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October 22, 2024

BJP’s Tejasvi Surya meets Jaishankar ahead of US Consulate opening in Bengaluru, exchanges sweets
New Delhi [India], Janu 16 (ANI): Ahead of the US Consulate opening in Bengaluru, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with traditional Mysore Pak sweets and expressed gratitude to the Central Government for facilitating the consulate in Bengaluru. Bengaluru had been demanding a US Consulate for long…
Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as House Intelligence chairman
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has informed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, he will no longer be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a GOP leadership source and a Republican lawmaker familiar with the matter. The lawmaker said Turner informed him Wednesday that he would not be staying on as head of the critical…
Pakistan SC seeks clarification on Army Act’s application in school attack cases
Islamabad [Pakistan], Janu 15 (AI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s constitutional bench, led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, on Wednesday sought an explanation from authorities on why the Army Act was not applied in cases related to the 2014 Army Public School (APS) attack, reported. The court is currently hearing an intra-court appeal challenging the legality…
What is the pink powder sprayed over the California wildfires?
The prim purpose of the pink dye is simply to help firefighters and pilots be accurate in creating and identifying lines of retardant. “Essentially, it lets pilots see where lines are dropped,” Horn said. “If it was clear, they wouldn’t know where the retardant lines are.” Phos-Chek can fade over time in sunlight and be…
NA expresses gratitude for President’s address
In his closing remarks, Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, lauded the President for his efforts in ensuring the continuity of Pakistan’s democratic process, promoting patience and tolerance in the country’s political landscape, and strengthening the unity of the federating units. “I express heartfelt gratitude to the President of Pakistan for addressing this…
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summ at 1600 GMT, Jan. 15
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his country has substantially reduced the power tariff for electric vehicles (EVs) as a propitious step for boosting the emission-less and eco-friendly vehicles in the country. “EVs are the right step to address air pollution that needs to be scaled up to contain climate change as…
Reflections of a ‘wanted’ Syrian journalist
Soon after the collapse of the Assad government in Syria, Issam Barakat, a Syrian journalist working for Nikkei’s Dubai bureau, was shocked to learn that he had been wanted by the notoriously brutal regime. Barakat fled Syria at the onset of the civil war in 2011, with several of his relatives enduring torture at the…
Food safety advocates expect a smooth transition away from Red No. 3
Food safety advocates cheered the news that U.S. regulators are banning Red No. 3 — and said they don’t anticipate any hiccups in quickly removing the artificial dye from America’s grocery shelves. Red No. 3 gives thousands of foods, beverages and sweets their cherry-red hue. On Wednesday, following decades of concerns over the additive’s safety,…