US Senators bring bill targeting China’s organ harvesting
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Two US senators introduced legislation seeking sanctions against individuals involved in alleged forced organ harvesting in China. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, unveiled the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act, a […]
Ex-PM Oli accepts crushing election loss as RSP sweeps Nepal vote
Kathmandu, March 12 (IANS) Nepal’s former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said he accepted the people’s mandate with full respect after he and his party suffered crushing defeats in the elections to the House of Representatives held on March 5. Oli, chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) or CPN (UML), suffered a […]
Energy security needs, safety of diaspora utmost important: India on co-sponsoring GCC-led resolution at UNSC
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday that India has co-sponsored the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-led resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) considering the welfare and well-being of large Indian diaspora in the GCC countries. Addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal […]
Iran’s new Supreme Leader vows revenge, says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed
Tehran, March 12 (IANS) Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday in his first message to the country, called for continued resistance and said that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. In a written message, Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for those killed in the conflict, insisting that Tehran “will not refrain from avenging […]
Pentagon leaders defend global military deployments before Senate panel
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Senior Pentagon commanders told senators on Thursday that the United States is sustaining a large and complex military effort stretching from Europe to the Middle East, relying heavily on allied support, commercial transport networks and ageing but capable mobility fleets. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich of […]
Indian students win praise in US Senate hearing
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Indian students studying in the US were praised on Thursday during a Senate hearing on foreign influence in American universities, even as lawmakers raised concerns about China’s research ties and funding of US campuses. At a Senate Health, Education, Labour, and Pensions Committee hearing on “Transparency and Trust: Exposing Malign Foreign […]
US gains when oil prices rise: Trump
Washington, March 12 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that rising oil prices benefit the United States because the country is the world’s largest producer of crude, even as tensions in the Middle East push global energy markets higher. “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when […]
Russia gains $6 billion from Iran war, says US Senator
Washington, March 12 (IANS) Russia has emerged as an unexpected economic beneficiary of the war involving Iran, earning billions of dollars from rising global oil prices triggered by the conflict, a US Senator said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. Senator Angus King of Maine told military commanders that surging energy prices […]
