176 passengers confirmed dead in South Korea's plane crash

IANS | December 29, 2024 3:46 PM

Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, leaving 176 people dead and three others missing, authorities said. Two crew members survived.

Trump says he's 'believer in H-1B' visas; quashes opposition to programme

IANS | December 29, 2024 7:41 AM

New York, Dec 29 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he is a "believer in H-1B" visas, quashing the opposition to the programme for qualified professionals to work in the US that pitted the right-wing fringe against his advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

28 dead as plane crash-lands at South Korean airport

IANS | December 29, 2024 7:08 AM

Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) At least 28 passengers died after a plane carrying more than 170 people, caught fire on landing at the airport in southern South Korean city of Muan on Sunday, the emergency office said.

Multiple explosions rock Kabul as Pak-Afghan border clashes intensify

Hamza Ameer | December 28, 2024 3:13 PM

Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has become the epicentre of multiple explosions during the last 24 hours as border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces intensify. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, an explosion was reported in Kabul close to the office of the interior ministry in front of Sheikh Zayed Hospital. The latest explosion in Afghanistan’s capital is the second within 24 hours with the first being near the Indian Embassy at Kabul’s Shahri Naw area on Friday.

EAM Jaishankar meets Antony Blinken, US NSA Sullivan in Washington

IANS | December 27, 2024 10:35 PM

Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has held his last round of meetings with his counterpart in the outgoing Joe Biden-led administration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.