On Wednesday afternoon, the couple announced they’re stepping down from some of their royal duties, and that they intend to come back to North America for at least part of the year. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members… Read More ›
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Boeing 737 Plane Crashes in Iran Shortly After Takeoff
The plane, which was carrying at least 170 people, went down near Tehran, killing everyone on board. Iranian state media cited technical problems. Debris from the crash on the outskirts of Tehran on Wednesday.Credit…Rohhollah Vadati/ISNA, via Agence France-Presse — Getty… Read More ›
Iran Attack: US Troops Targeted With Ballistic Missiles
Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on airbases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and… Read More ›
The Crisis In The Middle East Is Bad News For India’s Economy | India Today Insight
The new developments in the Middle East could not have come at a worse time for India. With the economy languishing at a sub-five per cent GDP growth for the past two quarters, and inflation overshooting the five per cent… Read More ›
Farooq Abdullah’s arrest leaves India with few allies in Kashmir
Arrest of a veteran politician under the stringent Public Security Act shocks the region undergoing a crippling lockdown. Abdullah at an all-party condolence meeting organised for former Indian PM and BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee [File: Getty Images] Srinagar, Indian-administered… Read More ›
The Philippines is the world’s most deadly place to defend the environment
Protesters in the Philippines call on President Rodrigo Duterte to end extrajudicial killings. (CNN)The Philippines is now the deadliest country in the world for land and environmental defenders, with 34 killed in 2018, according to new research. Worldwide, a total of 164… Read More ›
Why India Is Mad at Trump?
Understanding the president’s Kashmir bombshell—and why it matters. On Monday, early in the afternoon in Washington, D.C., and around the time most people in New Delhi were going to bed, U.S. President Donald Trump livened up a press conference with… Read More ›
Hundreds of thousands jammed highway, demand Puerto Rico’s governor resign
Puerto Ricans take to the streets for the 10th consecutive day as calls for Governor Rossello’s resignation grow. An aerial view from a drone shows thousands of people as they fill the Expreso Las Americas highway calling for the removal… Read More ›
UK seeks European naval force to counter ‘piracy’ in Gulf
FM Jeremy Hunt says UK in talks with a number of countries to ensure safe shipping after Iran seized its oil tanker. Shipping associations called on ship owners to inform Britain’s navy of their movements before sailing into the Gulf… Read More ›
India refuses US President Donald Trump, says never sought mediation on Kashmir
US President Trump, who met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House on Monday, had said that PM Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate in Kashmir issue. NEW DELHI: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Monday rejected… Read More ›