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Indian Navy plans to procure six more landing craft utility platforms to boost amphibious operations
Indian Navy plans to procure six LCU Mk V vessels to boost amphibious, logistics and HADR capabilities. NEW DELHI: To strengthen its amphibious operations, logistics and HADR capabilities, the Indian Navy is planning to procure six landing craft utility (LCU) MK V from Indian shipyards as it has issued a request for information (RFI) for…
Ahead of ‘firing’ deaths anniversary, promise of Article 371 framework for Ladakh | India News
Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been negotiating with MHA over Ladakh’s autonomy since 2023. Srinagar: Two days ahead of the first anniversary of four deaths in alleged police firing on protesters in Leh demanding Sixth Schedule status and statehood on Sept 24 last year, Ladakh authorities promised Tuesday a new framework under…
History refuses to leave J&K as assembly debates Hari Singh, Sheikh Abdullah anniv holidays | India News
The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday in protest against the remarks by ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs over the holiday declared on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. SRINAGAR: The birth anniversaries of J&K’s last Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh and National…
Wisconsin officials were set to demolish an 1897 jail museum for about $259,000; after a last-minute preservation push, the county board voted 26-1 to delay demolition for three months
Photo credit: Trip Advisor Wisconsin officials were set to demolish an 1897 jail museum for about $259,000, but a last-minute preservation push changed the timeline. After a lengthy public session in Neillsville, the Clark County Board voted 26 to 1 to delay the demolition decision for three months, giving preservation advocates more time to present…
‘Kashmir issue should be addressed through dialogue’: Turkey’s Erdogan at UNGA
Erdogan raises Kashmir issue at UNGA (Reuters photo) Turkey on Tuesday raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying the matter “should be addressed through dialogue.”In his UNGA address, Erdogan said: “In South Asia, it is important that all disputes, including the Kashmir issue,…
US approves $425 million sale of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and equipments to Denmark
The MH-60R Seahawk is a multi-mission naval helicopter designed for operations including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, surveillance and maritime security. The United States has approved the potential sale of MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and related equipment to Denmark in a deal estimated at $425 million, the US State Department said on Tuesday, as…
An olive ridley sea turtle lays eggs on Southern California beach for first time in recorded history; turtle eggs to be monitored for up to 60 days
A rare olive ridley sea turtle has laid eggs on a Southern California beach for the first time in recorded history. (Photo: NOAA) An olive ridley sea turtle has laid eggs on a beach in Southern California for the first time in recorded history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The rare…
In 2017, June Thomas started rescuing ‘rez dogs’ from her home in Manitoba; after surveying 200 homes and helping sterilise 65+ animals, she has now opened an on-reserve shelter
In 2017, June Thomas began rescuing stray “rez dogs” from her own home on Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation in southern Manitoba, driven by concern for the many unvaccinated, unsterilised animals roaming the reserve. After surveying 200 homes, helping sterilise more than 65 dogs and cats and coordinating several on-reserve clinics, she has now opened…
Trump threatens to ‘annihilate’ Iran: Make a deal or get destroyed
In a 40-minute speech before UNGA that ranged from the Middle East and Ukraine to climate change, AI , drug cartels and the future of the UN itself, Trump defended the US-Israeli war against Iran and said he believed Tehran would ultimately agree to a deal after America’s November midterm elections. TOI Correspondent from Washington:…
VietJet flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport | Chennai News
CHENNAI: A VietJet Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Colombo in Sri Lanka with 143 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Chennai airport on Tuesday night after an engine of the A320 aircraft failed.Airport officials said after the crew reported an engine problem, the aircraft was diverted to Chennai….
