Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) America’s aviation system is operating at unprecedented intensity, stretched by rising traffic, workforce shortages, and aging infrastructure, even as a sweeping modernisation effort gathers pace following last year’s deadly mid-air collision near Washington, senior US lawmakers and aviation officials said.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to expand US travel restrictions, adding 20 more countries and the Palestinian Authority to the list.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Senior US national security officials have told lawmakers that terrorist groups with roots in South Asia — particularly Pakistan- and Afghanistan-linked networks — continue to pose a direct and evolving threat to the United States.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he will deliver an address to the nation from the White House on Wednesday night, announcing the prime-time speech in a message posted on social media.
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian American-owned businesses are taking advantage of a federal initiative initially designed to help socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, lawmakers have been told.
Addis Ababa, Dec 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Ethiopia’s highest civilian honour, the ‘Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia’, during his first bilateral visit to the country.
Kathmandu, Dec 16 (IANS) As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the Nepali government has introduced a five-year plan to keep the mountains clean.
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday sharply rejected a Vanity Fair profile that detailed internal debates and crises in President Donald Trump’s second term, calling it a “disingenuously framed hit piece” that ignored context and selectively omitted remarks to portray the administration as chaotic.
Washington, Dec 16, (IANS) Quad nations comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the United States have completed their first-ever Field Training Exercise aimed at strengthening a shared logistics network for rapid civilian disaster response across the Indo-Pacific, an official statement said Tuesday.
Addis Ababa, Dec 16 (IANS) Highlighting that India and Ethiopia have had contact, communication and exchange for thousands of years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that both nations which are rich in languages and traditions, are co-passengers and partners of the Global South.
