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Israeli Firm Ready To Meet India's 30% 'Made in India' requirement
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which is the only firm left in the Rs 8,000-crore contract for supplying six mid-air refuellers, said it is fully aligned with the Indian government's requirements for providing 30 per cent 'Make in India' mandate.
Apple To Resist 'Sanchar Saathi' Order Amid Political Outcry: Report
The Indian government has confidentially ordered companies including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi to preload their phones with an app called Sanchar Saathi.
79-Year-Old British Baronet Seeks Younger Bride To Produce Male Heir, Offers Pay
A 79-year-old British baronet has launched a public search for a much younger wife to bear heir, offering a yearly salary and issuing an unusual set of requirements.
White House Creates 'Offender Hall Of Shame', Calls Out Media For Fake News
The White House on Friday launched a new website feature called "Media Offender of the Week," aimed at calling out news outlets it says spread false or misleading information about US President Donald Trump.
Mass Killings In 2025 Hit Lowest Level Since 2006
About 82% of this year's mass killings involved a firearm. Since 2006, 3,234 people have died in mass killings and 81% of them were shooting victims.
Hong Kong Leader Announces 'Independent Committee' To Probe Fire
Hong Kong has a legal mechanism to set up "commissions of inquiry", which in the past were usually led by judges to undertake complex fact-finding exercises -- a practice left over from British colonial rule.
Poop Suitcase, Body Doubles, Private Food Lab: Inside Putin's Security Web
Vladimir Putin is protected by an inner circle of highly trained guards, selected through strict criteria including age, height, physical and psychological fitness, loyalty, and extensive background checks.
See Pics: Melania Trump Reveals White House Holiday Decorations
Melania Trump on Monday unveiled the holiday decorations for her family's first Christmas back at the White House and her theme is "Home Is Where the Heart Is."
Witkoff in Moscow for talks as Putin claims to have taken key Ukrainian city
Trump’s special envoy lands in Russia as Putin hails ‘important’ capture of Pokrovsk, although this is disputed by KyivRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has claimed Russian forces have taken control of the strategic city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine, as he sought to project confidence before a key meeting on Tuesday with a US delegation to discuss a possible peace deal to end the war.Dressed in military fatigues during a visit to a command centre on Monday evening, the Russian president hailed what he called the “important” capture of Pokrovsk – once a major logistical hub for the Ukrainian army – though Ukrainian officials later disputed the claim. Continue reading...
Ukraine war live: US’s Witkoff set to meet Putin in Moscow as Russia claims capture of Pokrovsk
US-led peace push comes as Kyiv says fighting is continuing over important hubUS-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chiefSee all our Ukraine war coverageIn parallel to Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow, we will also follow Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first visit to Ireland.He has arrived in Dublin last night, and has a busy schedule today, paying a brief visit to the country’s new president Catherine Connolly, before meeting with key government figures including the taisoeach, Micheál Martin, and addressing both chambers of the Irish parliament in the afternoon. Continue reading...
How Trump’s on-again, off-again Nasa appointee emerged from a political black hole
Trump’s renomination of billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman is a tale of politics, ambition and vanityIt used to be that once your star had fallen in Donald Trump’s orbit, it was destined never to rise again. Any number of discarded former allies stretching back to Trump’s first term of office could testify as much.One who has emerged from a political black hole to return to the president’s firmament is the billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, who will on Wednesday tell senators – for the second time – why he is the best person to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). Continue reading...
‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?2000Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the US, warning the world’s largest coffee chain to brace for the “longest and biggest” bout of industrial action in its history.Barely a year after Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO, tried to draw a line under bitter divisions between its management and unionized workers, pledging to “engage constructively” with them, the American coffee giant is now grappling with an escalating strike during its lucrative holiday trading season. Continue reading...
