US not averse to conducting underground nuclear tests if necessary: Report

US not averse to conducting underground nuclear tests if necessary: Report

MUMBAI: The Biden administration has not completely ruled out the possibility of conducting underground nuclear tests if circumstances demand so.This has been made amply clear in the US Department of Energy (DoE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) report to the US Congress this month.The report, which delves into the details about various aspects … Read more

US Hostages: 3-year-old among US hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza: White House

US Hostages: 3-year-old among US hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza: White House

NEW DELHI: A three-year-old, whose parents were killed in the October 7 attack, is one of the US hostages being held captive by the Hamas in Gaza, reported BCC quoting the White House.President Joe Biden on Sunday raised the issue of hostages, including the child, with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar.As the … Read more

Hamas attack on Israel: Did US President Biden give Iran $6 billion?

Hamas attack on Israel: Did US President Biden give Iran $6 billion?

NEW DELHI: As Israel braces for what prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would be a “long war” against Hamas, the heat of the battle has reached Washington where former US president Donald Trump and other Republican contenders have accused President Joe Biden of fanning the flames by unfreezing Iranian assets worth over $6 billion. Launching … Read more

China threatens repercussions after US downs suspected spy balloon

China threatens repercussions after US downs suspected spy balloon

WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: The US military has downed the suspected Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean and launched a mission to recover all the equipment from its debris, drawing a strong reaction from China which on Sunday warned of repercussions over America’s use of force against its civilian unmanned airship.At the direction of President Joe … Read more

No one has told India not to buy oil from Russia, says Union minister Hardeep Puri in Washington | India News

No one has told India not to buy oil from Russia, says Union minister Hardeep Puri in Washington | India News

NEW DELHI: The Indian government will continue to buy oil from wherever it has to and has a moral duty to provide energy to its citizens, Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday, asserting that no country has told India to stop buying oil from Russia. “India will buy … Read more

Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion

Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue, something sure to anger Beijing. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether US forces would defend the self-ruled island claimed by China, he … Read more