SRINAGAR: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reiterated govt’s “zero tolerance policy against terrorism”, and directed security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir to continue their coordinated efforts to wipe out terrorism.Chairing a security review meeting in Srinagar, Shah asked all agencies to “continue to work in a coordinated manner so that the gains made…
Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution. Under a new rule finalized by the Biden administration last year, chemical plants would soon be required to monitor and reduce emissions of toxic pollutants, like ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing ingredient used…
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts student detained for pro-Palestinian activity, asked a federal judge in Boston on Thursday to have her case moved to Massachusetts, where she lives and was picked up by federal agents, from Louisiana, where she is being held in an immigration detention facility. Her lawyer, Adriana Lafaille, argued that after detaining Ms….
The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the administration recently invited companies to apply for presidential pollution waivers by email. The aging Colstrip power plant in Colstrip, Mont., emits more harmful fine particulate matter pollution, or soot, than any other…
Britain’s opposition Conservative Party lawmaker Bob Blackman on Thursday asked the UK government to ‘formally’ apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Speaking at the House of Commons, British Parliament’s Lower House, Blackman said, “On April 13, 1919, families gathered, very peacefully, in the Jallianwala Bagh to enjoy the day out with their families….
The Taliban has formally requested the United States to transfer control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington, DC, marking a significant step in its efforts to gain international recognition. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the request in an interview with Al Arabiya on March 25, 2025, revealing that the issue was raised during a recent meeting…
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to let it cancel $65 million in teacher-training grants that it contends would promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The court indicated that it would act quickly on the government’s emergency application, ordering the challengers to respond by Friday. The filing was the administration’s second emergency…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Karti P Chidambaram on Tuesday advised the MK Stalin-led Tamil Nadu government to learn garbage management from the BJP-ruled Indore.“Can the @chennaicorp name one learning & implementation of a practise from any of the previous study tours? Poor garbage management, street dogs & cattle, broken sidewalks & potholed roads is the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Congress on Saturday accused the Mahayuti government of bias against a particular community and claimed that police did not allow his party’s “fact-finding” committee to visit violence-hit areas in Nagpur.Congress leader Manikrao Thakare, who is heading the seven-member committee of the party, questioned how the government would ensure a fair and impartial…
Rajnath Singh and Ruben Berkelmans. NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday asked the Netherlands to not provide arms, weapon systems, platforms and military technologies to Pakistan, which has sponsored cross-border terrorism for decades, in a meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Ruben Brekelmans.In the delegation-level meet, India and the Netherlands decided to elevate…