Online Desk The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant group, on Tuesday claimed responsibility for hijacking Jaffar Express, a passenger train operated by Pakistan Railways, and holding all 100 passengers hostage in Balochistan. The militant group issued a statement claiming that they had taken control of the train and said six military personnel were killed,…
PORT LOUIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met President of Mauritius Dharam Gokhool and gifted him Gangajal from Maha Kumbh. Modi, who arrived in Marutius early Tuesday on a two-day State Visit, also gave Gokhool several others gifts. Before meeting President Gokhool, Prime Minister Modi met his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam and both the…
Washington: US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, announced on Monday (local time) that she has embarked on a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific region, during which she will visit Japan, Thailand and India. Gabbard stated that her first stop was in Honolulu. She called “building strong relationships, understanding, and open lines of communication”…
Exeter (England): “Canada never, ever will be part of America in any way, shape or form,” said Canada’s new prime minister-in-waiting, Mark Carney, after winning the race to lead the country’s Liberal party. Carney’s message was a response to repeated statements from Trump in the past few months that he wanted Canada to become part…
TORONTO: Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25 per cent more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. “I will not hesitate to increase this charge. If the…
Port Louis: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate over 20 India-funded projects, ranging from capacity building to community-linked infrastructure, during his two-day state visit to Mauritius, beginning Tuesday, officials said. The prime minister will also announce new major infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening democracy in the Southeast African island nation. Prime Minister Modi, along with…
Ottava: Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country’s next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of “dark days” brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump. Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of “attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses.”…
Washington: A man from the US state of Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents as he was brandishing a firearm near the White House in Washington DC. The man was flagged to the Secret Service by Indiana police officials as a potential suicide risk, US-based news outlet NPR said. The condition of the man remains…
New York: A prominent Hindu temple in California was defaced with anti-India graffiti by some unknown persons in another incident targeting the community’s sacred spaces in the US. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) said that its Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills city of San Bernardino County faced desecration. Chino Hills borders Los Angeles…
Kathmandu: Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah is returning to Kathmandu from Pokhara on Sunday after touring different parts of the country for a couple of months. Pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party and other loyalists are planning to welcome the former king at Tribhuvan International Airport in a grand manner today afternoon. Pro-monarchists claim that thousands of…
