US recovers more than $2 million from Pakistan-based firm in fraud probe

IANS | October 2, 2026 2:37 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) A Pakistan-based company has been ordered to repay more than $2 million after allegedly fraudulently obtaining U.S. federal grants meant to support businesses operating in economically disadvantaged American communities, according to federal authorities.

Akash Anand rules out joining another party, says BSP his family

IANS | October 2, 2026 2:33 PM

Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) Amid his expulsion from the Bahujan Samaj Party, the party's former national coordinator Akash Anand on Friday addressed BSP supremo Mayawati and made his position clear, saying that reports and rumours about him joining another political party are completely false.

Trump, Xi summit falls short of resolving key disputes in US-China ties

IANS | October 2, 2026 2:21 PM

New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, has helped bring some limited gains in the US-China ties, but has stopped well short of resolving the underlying disputes between the two countries, according to an article in Japan Forward news website.