FEBRUARY 16, 2019
US National Security Adviser, John Bolton
WASHINGTON, D.C. - US National Security Adviser John Bolton told his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Friday that America supports India’s right to self-defence.
Bolton telephoned Doval Friday morning to express his condolences for the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and offered the US’ full support to India in confronting terrorism.
“I told...
FEBRUARY, 16, 2019
President Trump has been telling audiences that President Barack Obama was on the precipice of an all-out confrontation with the nuclear-armed North Korea. - Credit: Doug Mills/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America was on the brink of war. As President Barack Obama prepared to leave office, he was contemplating yet another conflict in Asia, where the United...
FEBRUARY 16, 2019
Notably, BSNL has announced that the bookings for Bharat Fiber have already started on its portal. Image source: Reuters
Those who opt for a Bharat Fiber connection will get data and Wi-Fi connection, which will provide sufficient data for use by an entire family, said the report, adding that they will be able to consume as much as...
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to gain access to roughly $8 billion to fund a border wall.
Before Trump's announcement in the Rose Garden, a senior administration official explained that the money will be pulled from the following areas:
$1.375 billion from the Homeland Security appropriations bill
$600 million from the Treasury Department's drug...
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
The Tribute in Light installation is illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from The National September 11 Memorial & Museum marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York - Reuters/Andrew Kelly
NEW YORK - The special master overseeing a U.S. government fund to compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Friday said future...
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, shown on January 25, 2019, spoke out against President Trump's emergency declaration. - Joshua Roberts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday ripped President Trump over his declaration of a national emergency to finish building his...
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
A sherpa collecting garbage left by climbers at an altitude of 8,000 metres on the Nepal side of Mount Everest. China is now closing to non-climbers the base camp on the Tibet side of the mountain because of environmental concerns- AFP
China has banned tourists from accessing its Mount Everest base camp in Tibet amid an ongoing...
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will declare a national emergency to fulfill...
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who referred to the Pulwama attack that left 43 CRPF jawans dead as a “despicable attack”, took stock of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a conversation with both the home minsiter Rajnath Singh and the national security advisor Ajit Doval.
A Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting has been...
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
In this Nov. 26, 2017, file photo released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at a meeting of the Islamic Military Counterterrorism Alliance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is asking the chief executives of Apple and Google to immediately stop offering...
