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US Navy destroyer shoots down Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A US Navy warship shot down an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the same day the Pentagon said it warned Tehran over its drone use in the region, the Hill reported.
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House Republicans consider holding formal vote to authorize impeachment ag
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Republicans are considering holding a formal vote to authorize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with Minnesota Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer, told members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday they could vote in the coming weeks on a move that could bolster the invest
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Data and voice services provided at vertical location of Silkyara tunnel
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Jio's data and voice services have been provided at the vertical location of the hilltop of the Silkyara tunnel within 12 hours.
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Multi-pronged operations underway as vertical,
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The efforts to rescue 41 trapped labourers are progressing on multiple fronts with both vertical and manual drilling works taking off at an almost similar pace from atop the hill and inside the tunnel accordingly on Tuesday.
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Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: 31 metres of vertical drilling work done so far
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The vertical drilling from the top of the hill makes swift progress as 31 metres of drilling work has been completed so far out of the 86 metres needed to reach the 41 trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel, as per officials.
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Vertical drilling of Uttarkashi tunnel begins to rescue 41 trapped workers
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The vertical drilling to rescue the trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel, which was halted earlier today, has been resumed and the rescuers have managed to make progress over a distance of 17 metres from the hill above the tunnel.
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Former Advisor to Barack Obama loses job after making Islamophic comments
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A former administration adviser to Barack Obama, Stuart Seldowitz, has been seen in a viral video making an Islamophobic rant at a halal cart vendor in New York, The Hill reported.
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First visuals of workers trapped at Silkyara tunnel emerge, workers health
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On the tenth day of rescue operations at the Silkyara tunnel collapse site in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, a significant milestone was achieved as rescuers reached the tunnel with a vertical drilling machine from the upper part of the hill above the tunnel. This development comes as 41 labour
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US announces fresh aid package of USD 100 million for Ukraine
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on Monday announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth USD 100 million. It comes at a time when the US Secretary of Defence is on a visit to Kyiv, according to The Hill.
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Uttarkashi tunnel crash: Indian Army tasked to build track near tunnel to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Army has been tasked with constructing a track to the top of the hill so that the option of reaching out to trapped workers through vertical drilling can be availed of. After a week of ongoing Uttarkashi tunnel recuse operation, Indian Army has now also been actively enrolled in the r
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Biden defends Israel's incursion of Gaza's largest hospital
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The largest hospital in Gaza was overrun by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday 15, with US President Joe Biden resting his full support behind the incursion. Biden claims that Hamas committed the first war crime, by making the hospital a command centre of its military operations, the H
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Brian Higgins to step down from US Democratic House Seat because "Washingt
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Democrat Representative for New York, Brian Higgins has announced plans to resign in February, he announced on Sunday. Higgins cites frustrations in Congress during a particularly tumultuous year for the chamber as the reason for bringing his 19 years to a close, The Hill reports.
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