BJP legislator alleges manhandling by police and Trinamool supporters in Jalpaiguri
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) Sikha Chattopadhyay, the BJP legislator from Dabgram-Phulbari, one of the seven Assembly seats under the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency, on Friday accused the police and Trinamool Congress supporters of manhandling her while she was moving around in a ward under supervising polling. Chattopadhyay said that while she was moving around a […]
German warship ends mission against Houthi militants in Red Sea
Berlin, April 20 (IANS/DPA) A German warship ended its mission protecting merchant shipping from Houthi militants in Yemen and departed from the Red Sea early on Saturday morning. The frigate was part of the EU’s defensive naval mission Aspides and was deployed in the Red Sea in February to protect merchant ships from attacks by […]
US blacklists 3 Chinese firms for supplying missile parts to Pakistan
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile‐applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programmes, including its long-range missile programme. “The entities we are designating today, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant; Xi’an Longde Technology Development Company Limited; Tianjin Creative Source International Trade Co Ltd; and […]
North Korea says it tested new warhead and anti-aircraft missile
Seoul, April 20 (IANS/DPA) North Korea said on Saturday it had tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile. A power test of a super-large warhead designed for the Hwasal-1 Ra-3 strategic cruise missile and a test launch of the Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missile took place on Friday, state media reported. “Through the […]
One killed, seven injured as unknown drones attack paramilitary base in Iraq
Baghdad, April 20 (IANS) One person was killed and several others injured after unknown drones bombed a base housing headquarters of Hashd Shaabi Forces in Iraq’s central province of Babil early Saturday. The drones targeted the vast military site, known as Camp Kalsu, which houses bases of the Iraqi army, federal police, and Hashd Shaabi […]
Man into ‘conspiracy theories’ attempts self-immolation as Trump trial was winding down 1st phase (Lead)
New York, April 20 (IANS) A man attempted self-immolation outside the courthouse as the first phase (selection of jurors) was concluding in the trial of former President Donald Trump. The man, deeply entrenched in conspiracy theories, set himself on fire on Friday. However, the flames were extinguished, and he was taken to a hospital where […]
People running massive bot spam operations on X: Musk
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Some people are running huge bot operations on the micro-blogging site X, which is reducing the content quality to a great extent, Elon Musk said on Saturday, as he defended his decision to act on spam accounts which resulted in many users losing followers. Earlier this month, the social media […]
Musk delays India visit to address five key issues during Tesla results next week (Lead)
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In a dampener for millions of Tesla lovers in India, Elon Musk on Saturday said he will not visit the country next week as earlier planned, as the billionaire faces “the moment of truth” next week when Tesla announces its quarterly results amid negative growth in China and massive global […]
Elon Musk confirms not coming to India amid crucial Tesla quarter results
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Elon Musk, on Saturday, confirmed that he will not visit India this month amid crucial Tesla quarterly results and will possibly visit the country later this year to announce his investment plans. In a post on X, the billionaire said that unfortunately, “very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit […]
How suppliers are helping iPhone maker achieve green energy goals
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) As big companies invests billions of dollars into building a sustainable future, innovations in clean energy, materials and recycling are helping iPhone maker Apple meet its environmental goals. Apple has cut its overall greenhouse gas emissions by more than 55 per cent since 2015 and the goal centres on reducing […]
