SINGAPORE: A 53-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to seven years and four months' jail on Monday for cheating 20 people, including his family friends and acquaintances, of SG$ 2.5 million ($ 1.8 million) in Singapore.

PRAGUE: At least 10 people were killed and three dozen others injured in a mass shooting at a Charles University faculty building on Jan Palach Square in the Czech capital on Thursday afternoon, and the assailant has been "eliminated".

NEW YORK: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information about a 29-year-old Indian student who went missing from New Jersey over four years ago.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's vote bank has been rocked by young Black voters who have joined the Palestinians in the country saying they will vote for him in the 2024 presidential election "only if he guarantees protection to innocent Palestinians in Gaza Strip in the on-going war between Israel and Hamas".

WASHINGTON: The five Indian-American members of the US House of Representatives, all from Hindu religion have said in a joint statement that it’s “critical” that India investigates allegations that one of its officials engaged in a plot to kill an American citizen and the failure to address these issues could “cause significant damage to this very consequential partnership”.

WASHINGTON: A US government agency on religious freedom has called for sanctions against India for its alleged involvement in the killing of a Khalistani activist in Canada and in a plot to kill another activist in the US.

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has scheduled a meeting Wednesday with families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 as Israel's bombardment in Gaza escalates and the international community is turning against over its sustained military campaign.

WASHINGTON: With just five weeks to go for the Iowa caucus, former US president Donald Trump has established an unprecedented lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley with New Hampshire to follow in the nations most watched polls of the state.

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday spoke with the Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone amid growing tensions between the two countries over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

MOSCOW: Expressing readiness to render any assistance to alleviate suffering of Gaza’s people, Russia on Sunday said that an international monitoring mission should go to the beleaguered enclave to monitor the humanitarian situation.