Washington: US navy chief Thomas Modly warned, ‘Although there is calm prevailing in the Persian Gulf as of now, the situation will not be the same in the future. Iran will continue with its activities to incite the United States and the Gulf countries.’ Navy Chief Modly also said that these activities would stop only […]
Hong Kong: The heat of the Hong Kong protests, continuing for the more than last six months seems to be increasing by the day. The Hong Kong agitators have taken an aggressive stance against the Chinese traders and industries, operating in Hong Kong and are demanding that they should leave the city. Protests have started […]
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has expressed a hope that the Indian economy is expected to rebound in 2020. The CII President said that this would become possible because of the corrective measures taken by the central government and the Reserve bank of India. The CII President said that the negative trend […]
Sana: Nine people were killed and 20 were injured in a missile attack launched by the Houthi rebels on the military marchpast in southern Yemen. This attack took place when the Security Belt Forces, supported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were holding a marchpast. The Houthi rebels are trying to wrest control of the […]
New York: The periodical, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, has warned that handing over control of nuclear weapons to Artificial Intelligence (AI), is an invitation to an all destructive catastrophic war, as seen in the movie, Terminator. In the last few years, leading countries like the United States, China and Russia were observed to gear up […]
New Delhi: The measures taken by the government for the public sector banks reeling under the pressures of non-productive loans, have been implemented successfully as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that 13 banks had declared profits in the first six months of this year. The Finance Minister gave this information after the meeting with […]
Moscow/Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that Russia will complete the ambitious Nord Stream 2 project, despite the sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump. A European company announced its withdrawal from the project, within a few hours of the imposition of sanctions. Therefore, there is a possibility that the project may […]
Washington/Baghdad: 30 rockets were launched on the US military base at Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. An American contractor was killed and a few US soldiers were injured in the attack. Iran affiliated Popular Mobilisation Forces, is suspected to be involved in the attack. Meanwhile, the United States had warned that if the Iraq government does […]
Gangtok: The Indian army has rescued 1,700 tourists trapped because of the heavy snowfall in Sikkim. These include women, children and aged people. The tourists were stuck in the Nathula Pass region of Sikkim. The military has rescued all these people and housed them in the military camp. These tourists were returning in 300 taxis […]
Baghdad: Severe reactions have emerged across Iran against the selection of Asaad al-Eidani, a pro-Iran candidate as a PM. President Barham Saleh has threatened to resign due to the selection of an Iran-backed candidate as the Prime Minister. Besides, Iraqi protestors have rushed to the streets and expressed their agitation by torching public properties and […]