Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) Washington, D.C. has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, the district’s Attorney General Brian… Continue reading Washington, D.C. sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment
Kabul, Sep 5 (IANS) A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan, centered 14 km east of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake’s epicentre, struck… Continue reading Afghanistan hit by 5.6-magnitude earthquake after over 2,200 killed
Cairo, Sep 5 (IANS) An Arab ministerial committee here rejected “the Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem,” stressing that “Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy… Continue reading Arab ministerial committee rejects ‘Israel’s measures to isolate Jerusalem’
United Nations, Sep 5 (IANS) Gaza City, the last refuge for families in the northern Gaza Strip, is fast becoming a place where childhood cannot survive, Tess Ingram, UNICEF Communication… Continue reading Gaza City has become ‘city of fear, flight and funerals’: UN official
Jerusalem, Sep 4 (IANS) Israel has rejected Hamas’ proposal for reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in Gaza to end the war, saying its army will continue to prepare for a… Continue reading Israel rejects Hamas’ ceasefire offer, says to accept Tel Aviv’s ‘terms to end war’
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, met with Representative Gregory Meeks, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the India-US ties… Continue reading Indian Ambassador meets key US lawmaker amid trade tensions
Lisbon, Sep 4 (IANS) The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon’s best-known tourist attractions, derailed and overturned, leaving 15 people dead and 18 others injured, including five in serious condition, local… Continue reading Lisbon’s Gloria Funicular derails, leaving 15 dead, 18 injured
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) Former Indian Ambassador to France and Director General of Jadeja Motwani Institute for American Studies at OP Jindal Global University, Mohan Kumar, has countered the Trump… Continue reading Former Indian Ambassador debunks ‘India’s tariff king’ myth
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) A US federal judge has sided with Harvard University in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, ruling that the federal government illegally froze billions of dollars… Continue reading US federal judge sides with Harvard in lawsuit over Trump administration funding freeze
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Communication and connectivity issues are major challenges being faced by humanitarian aid workers in the earthquake-hit provinces of Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Rescue teams face challenges in quake-hit Afghan provinces
Los Angeles, Sep 3 (IANS) A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated a 19th-century law when it deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles in… Continue reading US federal judge rules Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles illegal
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) Edward Price, a political economist and former head of Economic Policy in the British Consulate General in New York, has criticised the White House Senior Advisor… Continue reading Former UK official slams White House Advisor Navarro’s anti-India tirade as ‘shame’
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) A leading expert on India-US economic ties in Washington believes that the pressure tactics adopted by the Trump administration on India in recent weeks “do not… Continue reading US pressure tactics on India ‘don’t make great deal of sense,’ says expert
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump reiterated his complaints against India’s trade practices, calling the India-US relationship “one-sided for many years” and pointing to high tariffs as a… Continue reading Trump calls India-US ties ‘one-sided’ over high tariffs, criticises trade practices
Bled, Sep 2 (IANS) Global trade must be placed on a firmer foundation, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.… Continue reading WTO chief urges stronger foundations for global trade
