Gas Crunch Continues Across Much Of US After Pipeline Hack
Despite signs of progress in restarting the pipeline, nearly 70% of North Carolina’s gas stations on Thursday were still without fuel, as were about half the stations in South Carolina... Read more
Pentagon Backs Off Xiaomi Blacklisting After Legal Challenge
The U.S. Defense Department agreed to remove Xiaomi Corp. from a blacklist banning U.S. investment in the Chinese tech giant, opting against further defending a Trump administration action t... Read more
USIRFC Report: Blinken Skips India Mention, Sanctions Chinese Official
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken skipped a mention of India while castigating several other countries mentioned as “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) by the annual report of the US... Read more
Indian Naval Ship Tarkash Brings Medical Oxygen To Mumbai From Qatar
Amid the ongoing battle against Covid-19, Indian Naval Ship Tarkash brought two containers with 20 MT liquid medical oxygen each and 230 oxygen cylinders here from Qatar on Wednesday, a Navy... Read more
UN Members Call For ‘Immediate, Meaningful And Unfettered Access’ To Xinjiang For Rights Inquiry
A group of United Nations members has demanded that China grant “immediate, meaningful and unfettered access” to Xinjiang for the group‘s human rights chief to inspect alleged abuses of Uygu... Read more
Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel’s commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip and massed tanks and troops on the en... Read more
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Says No To US Military Bases On Its Soil
Amid the final drawdown of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan has made it clear that it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil after the pullback of foreign forces... Read more
The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign of cracks reappearing... Read more
Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane held a telephonic conversation with his American counterpart General James C McConville on Tuesday, focusing on bilateral military cooperation as well... Read more
Army Chief Reviews Security Along LoC
Army chief General MM Naravane visited forward areas of the Jammu division and reviewed security situation along the LoC during his two-day visit to the region, a defence spokesperson said.... Read more