outfit which normally targets Muslim countries and kills people randomly. Global Muslims have called Islamic

Washington, Jan 25: US President Donald Trump today said he was open to a path to citizenship for some younger undocumented immigrants as part of his negotiations with Democrats, provided he gets Congressional funding for a wall across the border with Mexico. "We're going to morph into it. It's going to happen, at some point in the future, over a period of 10 to 12 years," he told reporters during

In a curious development, a prominent leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a political party known for its racist and islamophobic tendencies, has converted to Islam and resigned from his position with the party. Arthur Wagner, a leading member of the far-right party in Germany's eastern German state of Brandenburg, stepped down for "personal reasons", a party spokesperson confirmed

Lahore, Jan 24: Police in Pakistan said on Tuesday they had arrested a man suspected to be a serial killer responsible for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, a case that ignited nationwide protests over allegations of government inaction. Police found Zainab Ansari's body in a garbage dumpster in Kasur district near the eastern city of Lahore last week, four days after she was reported

Davos, Jan 23: Narendra Modi became the first Indian prime minister to address the World Economic Forum (WEF) here today during which he talked about "serious" challenges and "grave concerns" facing the world, including terrorism. Climate change and terrorism are grave concerns before the world, Modi said, while asserting that terrorism is dangerous but what is equally dangerous is the "artificial

Jakarta, Jan 23: A strong quake rattled Indonesia on Tuesday, sparking panic in the capital Jakarta and ripping roads apart in the countryside. Office workers rushed outside as buildings began swaying, while riders were thrown off their motorbikes by the force of the 6.0 magnitude rumble. Footage broadcast on Indonesian television showed trucks swaying violently from side to side at a port in

Davos, Jan 23: IMF chief Christine Lagarde today said India must continue with reforms especially in the financial services sector and should urgently focus on broad-based and true inclusion of women in its economy. Addressing a press conference here as part of the all-women co-chairs of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet, Lagarde said IMF research has shown that raising women's

Davos, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Swiss President Alain Berset here and discussed ways to deepen bilateral ties on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit. "On reaching Davos, held talks with the President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr @alain_berset. We reviewed the scope of our bilateral cooperation and discussed ways to deepen it even further," Modi

Jerusalem, Jan 22: Terming his recent visit to India as "historic", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that his six-day trip will be "long remembered" as it contributed in the strengthening of bilateral ties. Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on January 14 and was received by his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who broke protocol to meet him at the airport. "I

Jan 22: The US has urged Turkey to use restraint in its ongoing military operation in northern Syria as Turkish ground forces pressed ahead against the Syrian Kurdish group YPG in the enclave of Afrin. Washington considers the YPG its closest ally in Syria, viewing it as the most effective ground force in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. Heather Nauert