39th anniversary of Kanishka bombing: India says it stands at the forefront of countering terrorism

[ad_1] Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP India stands at the forefront of countering the menace of terrorism and works closely with all nations to tackle this global threat, India’s … Read more

The Hindu Morning Digest, June 18, 2024

[ad_1] Rescue work underway after a collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train, near Rangapani railway station, on June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat … Read more

U.S., India share unique bond of friendship: White House

[ad_1] U.S. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters As the world’s two oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share a unique bond of friendship and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit … Read more

Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as more court cases stir Thailand’s political woes

[ad_1] Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. File | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally indicted on Tuesday on a charge of defaming Thailand’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have unsteadied Thai politics. Mr. Thaksin, an influential political figure despite being ousted from power 18 years ago, reported … Read more

At least 11 dead, several migrants missing in two shipwrecks off Italy

[ad_1] The boat was sailing in a border area where Greece and Italy carry out search-and-rescue operations. | Photo Credit: AP Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy’s southern coast on Monday, United Nations’ agencies said in a statement. In a separate shipwreck, rescue … Read more

U.S. aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthi’s false online claims of hitting his ship

[ad_1] The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy, but it’s still fighting — despite repeated false claims by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis and social media accounts supporting them repeatedly have falsely claimed they hit or even sank the carrier in the Red Sea. The … Read more

Politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

[ad_1] Whether it’s a grinning Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene from HBO’s Game of Thrones, both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media. The campaigns of the Democratic president and Republican former president enthusiastically create and share content trying to … Read more

China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs on electric cars

[ad_1] China launched an investigation into European Union pork imports after the EU announced plans to impose tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers, instead of German automakers, by launching an investigation into European Union pork imports, just days after the EU said … Read more