SINGAPORE: Singapore police have arrested 10 foreigners for alleged money laundering and forgery offences, in a case involving about S$1 billion ($737 million) of cash, properties, luxury cars and other assets. The police conducted simultaneous raids on Tuesday across the city-state to arrest the suspects, their statement said on Wednesday. Prohibition of disposal orders were…
Prince Harry and Prince William reunited discreetly yesterday at the funeral of their uncle, Lord Robert Fellowes, but maintained a distance throughout the service.The funeral took place at St Mary’s Church in Snettisham, Norfolk. As per the report by the Sun, the princes, who have been estranged since Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from royal…
Russia’s main security agency said on Tuesday that it had arrested a dual citizen of Russia and US on accusations of committing state treason by raising funds for Ukraine. Federal Security Service (FSB), identified the detainee as a 33-year-old woman who lives in Los Angeles. It said that she had raised money for a Ukrainian…
SINGAPORE: Rising prices of a popular Russian crude sold to China are poised to peak soon as more independent refiners are likely to switch to cheaper oil from Iran which has ramped up exports to fresh 4-1/2 year highs in August, several trade sources said. OPEC+ supply cuts and strong demand from large Chinese refiners…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said that the victim’s family has effectively been placed under “house arrest” by preventing them from leaving their home under various pretexts and erecting barricades around the premises.Adhir visited the residence of the deceased doctor and spent a considerable amount of time conversing with…
The Indian-American community, which has grown to five million in 2023, has shattered numerous barriers to become one of the most influential immigrant groups in the US, according to a report released on Thursday. The report highlights that their story is one of motivated immigrants and their children pursuing the American dream. Despite comprising only…
DUBAI: Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time and fuel consumption for East-West travel. But those shortened flight routes for India and Southeast Asia raise questions never answered during the Taliban’s previous…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ignited a political firestorm by removing a portrait of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from her former study in Downing Street. The decision to take down the £100,000 painting, which was commissioned in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a tribute to Thatcher’s legacy, has been met with…
Police said Tuesday they suspect the bullet-riddled body of a man found in Spain is that of a Russian defector who escaped across the frontline and into Ukraine last year with an army helicopter. The body was found Feb 13 in La Cala, near the eastern port city of Alicante, according to Civil Guard police….
NEW DELHI: Jonty Rhodes, the fielding coach for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), commented on the rumors surrounding India captain Rohit Sharma‘s potential move to the franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.With the mega auction for IPL 2025 approaching, there has been growing uncertainty regarding Rohit’s future, particularly his potential departure from…
