Washington, July 4 (IANS) Organisers of the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebrations have revised Saturday’s schedule for the “Salute to America” events in Washington because of an active heat advisory, while keeping President Donald Trump’s address and the evening fireworks programme on schedule.The changes affect the Great American State Fair, the FIFA Fan Zone and public access to the Washington Monument grounds. Officials said the adjustments were made to reduce visitors’ exposure …
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Washington, June 28 (IANS) The United States carried out additional military strikes against multiple Iranian targets on Saturday after Tehran allegedly launched another drone attack on a commercial oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).The latest action came a day after US forces conducted retaliatory strikes following what Washington described as an Iranian attack on the commercial vessel M/V Ever Lovely. US officials said Iran was given an opportunity…
Seoul, June 27 (IANS) Nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered and left South Korea’s Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) above the country’s eastern and southern waters, South Korea’s military said Saturday.The Chinese and Russian military aircraft successively entered the KADIZ earlier in the day before retreating from the air defence zone, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).The aircraft, which reportedly included bombers and fighter jets, did not violate S…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump has defended recent US military action against Iran, saying Tehran’s armed forces had been severely weakened and asserting that Iran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference, Trump said his administration had achieved what previous presidents could not.”Last week, we signed a historic agreement to accomplish what no president has ever been able to accomplish bef…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day before the scheduled NEET-UG 2026 re-examination following the alleged paper leak, opposition leaders hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government, saying that the problem with conducting such examinations are still the same. However, the NDA asserted that this time the Union government has taken all measures to ensure a transparent exam.Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader P.S. Sanjeev said: “The problems have not changed. The NTA and it…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) With just a day left for the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21, aspirants across the country are engaged in last minute preparations, however, some of them told IANS that despite studying hard they are less confident about their preparation this time as compared to the May 3 exam.A student in Jammu and Kashmir said that she initially thought the paper leak news was a “prank””It was big news as the exam is conducted at the national-level. Initially I did not take it seri…
Guwahati, June 13 (IANS) At least five IAF personnel were killed after an AN-32 transport aircraft met with an accident while landing at the Jorhat airbase in Assam and burst into flames on Saturday, defence officials said. According to the IAF, the incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. after the aircraft landed at the Jorhat Air Force Station. The aircraft reportedly burst into flames shortly after touchdown, triggering an immediate emergency response from Air Force and airport firefightin…
Tehran, June 11 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Thursday the fresh US attacks against Iran have rendered an April ceasefire between the two sides “ineffective.”In a phone call with European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday, Araghchi strongly condemned the recent US “aggression,” describing it as a “flagrant violation” of the United Nations Charter and international law.He also said the United States is responsible for the “dangerous” consequences …
Pune, June 7 (IANS) Spotlight was on sprinters at the eighth-leg of Indian Athletics Series in Pune, Maharashtra on Sunday. Air Force sprinter Harjit Singh was cynosure of all eyes as he clocked 10.17 seconds to top the field in the men’s 100m race. Rushiprasad Desai of Maharashtra was second with a time of 10.35 seconds and Laukik Anant Melge also from Maharashtra was third with a time of 10.36 seconds.Aditya Pisal of Maharashtra dominated the U20 men’s 100m. His winning time was 10.23 seco…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In a major push to improve efficiency and accelerate defence procurement, the government on Thursday announced that it has significantly enhanced the delegation of financial powers across the armed forces, enabling faster decision-making and smoother execution of contracts.The revised framework is expected to support procurement exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh crore through the revenue route, in line with current budgetary allocations.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the r…