Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US Senator Chris Murphy, who said he was at Riyadh's airport the day before Saturday's deadly Houthi attack, opposed American military action in Yemen.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said on Sunday (local time) that his Republican rival Mike Rogers tried to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood only because "he really wanted to repeat the word Muslim", as faith and heritage attacks shadow minority candidates, including several Indian Americans, ahead of the November 3 midterms.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) At least nine Indian-American Republicans are on the November 3 ballot, led by Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor's race, even as leaders of their own party turn against the H-1B visa programme, a pathway long used by Indian professionals.
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Republican Senator Thom Tillis said that President Donald Trump "may be" breaking the law with his Russian diesel deal, while Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso called it "leverage", a week before Trump must decide whether to penalise major buyers of Russian oil.
Muscat, Oct 11 (IANS) Two Indian seafarers are missing after the tanker MT Petro Dolphin, carrying 11 Indian crew members, came under a drone attack at Sohar Anchorage in Oman on Sunday, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said, adding that nine of the Indians have been rescued.
Riyadh, Oct 11 (IANS) An Indian national injured in the attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on October 10 has died, the Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday, as External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar expressed grief and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv supports the "energy ceasefire" announced by US President Donald Trump and was awaiting details from Washington, adding that Russia must also back the truce, which Moscow had yet to confirm.
Washington, Oct 11 (IANS) The United States has authorised an emergency exchange of up to four million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to prevent fuel supply disruptions caused by severe weather in the Gulf region, the Department of Energy has announced.
Kathmandu, Oct 11 (IANS) Lieutenant General Viresh Pratap Singh Kaushik of the Indian Army began his visit to Nepal on Sunday as he aims to interact with Indian Army ex-servicemen and review welfare schemes provided to veterans in the country, the Indian Embassy in Nepal said.
Srinagar, Oct 11 (IANS) Kashmir’s handicraft industry is on a path to revival after the turbulent years of militancy and the Covid-19 pandemic, with exports crossing Rs 1,100 crore and the Jammu and Kashmir government setting a Rs 2,000-crore export target, a report said.
