Washington, June 29 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sudarshini undertook a series of high-level engagements, including hosting Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Aruna Miller, during its port call at Baltimore, Maryland. The crew also participated in the Baltimore City Parade. “Forging Maritime Bonds Across the Atlantic. During her port call at Baltimore, Indian Navy’s Tall Ship INS Sudarshini undertook a series of high-level engagements, including hosting Vinay M…
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Washington, June 27 (IANS) Indian naval ship INS Sudarshini arrived at the Port of Baltimore in the United States’ Maryland, underscoring India’s rich maritime heritage as well as the enduring bonds of friendship and cooperation between the navies of both countries, the Ministry of Defence announced on Saturday. As part of its landmark transoceanic expedition, Lokayan 26, the vessel reached Baltimore on Friday (local time) after sailing from Norfolk, Virginia. The passage included a transit thro…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Former US National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of retaining classified national defence information, marking a dramatic turn for one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent former advisers and later one of his fiercest critics.Bolton entered the guilty plea in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, after initially pleading not guilty to an 18-count indictment alleging the unlawful retention and transmission of classified i…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump is expected to announce what the White House described as “three historic, beautiful, clean coal announcements” focused on preserving existing coal-fired power plants, expanding coal exports and supporting new coal-fired generation projects, according to a White House official. The measures, set to be unveiled in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon (early morning India time), include federal funding to extend the life of ageing coal plants, sup…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will visit the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on May 26 for his annual dental and medical evaluations and meetings with American service members, the White House said.The White House said the visit would include the President’s “routine annual dental and medical assessments as part of his regular preventive health care.”Trump will also “spend time with service members and staff at Walter Reed in recognition of their servic…
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., as a sewage line collapse and spill continued to tarnish the Potomac River.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a press release that federal disaster assistance is available to the District of Columbia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the sewage line collapse since January 19, Xinhua news agency reported.”The President’s actio…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared the month-long Potomac River sewage spill a local public emergency to request federal support. On January 19, a section of Potomac Interceptor, a major sewage pipeline operated by DC Water — the main water utility that serves Washington — collapsed, releasing over 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River. The US capital and surrounding areas have been grappling with the spill.The mayor on Wednesday (local tim…