US President Donald Trump’s pick for United Nations ambassador, Mike Waltz, told senators on Tuesday that the UN needs urgent reform and that the US must play a stronger role in countering China’s growing influence within the organisation. Waltz, a retired Army Green Beret and former Republican congressman from Florida, appeared before the Senate Foreign…
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) DIBRUGARH: Three veteran well control specialists from Cudd Well Control, US, began intensive site preparations on Saturday to bring under control a massive gas blowout of ONGC’s Rudrasagar (RDS147A) rig in Assam’s Sivasagar district.The experts, who flew in from Houston, arrived in Sivasagar on Friday after multiple attempts by…
The Trump administration announced a flurry of measures to target PFAS contamination, but it stayed mum on whether it intends to uphold a Biden-era rule requiring utilities to remove the “forever chemicals” from the tap water of hundreds of millions of Americans. “I have long been concerned about PFAS and the efforts to help states…
New hybrid master’s program from Rashtriya Raksha University aims to prevent financial crimes. (AI Image) BENGALURU: Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), an institution under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has announced the launch of a one-year hybrid program for working professionals—Master’s in Financial and Economic Crimes. The program is aimed at addressing the growing challenges posed…
Five hours after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power for Heathrow Airport and thousands of homes in western London, the city’s fire brigade said early Friday that it was still trying to bring the blaze under control. By 4 a.m. Friday, half of a transformer remained on fire, the London Fire Brigade…
Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta was stretchered off the field after a horrific tackle from Millwall FC goalkeeper Liam Roberts on Saturday, March 1. Playing at the FA Cup, Roberts was shown a straight red card for his outside of the box challenge on Mateta – which is now being dubbed as the worst tackle on…
Alabama set to ban student cell phone use in schools to tackle social media risks. (Representative Image, Getty Images) Alabama is moving closer to implementing a statewide ban on student cell phone use in public schools, aiming to combat the risks posed by excessive social media and technology use. The legislation, known as the FOCUS…
A Kenyan police officer was fatally injured in Haiti on Sunday in an operation that was part of the international effort to help combat gang violence and restore order to the Caribbean nation, officials said. It appears to be the first death of a Kenyan officer working as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission,…
NEW DELHI: In a heart-wrenching incident, at least 18 people lost their lives and many were injured in a stampede case on Saturday night at New Delhi Railway Station. According to reports, the incident occurred after a crowd of passengers waiting to board trains for Prayagraj rushed towards platforms 14 and 15. Survivors recounted the…
In a sweeping crackdown to tackle a fresh wave of violence across the country, targeting properties belonging to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family and leaders of her party Awami League, Bangladesh’s security forces arrested over 1,300 individuals under a nationwide joint forces operation dubbed ‘Operation Devil Hunt’. The interim government, led by Chief Adviser…