US soldier who set off Cybertruck blast at Trump hotel called for uprising against Democrats

IANS | January 4, 2025 9:55 AM

New York, Jan 4 (IANS) The decorated US Army soldier who set off an explosion in a Cybertruck and killed himself in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day was overcome by the stress of fighting on the frontlines, according to officials, but the mystery deepened with his call for an uprising against Democrats in government just days before President Joe Biden was to leave office.

Republican Johnson re-elected Speaker of US House

IANS | January 4, 2025 7:29 AM

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Mike Johnson, a lawmaker from Louisiana, was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The Republican party closed ranks to avert a repeat of the days-long leadership crisis that had led to his elevation to the chair in 2023.

Small plane crashes into California building, claims two lives

IANS | January 3, 2025 10:27 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 3 (IANS) A tragic plane crash shook Fullerton, California, as a single-engine aircraft slammed into a commercial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport, approximately 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The incident left two people dead and 18 others injured, according to local authorities.

Worked assiduously to secure release of Indian fishermen from Bangladesh: MEA

IANS | January 2, 2025 9:35 PM

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that the Indian government has worked assiduously to secure the release of its fishermen from Bangladesh custody who were arrested by the authorities from the neighbouring country over the past several months for inadvertently crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line.