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House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden’s support


Washington: President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies this week. Before potential weekend voting, Johnson was facing a choice between...

Delaware legislators perform Bhangra to celebrate Vaisakhi


New Castle: In a first, a group of seven senior legislators from Delaware, the home state of US President Joe Biden, performed a mesmerising Bhangra dance as they joined the Sikh community to celebrate Vaisakhi. They were all dressed in traditional Punjabi attire. The team included Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend; Senate Majority Whip...

Matsyasana: Fish pose for balancing of the fifth chakra


By Atul Vyas Chakras can be imbalanced by either too much energy or too little energy. When fifth chakra or the throat chakra is imbalanced by excessive energy, such individuals talk endlessly about unrelated subjects and talk for the sake of talking, not realizing how much precious nervous energy he/she is wasting. He may go round...

The scheme of Rama’s birth and his life’s worth


By Bal Ram Singh, PhD   नौमी तिथि मधु मास पुनीता। सुकल पच्छ अभिजित हरिप्रीता॥ मध्यदिवस अति सीत न घामा। पावन काल लोक बिश्रामा॥ Naumi tithi madhu maas punita, sukal pacch Abhijit haripreeta Madhyadivas ati seet n ghama, pawan kaal lok vishrama When, how, and why Ram was born is a mystery for any. There are stories which are read,...

“If anything happens to my wife…”: Imran Khan warns Pak Army Chief


Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan alleged that Army Chief General Asim Munir was directly responsible for the imprisonment of his wife Bushra Bibi. Bushra Bibi, 49, was convicted in a corruption case as well as in the case of illegal marriage with Khan, 71, and is currently held...

Maldives Oppn demands Muizzu’s impeachment over alleged corruption


Male: Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him. Elections to the Majlis are to be held this week and the atmosphere has been vitiated by the...

Qatar ‘re-evaluating’ role as mediator in Israel-Gaza truce talks


New York: Qatar’s prime minister has said Doha is re-evaluating its role as a mediator in negotiations aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli captives, adding that some parties have used the mediation for “narrow political interest”. Qatar has been working to try to mediate a deal throughout the...

‘I think BJP will get …’: Rahul Gandhi’s prediction for Lok Sabha polls


New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi said that BJP will win just 150 seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections while Congress and other opposition parties will see a bump in their numbers. Gandhi made these remarks while addressing a joint press conference along with INDIA bloc ally and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh's...

‘Avoid escalation’: US responds to PM Modi’s remarks on terrorists


New Delhi: The US has responded to the latest remark by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on terrorism. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said he would encourage both nations to find a resolution through dialog. Recently, PM Modi and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in a political rally said "India will not hesitate to kill terrorists...