While Joe Biden administration confirmed embassy staff & their families have been evacuated, it added there are no plans to evacuate 16,000 private US citizens stuck there.
Former LA mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination was stalled for months due to allegations that he was aware of but didn't take action against former aide accused of sexual harassment & bullying.
The US president promised $500 million worth of weaponry, including artillery ammunition, anti-armour systems and air defence radars to Ukraine, plus tighter sanctions on Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden has sought to end the programme. However, U.S. states, including Texas and Missouri, filed a lawsuit to keep the initiative in place.
The issue has stripped Biden and fellow Democrats of a weapon against former President Donald Trump, who also had classified documents found at his home.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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