New Delhi, Dec 10 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to C Rajagopalachari, describing the freedom fighter and statesman as one of the “sharpest minds of the 20th century”. In a message posted on X, Modi said, “Freedom fighter, thinker, intellectual, statesman… these are some descriptions that come to the mind…
Kozhikode, Dec 10 (UNI) The second phase of the Kerala local body elections will be conducted on December 11, with voting scheduled from 7 am to 6 pm across seven northern and central districts: Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod. A total of 604 local bodies, including 470 grama panchayats, 77 block panchayats,…
Washington, Dec 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole carrier-based fighters, an electronic warfare aircraft EA-18G Growler, and a reconnaissance drone carried out flights near the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday, according to the Flightradar24 portal. The planes were spotted near the Gulf of Venezuela for a short period of time. The MQ-4C Triton…
Bangkok, Dec 10 (UNI) The Trump-brokered agreement between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be in tatters, as fresh border clashes have claimed eight lives, plunging the fragile peace process into deeper uncertainty. Acknowledging that the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has flared up again, US President Donald Trump said that he will intervene to halt…
Beijing, Dec 10 (UNI) China’s Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean, the third of its kind in less than two decades, was issued on Wednesday. The Chinese government released the first such document in November 2008 and the second in November 2016.
By Faizal Khan Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Dec 10 (UNI) A young former Somalian refugee has donned the filmmaker mantle to shake off the stereotype of sea pirates around his country, with a little help from Bollywood. “My filmmaking journey started with Shah Rukh Khan,” says Somalian-origin debutant director Mohammed Sheikh. “A significant portion of my…
Caracas, Dec 10 (UNI) The US government is waging “psychological warfare” against Venezuela following the failure of its economic sanctions, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil said Tuesday. “They are now resorting to psychological warfare, to military psychological warfare,” Gil said during the opening of the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty of Our America,…
Seoul, Dec 10 (UNI) South Korea’s presidential office reaffirmed Tuesday that the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo are unequivocally South Korean territory, rejecting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s renewed claim over the islets in the East Sea, Yonhap news reported on Tuesday. A senior presidential official dismissed Takaichi’s remarks made during a parliamentary session earlier…
Washington, Dec 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Turkey must stop using the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to return to the F-35 fighter jets program, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said. “The United States is in ongoing discussions with Türkiye regarding their desire to rejoin the F-35 program and their possession of the Russian-made S-400 air defense…
Washington, Dec 10 (UNI) The US State Department announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, underscoring the Trump administration’s intensified focus on immigration enforcement and border security. In a post on X, the State Department wrote, “85,000 visa revocations since January. President Trump and Secretary Rubio adhere to one simple mandate, and they…
