The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather’s funeral and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas. They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the commercial flight...
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‘No definitive link’ of India in Khalistan activist Nijjar’s killing: Canadian report
Contradicting the allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing some Indian agents of being involved in the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canada commission report has stated that “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” was “proven” in the killing of Nijjar, reported news agency The observation was made in the 123-page report released...
EAM Jaishankar meets UAE’s Deputy PM, discuss ways to further strengthen partnership
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Dubai’s Crown Prince and UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hamdan bin Mohammed and discussed ways to further strengthen the UAE-India strategic partnership and enhance people-to-people ties. Jaishankar arrived in the UAE on Monday on a three-day visit to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries and add...
‘Half our house is gone’: Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza
Adham Bartawi had hoped for the best when he set off back to his family home in the north of Gaza after more than a year – but he was shocked at what he found. “Half our house is gone,” the 31-year-old told the BBC from the ruins of where he used to live in the northern city of al-Zahra....
ISRO Hits 100th Rocket Launch Milestone With Navigation Sat Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 on 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO’s 100th rocket mission. The mission is also the first for the space agency’s Chairman V Narayanan, who assumed office recently. It is ISRO’s maiden venture this year. The satellite was “precisely injected into the required (GTO) orbit. This...
Donald Trump halts US aid to Yunus Interim govt in Bangladesh
The United States, under President Donald Trump, has decided to halt all aid to the Bangladesh government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The latest move comes as the US government, through its donor agency USAID, announced the immediate cessation of all work in Bangladesh, including contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other procurement instruments. In a letter issued by USAID, the agency informed...
“Blatantly Unconstitutional”: Judge Blocks Trump Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” U.S. District Judge John Coughenour at the urging of four Democratic-led states issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing the order, which the Republican president...
Nine Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin
Nine Palestinians have been killed and 35 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. Palestinian media reported that there were a series of air strikes as a large number of troops moved in to the city and its refugee camp, backed by drones, helicopters and armoured bulldozers....
Trump signs slew of executive orders: U.S. withdrawal from WHO, pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (January 20, 2025) issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from energy to criminal pardons and immigration. Trump pardoned about 1,500 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a sweeping gesture of support to the people who assaulted...
Quad agrees to strengthen cooperation, sends message to China
In its first foreign policy engagement, the Donald Trump administration hosted a meeting of Quad foreign ministers where the US, Japan, India, and Australia committed to strengthening “maritime, economy and technology security in the face of increasing threats”, expressed their goal of a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, and agreed to “think bigger, deepen agenda and intensify cooperation”. With a clear...
Trump’s inauguration billionaires, EOs: Ambani, Zuckerberg, Bezos attend church
Tech billionaires, foreign diplomats and CEOs shadowed U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, with several attending St. John’s Church in Washington and seated prominently on the dais in the U.S. Capitol ahead of his speech. The church service, typically a little-noticed part of Inauguration Day, quickly became a “who’s who” parade of some of the United States’ – and the world’s –...
Seated At Front Row In Swearing-In, EAM Jaishankar Carries PM Modi’s Message To Trump
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was given a seat of honour at the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. The EAM was seated in the front row at Trump’s inaugural ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. Jaishankar attended the inauguration as a special envoy of PM Modi, carrying a letter addressed to President Trump. Meanwhile,...