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New York, Sep 9 (IANS) Four Indian-Americans have been arrested and charged with illegally processing more than $600 million through unlicensed money transmitting businesses in New York. Raj Vaidya, 26; Rakesh Vaidya, 51; Shrey Vaidya, 23; and Neel Patel, 26, from New Jersey were charged on Thursday with one count of operating and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.A fifth person Youssef Janfar, 57, from Great Neck, New York, was also arrested and charged, the attorney said. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court,…

Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi said that she will seek a 19th term in office in November 2024.Pelosi, 83, was first elected to her San Francisco district in 1987, before serving two terms as speaker between 2007-2011 and 2019-2023, reports the BBC.She led House Democrats for two decades before standing down as leader after Republicans won last year’s election.In a post on X on Friday, Pelosi said: “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery.”Our country needs America to show the world…

Islamabad, Sep 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s weekly inflation surged 26.3 per cent year on year mainly due to a rise in food prices, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has said. The Sensitive Price Indicator-based inflation increased by 0.96 per cent for the week ending on September 7 as compared to the previous week, the PBS data revealed on Friday.During the week, out of 51 items, the prices of 32 items increased, five items decreased and 14 items remained stable, the data showed.The PBS added that the prices of sugar, onions, pulses, milk, potatoes, rice, liquefied petroleum gas, petrol, and diesel…

New York, Sep 8 (IANS) US engineers have developed a new device that can warn consumers about early risks of tooth decay from diseases such as  gingivitis and periodontitis.Periodontal diseases if left untreated can lead to severe health problems like heart disease, tooth loss, stroke and other major diseases. But in the case of gingivitis it is the earliest form of gum disease caused by specific bacteria, making it challenging to detect.“The problem for researchers was getting a device to single out the particular type responsible for the disease,” said Andrew Steckl, research professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College…

New York, Sep 8 (IANS) A Democratic leader of Indian and Sri Lankan descent from the US state of Minnesota has said she was beaten and bloodied by four young men in front of her children in a carjacking incident, which took place outside her home.Shivanthi Sathanandan, a Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party official, said the attack, which occurred on Tuesday morning, left her with a broken leg, deep lacerations on head, and bruising and cuts all over her body. “You could have been reading the obituary for me and my children today. But instead I’m here. To write this… I…

New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Several Indians and Indian-origin techies have made it to Time magazine’s inaugural ‘TIME100 AI List’, highlighting the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence (AI).The youngest individual recognised in the list is 18-year-old Indian-American Sneha Revanur, who recently met with the Joe Biden Administration as part of her work leading Encode Justice, a youth-led movement organizing for ethical AI. Revanur is often called the “Greta Thunberg of AI”.Neal Khosla, who co-founded telehealth startup Curai Health in 2017, is also on the list.Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani, Co-Founders of Wadhwani AI, have also been named on the…

New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Cyberbullying can be associated with a higher risk of experiencing eating disorder symptoms in 10-14 years old, finds study.The research indicates that both being a victim of cyberbullying and perpetrating cyberbullying are associated with the high risk of experiencing eating disorder symptoms, such as worrying about gaining weight, tying one’s self-worth to weight, binge eating, and distress with binge eating.“Cyberbullying could lead to low self-esteem, body image dissatisfaction, and unhealthy attempts to control weight, which could impact the risk of mental health issues, including eating disorder symptoms,” said lead author Chloe M. Cheng, medical student…

Canberra, Sep 7 (IANS) Authorities have declared the entirety of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) a fire danger area until the end of February 2024.Following a meeting on Friday, Bushfires NT and the NT Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement that the entire territory — an area covering more than 1.4 million square km — will be considered a fire danger area from Saturday to February 29, 2024, reports Xinhua news agency.Chief Fire Control Officer for Bushfires NT Tony Fuller said forecast higher-than-average temperatures had significantly increased the catastrophic fire risk across the territory.”Eighty per cent of the territory…

Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Friday said that typhoon Yun-yeung is approaching central and eastern regions of the country and is expected to make landfall later in the day.The JMA said that as of 3 a.m. on Friday, Yun-yeung was situated over Pacific waters 170 km southeast of Wakayama Prefecture and moving north at a speed of about 15 km per hour, reports Xinhua news agency.Rain is intensifying in eastern areas along the Pacific, with Kozushima Island of the Izu Islands reporting a downpour of 136.5 mm in six hours through 5 a.m., said the…

Wellington, Sep 7 (IANS) New Zealand has seen major progress in its biggest ever emission reduction project and is on track to have greener steel as soon as 2026, which will eliminate 1 per cent of the country’s total annual emissions.New Zealand Steel’s electric arc furnace project reached a major milestone on Friday, with half of the coal being used at Glenbrook steel mill being replaced with electricity to recycle and reuse scrap steel, reports Xinhua news agency.The government announced a conditional partnership with New Zealand Steel in May to deliver the country’s largest emission reduction project to date.”There has…