Kochi, March 24 (IANS) The police on Tuesday said they are under the impression that there is nothing suspicious in the incident in Kochi where visuals of a naval base were captured by foreigners using a drone. The individuals, first detained and later let off at Fort Kochi, are American citizens Katie Michelle Phelps and Christopher. A case was registered against them for filming visuals of the naval base INS Dronacharya and the Coast Guard headquarters.During questioning, the foreigners …
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Washington, March 19 (IANS) US lawmakers sharply disagreed over the State Department’s response to the Middle East conflict, with Democrats saying it failed to protect American citizens and officials insisting the system worked. The hearing came amid high tensions in the region. Lawmakers questioned whether the Department was prepared.Representative Gregory Meeks said the Department was “caught flat-footed.” He criticised delays in travel advisories and evacuation planning. “That is a fa…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new policy barring foreign nationals and non-citizens from accessing federally backed small business loans, saying the move is aimed at prioritising American entrepreneurs amid rising demand for capital.The policy expands earlier restrictions and will apply across multiple SBA-guaranteed lending programmes, including the agency’s Surety Bond and Microloan programmes. Under the updated rule, applicants must b…
Washington, March 7 (IANS) More than 28,000 American citizens have safely returned to the US from the Middle East since late February, the State Department said on Saturday, as Washington continues large-scale evacuation and assistance efforts across the region. In a statement, Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson said the US government had been coordinating flights, ground transport, and emergency assistance to help Americans leave the region amid ongoing security concerns.”Since February…
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The United States is strengthening its public diplomacy efforts to counter propaganda and influence campaigns from countries such as Iran and China while explaining Washington’s foreign policy to global audiences, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers told lawmakers during a congressional hearing.Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, Rogers said public diplomacy remains a key instrument of US national security, partic…
Dubai, March 4 (IANS) A drone strike near the US Consulate in Dubai triggered a fire as Iran continued a wave of drone and missile attacks targeting American diplomatic missions across the Middle East. The incident in Dubai came late Tuesday night (local time) — a day after reported attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Kuwait and Riyadh, marking a further escalation in hostilities across the region.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the drone-related incident in Dubai, stating that a…
Jerusalem, March 3 (IANS) The US Embassy in Jerusalem on Tuesday issued an official advisory amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, urging American citizens to make their own security arrangements as the diplomatic mission is currently unable to assist with departures from Israel.In its statement, the Embassy cautioned that the security situation remains volatile and unpredictable, reminding US nationals of the need for heightened vigilance and personal safety planning.”The US Embassy …
Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Amid escalating protests across Pakistan following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in a US-Israeli strike, the US Embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Lahore and Karachi have temporarily suspended operations. The move comes as authorities struggle to contain unrest that has already left at least 23 people dead nationwide.In a message posted on X, the US Embassy in Islamabad said, “Due to the current security situation, the U.S. Emb…
Riyadh, March 3 (IANS) The US Embassy in Riyadh was struck by two Iranian drones, causing a fire and resulting in material damage, Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said early on Tuesday, as the Middle East crisis entered its fourth day.The incident unfolded against the backdrop of intensifying hostilities triggered by US and Israeli-led strikes on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent retaliatory attacks on American and Israeli military assets across the Gulf region.In a sharp warning to Tehran, US Presid…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Texas House Republicans have called for an immediate freeze on new H-1B visas and a pause on immigration after what they described as a terrorist attack in Austin that killed two people and injured 14 others.In a March 2 letter to congressional leaders, the State lawmakers said they were writing “in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the citizens of Austin, Texas.”They said that in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, “a gunman opened…