In another milestone for Sikhs, US Army commanders have been ordered to allow those of the faith to wear turbans, karas and keep their beards. Army Secretary Eric Fanning on Wednesday signed the order that said: “The soldier’s brigade-level commander will approve a request for a religious accommodation” by Sikhs. Till now Sikhs had to […]
South Korea has sped up plans to set up a “decapitation unit”, a brigade specifically tasked with targeting North Korea’s “wartime command”, including leader Kim Jong Un, the country’s Defence Ministry said. The unit will be activated in the “event of war”, CNN on Thursday quoted a ministry official as saying. Technically, South Korea and […]
Democratic leader in the Senate Chuck Schumer has slammed President-elect Donald Trump for his twitter habit, claiming the US cannot afford “Twitter presidency” on the first day of the 115th session of the Congress. “‘Making America Great Again’ requires more than 140 characters per issue,” Xinhua news agency quoted Schumer as saying in his first […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he will hold a press conference here on January 11, the first since winning the November 8 election. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, tweeting that he will be having a “general news conference”. He did not give any further details. The Republican on November 30 said he […]
South Korea will strengthen efforts and policies in 2017 aimed at pushing North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs, an official statement said on Wednesday. The measures would include implementing more unilateral sanctions and increasing international pressure, Efe news reported. Ministries on Wednesday presented South Korea’s acting President and Prime Minister, Hwang Kyo-ahn, […]
With the world’s biggest annual electronics event — Consumer Electronics Show (CES-2017) — commencing here on Tuesday, people expect to see a large range of Artificial Intelligence (AI) devices, robots and self-driving cars open a new window to the future of our increasingly technology-driven world. Technology giants that forayed into AI and self-driving cars last […]
The wife of the murdered Greek ambassador to Brazil has been jailed after being accused of masterminding his killing in a suburb here. A Rio court on Saturday ordered Francoise Amiridis, the 40-year-old Brazilian to be placed in provisional custody for 30 days. She had been married to Kyriakos Amiridis for 15 years and they […]
US President-elect Donald Trump wished a Happy New Year for all American citizens, including his “many enemies” and those who fought and lost the battle against him and now “don’t know what to do.” Trump, who takes office as President of the United States on January 20, used his Twitter account to post his message, […]
South Korea on Thursday slashed its 2017 economic growth outlook by 0.4 percentage points, bolstering concerns about the protracted low-growth trend, a government report revealed. Next year’s growth forecast was cut to 2.6 per cent from 3.0 per cent unveiled six months earlier, according to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. The economic expansion below […]
US President Barack Obama called his successor Donald Trump on Wednesday to have “a positive conversation”, as tension over Israel and transition been build up, media report said on Thursday. “Today’s call, like the others since the election, was positive and focused on continuing a smooth and effective transition,” a statement from the White House […]