Minnesota and Wisconsin schools shut during season’s biggest snowstorm
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The most significant snowstorm of the season has prompted widespread school closings and delays across Minnesota and Wisconsin. According to CBS News, school districts in both states announced closures as snow blanketed the region, making travel hazardous and forcing authorities to issue winter storm warnings.Notable school closures include Brainerd Public […]
Major Reshuffle As Justin Trudeau Faces Party Pressure, Tensions With Donald Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday shook up his cabinet, changing one-third of his team as political turmoil threatens his leadership and tensions erupt with incoming US president Donald Trump. The reshuffle came after a chaotic week in Ottawa spurred by the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland following disagreement with her […]
Trudeau on way out? Key ally says will vote to bring him down
Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) Jagmeet Singh, a key ally keeping Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party in power, declared on Friday that he will vote in favor of a no-confidence motion against Trudeau.Singh made the announcement through an open letter, which comes after his party withdrew its support for Trudeau’s government earlier […]
Mock interview, bags and t-shirt: How Rahul, Priyanka hogged limelight during Parliament session
NEW DELHI: The Winter Session saw the three Gandhis — Rahul, Priyanka, and Sonia — enter Parliament together for the first time as the new MP from Wayanad took the oath. Though Sonia Gandhi remained away from the limelight, the siblings Rahul and Priyanka doubled up their attack in Parliament to corner the Bharatiya Janata […]
US govt shutdown looms: What will be the impact and has it happened before?
The US stands on the brink of another government shutdown, a crisis that could disrupt the lives of millions of Americans just days before Christmas.Republicans withdrew support for a bipartisan plan to prevent a government shutdown on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk voiced their opposition. Trump urged House Speaker Mike Johnson […]
“Presented No Evidence Whatsoever”: India On Canada’s “Serious” Allegations
India’s relations with Canada have deteriorated since last year. New Delhi: The Centre has informed the Parliament that Canada has presented “no evidence whatsoever in support of the serious allegations” claiming that Indian citizens were involved in crimes committed in the country. Congress MP Manish Tewari today asked the government in the Lok Sabha whether […]
Gas Leak, Then Blast: CCTV Shows Moments After Jaipur Crash That Killed 11
The fire caused by the collision has claimed eight lives so far. New Delhi: CCTV footage showed fire sweeping over a property minutes after a collision between a gas tanker and multiple vehicles turned the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno on Friday morning. Visuals showed fire engulfing a residence, likely near the highway, leaving a trail […]
“Go Ahead”: What Arun Jaitley Told Raghuram Rajan About Tackling Bad Loans
New Delhi: Corruption and delayed planning permits, or land and environmental clearances, contributed to the build-up of non-performing assets – post the global financial crisis – on Indian banks’ books, former Reserve Bank chief Raghuram Rajan said Wednesday in an interview with an online portal. Mr Rajan, the RBI Governor from 2013 to 2016, said […]
Watch: Highs and lows in neighbourhood ties: Is Delhi softening tone?
Is New Delhi making a subtle strategic outreach to its south Asian neighbourhood this season? Bhutan’s King, Sri Lanka and Maldives’ presidents, Nepal’s Foreign Minister received warm welcomes in Delhi. As the Foreign Secretary travels to Dhaka, weeks after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad, how will 2025 treat subcontinental ties, and how […]
World must ‘re-evaluate’ sanctions to help rebuild Syria: U.N.
The raft of international sanctions on Syria must be reassessed to help the country rebuild following the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, the head of the UN’s migration agency said on Friday (December 20, 2024). Amy Pope also said Syria’s women must be empowered to play a full role in building a new society and […]
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil, gas
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday (December 20, 2024) threatened the European Union with tariffs if the bloc does not reduce its “tremendous” trade gap with Washington through oil and gas purchases. “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of […]
Trump Speech Live: ‘Zelensky Should Be Prepared’, Donald Trump’s Big Reveal On Russia-Ukraine War
Trump | Trump Live | Trump Live Speech | Trump-Zelensky Deal | Russia-Ukraine War Live Updates President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky should be prepared to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war. "Gotta make a deal," Trump said […]