A 33-year-old Indian-origin man, Pranav Patel, has been sentenced to 75 months in prison for his role in a nearly USD 2 million fraud scheme that targeted senior citizens across the United States. The sentencing was handed down by Federal Judge William Jung in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday. Patel, a resident of New Jersey, acted…
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka denied trespassing at a newly opened federal immigration detention center following his arrest Friday during a confrontation with federal agents. Baraka, who is campaigning for governor, was taken into custody outside the Delaney Hall facility, where he had joined a protest and attempted to accompany three members of Congress seeking to…
In September 2006, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, described what made his social network special. “Facebook is about real connections to actual friends,” he wrote in a company post. Two decades later, that description is at the center of a landmark antitrust trial against Mr. Zuckerberg’s social networking empire, now called Meta, and…
Sitting in front of a packed auditorium in Dubai, a founder of the Trump family cryptocurrency business made a brief but monumental announcement on Thursday. A fund backed by Abu Dhabi, he said, would be making a $2 billion business deal using the Trump firm’s digital coins. That transaction would be a major contribution by…
The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and pleasant affair. But when the group convened this month, on President Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the tone was strikingly serious. The dinner, organized by former Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, took place at a moment…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced a “transformative project” to double the Gondia-Balharshah railway stretch in Maharashtra. The 240-kilometre line will be upgraded at an estimated cost of Rs 4,819 crore.“This project will play a pivotal role in enhancing passenger and freight connectivity between northern and southern India… Aspirational districts in the region will…
Almost all the employees of the Wilson Center, a prominent nonpartisan foreign policy think tank in Washington, were placed on leave on Thursday and blocked from their work email accounts as Elon Musk’s task force quickly shut down most of the center. About 130 employees received orders telling them not to return to the office…
Trump’s plan to cut federal agencies shifts power to states in education, FEMA. (AP Photo) In a bold move to reduce the federal government’s role in everyday life, former President Donald Trump has unveiled plans to cut several federal agencies, shifting more power to the states. Among the most significant proposals is the elimination of…
72 Navy personnel complete Hatha Yoga training at Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Center Isha Foundation‘s Sadhguru Gurukulam recently concluded a 15-day Classical Hatha Yoga “Train The Trainer” Residential Program for Indian Defence Forces. Held at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore from March 17 to March 31, the program trained 72 Navy personnel to teach Hatha…
Two of the leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the director and associate director, will be leaving their positions, according to two professors with direct knowledge of the moves. The department had been under criticism from alumni that it had an anti-Israel bias, and the university more broadly has been under intense…