NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah is heading an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) dealing with “overall strategic issues” that have emerged because of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, including fall in supply of cooking gas and LNG, the primary feedstock for urea production.Shah has already held a meeting with other ministers, including fertiliser…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discussed the ongoing situation in West Asia, agreeing on the need for safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. During the telephonic conversation, PM Modi condemned all attacks on the Gulf country and agreed…
The CEO of Anthropic is apologizing for a leaked internal memo amid a feud with the Pentagon over its AI model. The memo criticized the Trump administration and OpenAI. It comes after the Defense Department declared Anthropic a supply chain risk or a possible security risk. Source link
Israel said on Wednesday it launched a strike on a pharmaceutical facility in Iran, alleging it was supplying fentanyl for use in a chemical weapons programme, a charge denied by Tehran.Iran confirmed that the Tofigh Daru factory was hit but said it produces only “hospital drugs” used in medical procedures. Both sides said the strike…
A home name based on mythology will not only be rich in cultural significance but will also be symbolic in nature, thus turning an ordinary home into something special. These names are often based on ancient epics, heavenly locations, or heavenly bodies, each representing values such as strength, peace, prosperity, or security. In the Indian…
Washington — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, finalizing President Trump’s shakeup of DHS following months of scrutiny of Kristi Noem’s leadership. In a 54-45 vote, the Senate confirmed Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican who’s been in the Senate since 2023. Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania…
The SEC has closed its civil enforcement lawsuit against DeSo creator Nader Al-Naji, ending a case that accused him of wire fraud and selling unregistered securities. The Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed its civil lawsuit against Nader Al-Naji, founder of BitClout and the DeSo blockchain, according to a filing on Monday. The regulator ended…
A search is underway for an American Airlines flight attendant whose disappearance while on a layover in Medellín, Colombia, has left his loved ones desperate for answers. Eric Fernado Gutierrez Molina, 32, a U.S. citizen and North Texas resident, went missing Saturday evening after a night out with a fellow flight attendant, according to Ernesto Carranza, Gutierrez…
Iran has reportedly declined US proposal for a short-term ceasefire, according to an unnamed source cited by the country’s semi-official Fars news agency. The offer, which called for a 48-hour halt in hostilities, was delivered on Wednesday via an unidentified intermediary nation, the source told Fars, as cited by Reuters. The rejection comes as the…
India on Saturday said it has strongly opposed the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement being incorporated into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) framework, flagging concerns over its systemic implications, PTI reported.The issue was raised at the ongoing 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the WTO in Yaounde, Cameroon, where Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush…