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The exact reason behind why the United States suddenly paused its military campaign against Iran after 13 straight days of attacks remains unclear. However, Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine reportedly raised concerns over further escalation and US weapons stockpiles before the decision.President Donald Trump speaks during an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Vance and Caine voiced their concerns during a White House meeting on Friday as President Donald Trump weighed the possibility…
Kuwait has rejected reports that it took part in military strikes on Iran, firmly denying claims that it secretly deployed fighter jets to attack Iranian targets earlier this month.Iran’s Mehr News Agency, citing the Kuwait News Agency (Kuna), reported that Kuwait’s ambassador to the United States, Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, wrote to The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, dismissing the newspaper’s report as inaccurate and unfounded.Calling the allegations “utterly and completely baseless,” the ambassador rejected claims that Kuwait had played any military role in the conflict.CJP Jantar Mantar Protest Updates“She affirmed that Kuwait has not participated in any military operations against…
Sourav Ghosal and Anahat Singh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India No. 1 Anahat Singh on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to win the World Junior Squash Championship. The 18-year-old defeated Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem 11-3, 11-7, 11-9 in the women’s final in Ontario on Saturday.”It means the world. I still feel like I’m dreaming,” Anahat said after her title win. “I’ve been losing in the semis and quarters over the last four years. I’ve always said, if anyone’s asked, ‘This tournament’s a curse,’ and I’ve never been able to play well in the event,” the Delhi player…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said the Jantar Mantar and other protests in recent weeks have had proximate causes in a rigged exam system but the agony and anger of youth and their parents have more fundamental causes of both accessibility and affordability revealed by household expenditure data.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the youth and their parents are crying out for remedial action on accessibility and affordability.Also Read: Rahul Gandhi demands accountability from Amit Shah over violence on students during CJP’s Sansad March”The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has very recently done a detailed analysis based on…
New Delhi: In a boost to India’s medical device manufacturing industry, the Government has invited applications from eligible entities under the Scheme for Strengthening of Medical Device Industry (SMDI), as per a statement by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.According to the release, applications are invited under two key sub-schemes to promote domestic manufacturing, reduce import dependence, support innovation and boost value chains in India’s medical devices sector. Furthermore, the selected candidates will be eligible for a significant financial benefit of up to Rs 10 crore.The two sub-schemes are namely– Marginal Investment Scheme for Reducing Import Dependence and Medical Device…
Michelle Yeoh wants to play Yoko Ono in a biopic. (Image credits: Instagram) Michelle Yeoh, the ‘Blade Runner 2099’ star, revealed the person she would like to play in a biopic. Without any hesitation, the 63-year-old actress named the renowned Japanese musician Yoko Ono, who was also married to The Beatles star John Lennon. While she humorously blanked out when naming a favourite song by the legendary band, she stood by her choice of playing the avant-garde artist.Here’s a closer look at Michelle Yeoh’s desire to play Yoko Ono in a biopic.Michelle Yeoh reveals ‘Yoko Ono’ without skipping a beatMichelle…
North American beavers in sub-Antarctic Chile are doing more than flooding forests; they are turning riparian land into methane-spewing wetlands. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. In the forests of southern Chile, a creature introduced for a fur industry that never took off is reshaping the natural environment. North American beavers are not just chopping down trees and flooding streams; by building dams across streams and rivers, they are turning forested areas in the region into marshes and bogs where the soil becomes oxygen-deprived.According to Mammal Review, twenty-five pairs were introduced to Tierra del Fuego in 1946, and the population subsequently spread…
The family of a former mobile phone store manager who was found drowned days before his new Vodafone franchise was to open its doors is pressing the government to introduce a new franchising law in his name.The call comes a week after Vodafone settled a long-running legal claim filed by 62 of its former franchisees who alleged that the company “unjustly enriched” itself at their expense by up to £85m.The confidential agreement was reached 19 months after the claim was originally filed at the high court “without any admission of liability”, the parties said in a joint statement.The plight of…
PM Modi addressed 136th episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s growing self-reliance in the defence sector, saying the country is continuously strengthening its technological capabilities alongside the courage of its armed forces.Addressing the 136th episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister pointed to the induction of INS Mahendragiri into the Indian Navy as an example of India’s progress in indigenous defence manufacturing.”This modern warship has been designed in India and made in India. More than 75 per cent indigenous content has been…
Protesters vaulted over barricades from every direction, converging in celebration. There were hugs, cheers, and dancing NEW DELHI: Walking down Raisina Road towards Janpath, the first sounds of celebration began to drift across the otherwise quiet, leafy avenues of Lutyens’ Delhi.News had just broken that education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had resigned – the principal demand of CJP’s youth-led protest that had occupied Jantar Mantar for weeks.But at the protest site itself, the news did not arrive through phone screens. With internet services blocked around Jantar Mantar, most demonstrators had no idea that Pradhan had announced his resignation on social media…