WASHINGTON: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea.The attack came amid a flurry of drone and missile strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels on a vital Red Sea … Read more
A man sentenced to life in prison for a 30-year-old Pueblo gang killing will be released next month after receiving clemency from Gov. Jared Polis, who on Thursday granted 21 pardons and commuted seven sentences for people in Colorado’s criminal justice system. Polis issued pardons and commutations to people convicted of drug charges, theft, burglary, … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Hindu temple was vandalised with anti-India and pro-Khalistan graffiti in Newark, California.The exterior walls of the Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California, was defaced with ‘anti-Hindu and anti-India’ graffiti, the temple administaration said.While the police said that the incident came to light on Friday, temple authorities claim that the incident occured on Thursday … Read more
AHMEDABAD: India’s maiden solar mission ‘Aditya L1‘ will reach its destination, the Lagrangian point (L1) which is located 1.5 million km from Earth, on January 6, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath said here on Friday. The mission, the first Indian space-based observatory to study the Sun from a halo orbit L1, was … Read more
NEW DELHI : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed deep sorrow following the tragic shooting incident at Prague‘s Charles University.In a heartfelt post on X, he extended his deepest condolences to the families of the victims.“Saddened by the news of the shooting incident at Prague’s Charles University. Deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” … Read more
Eskom has suspended load shedding due to further improvement in available generating capacity until further notice. “Due to further improvement in available generating capacity, loadshedding will remain suspended until further notice. Eskom will communicate should any significant changes occur,” said Eskom. Eskom pleaded with the public to switch off non-essential appliances to reduce the demand, … Read more
NEW DELHI: A day after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee mimicked Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar in front of Parliament during the protests against suspension of many members, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the Rajya Sabha chairman expressing great pain over the “abject theatrics” by the opposition MP.The PM said he had been at the … Read more
JERUSALEM: A team of “selectors” from Israel visited India last week and another senior delegation will leave for India next week to start the process of recruiting thousands of workers to be brought to the country to fill in the acute shortage faced by its construction industry, a senior executive at the Israel Builders Association … Read more
NEW DELHI: The approaching consecration of the Ram mandir in Ayodhya loomed large over the meeting of the INDIA bloc here on Tuesday.Sources said many participants said BJP would hype up the temple’s inauguration with an intent to turn it into a theme for the 2024 elections.“They are making it appear as if January 22 … Read more
RAIPUR: Four tribal legislators, including three from the tribal Bastar region, are among the half-dozen legislators who took their oath as MLAs in Sanskrit on the first day of the inaugural session of the 90-member House, while several others pledged in Hindi and the local Chhattisgarhi dialect.While five BJP legislators took their oath in Sanskrit, … Read more
