Washington: The US will land an international astronaut on the Moon aboard NASA’s Artemis mission by the end of the decade, said Vice President Kamala Harris during a meeting of the White House’s National Space Council in Washington, DC. “Alongside American astronauts, we intend to land an international astronaut on the surface of the Moon.
London: The UK’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.9 per cent in the 12 months to November 2023, down from 4.6 per cent in October, official data showed on Wednesday. This is the lowest inflation rate in more than two years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but still about double the.
Washington: Donald Trump became the first former or incumbent American President to be struck off the re-election ballot for insurrection. In other words he is not fit to run for election. This is yet another first for the former President who has notched up several ignoble firsts: only US President — once in office and.
Islamabad: Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said the country currently stood at the crossroads of history, insisting that it could no longer continue to compromise its national security by accommodating a massive number of undocumented and illegal immigrants termed as “aliens”. In an article written for the Telegraph newspaper, Kakar said that the.
Washington: A car plowed into a parked SUV that was part of US President Joe Biden’s motorcade while the latter was leaving his campaign headquarters in the state of Delaware, according to a White House report. The President was not harmed, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying. The President and First Lady Jill.
Tel Aviv: Following the recent high-profile visits by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Israel, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will arrive here on Monday. The visit assumes significance as the raging war between Israel and Hamas has entered the 73rd day, with International pressure mounting on.
Washington: The number of homeless people in the US has increased by 12 per cent to a record high, a new government report revealed. About 653,000 people were homeless across the country in January, Xinhua news agency quoted the report issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday. That data represents 70,650.
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated cap for the most-coveted H-1B visa for the fiscal year 2024. This includes the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap as well as the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, commonly referred to as.
Cairo: Egypt will increase the volume of fuel sent daily to the Gaza Strip from 129,000 to 189,000 liters as agreed with the Israeli side, said the chairman of the country’s State Information Service. Diaa Rashwan said in a statement that since October 21, 4,057 humanitarian aid trucks have been sent from Egypt to the.
Ravi Bhalla, the first Sikh Mayor of Hoboken City in New Jersey, has announced his candidacy from the US state’s 8th Congressional district. Bhalla will challenge Representative Rob Menendez Jr, son of Senator Bob Menendez who is facing federal corruption charges, in the Democratic primary next year. If elected, he will be the first turbaned.
