DUBLIN, Ireland: Ryanair is once again urging the introduction of a two-drink limit for passengers at airport bars, citing the need for improved safety for both travelers and crew members. The airline emphasized that such a measure would help create "a safer travel experience for passengers and crews," as it continues its crackdown on disruptive behavior. Last week, Ryanair initiated legal action to recov

Ireland's Ryanair calls again for two-drink limit at airport bars

Limit drinks at airport bars to two, reaffirms Ireland's Ryanair

Ireland's Ryanair reiterates limit of two drinks at airport bars

OMAHA, Nebraska: Dunkin' customers in Nebraska, New Mexico, and other states faced an unexpected disappointment last week: a doughnut shortage.  Several Dunkin' locations, including those in Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island, had no doughnuts on January 8 and 9, with signs informing customers that the pastries were unavailable "due to a manufacturing error." Some stores offered limited supplies of doughnut holes,

Some US states out of Dunkin' Donuts due to supply shortages

Dunkin' run out of supply of doughnuts in some US states

Supply shortage forces some US states to go without Dunkin' doughnuts

FRANKFORT, Kentucky: The Kentucky House voted this week to lower the state's individual income tax rate, advancing a key Republican priority just three days into the legislative session.  The proposal would reduce the tax from 4 percent to 3.5 percent starting in 2026, continuing a trend of tax cuts since Republicans gained complete control of the legislature in 2017. The bill passed the House with a 90-7

Kentucky House votes to reduce income tax rate, a top GOP priority

Kentucky House votes to cut Individual income tax, promise growth

Individual income tax rate reduced through a vote by Kentucky House

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 142 immovable properties having a market value of Rs 300 crore in connection with the Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and others.
ED's Bangalore Zonal Office attached these properties under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
As per the E

MUDA 'scam': ED attaches 142 properties worth Rs 300-cr in case linked to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti on Friday at the inauguration ceremony of US Consulate office in Bengaluru said that the city 'breathes' the India-US relationship.
Garectti, while talking to the reporters, said that although there will not be any visa services in the first year, they will be pushing for it as soon as possible.
"It's a great day for Bengaluru. It's a g

"Bengaluru breathes US-India relationship," US Envoy to India says on opening of US Consulate in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 17 (ANI): US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti on Friday attended the inauguration ceremony of US Consulate office in Bengaluru.
Speaking at the occasion, Garcetti said that it was not a new presence of the US in India, but they are rather expanding their presence.
"We are not beginning a new presence here. In Karnataka, but we are expanding our existing presence here, a commitment 

"Fulfilled a commitment made by our leaders," US Envoy Eric Garcetti after inaugurating Bengaluru Consulate

With a pending law declaring the social media application TikTok illegal in the United States, set to take effect on Sunday, the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is signaling that it plans to try to find a way to prevent the service from going offline.Under current law, the service's parent company, China-based ByteDance, must either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese firm or see it banned 

Trump team might step in to save TikTok from pending US ban

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth Rs 224.08 crore in the form of under-construction luxury hotel projects and leasehold rights over four acres in Sri Lanka among others in the case of Krrish Realtech Pvt Ltd and businessman Amit Katyal in the alleged land for railway jobs scam in which former railway minister Lalu Prasad too is an accused.
As per 

'Land for Job scam': ED attaches assets worth Rs 224.08 crore in Krrish Realtech, Amit Katyal case

Three years ago, life for Illya Lif was going well. The Kyiv businessman worked on real estate projects and ran a successful coffee business. In his downtime, he enjoyed sailing on his yachts and tinkering with his model aircraft collection.Then came the Russian invasion.Illya Lif"To be honest, I didn't believe there would be a full-scale attack, Lif told RFE/RL from a position near the front lines

The Ukrainian Who Gave Up His Yachts For Drones On The Front Line

Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 16 (ANI): Jammu division's Bhaderwah valley in Doda district received a fresh spell of snowfall on Thursday, as did the adjacent region of Bhalessa which was blanketed in pristine white. Poonch, too, was freshly covered in snow; while further north in Kashmir valley, there has been snowfall in Anantnag and the adjoining areas of south Kashmir.
Competing healthily with spells of sn

J-K: Bhaderwah, adjoining areas in Jammu division receive fresh snowfall today

New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Ahead of the US Consulate opening in Bengaluru, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with traditional Mysore Pak sweets and expressed gratitude to the Central Government for facilitating the consulate in Bengaluru.
Bengaluru had been demanding a US Consulate for long with Surya persistently following up on the demand since being 

BJP's Tejasvi Surya meets Jaishankar ahead of US Consulate opening in Bengaluru, exchanges sweets

New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) case.
Balyan is in judicial custody after his arrest on December 4 in the MCOCA case linked to Gangster Kapila Sangwan alias Nandu.
Special judge Kaveri Baweja dismissed the bail application.
The Rouse Avenue court has issued notice to De

Delhi Court rejects bail plea of AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case

&copy; Provided by Xinhua A container barge sails in the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China, April 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)<span style=

Hong Kong poised to power new engines of global growth

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 14 ( ANI/TPS): Israel's National Security Council warned citizens of escalating Iranian efforts to harm Israelis abroad on Tuesday. This follows an incident in which Iranian operatives attempted to lure an Israeli businessman to the United Arab Emirates for a potential kidnapping.
According to the NSC, Iranian agents posing as representatives of Al-Arabiya Farsi, the Persian-language branch of a

National Security Council warns Israelis of escalating Iranian kidnapping plots

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 14 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to businessman Boby Chemmannur in connection with an alleged sexual harassment case filed by a Malayalam actress.
Popular Malayalam actress Honey Rose earlier filed a sexual harassment complaint against Boby Chemmanur.
After the complaint, the businessman was taken into custody by Wayanad police on Wednesday.According to offic

Kerala High Court grants bail to Boby Chemmanur in sexual harassment case

The FSB has linked the Komi Daily news website to a pro-Ukrainian group seeking to dismember RussiaRussia has designated the pro-separatist online news website Komi Daily as a terrorist organization.The website was added to the list of terrorist groups curated by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in late December. The FSB classified Komi Daily as "a structural branch" of the Free Nations

Moscow declares media outlet terrorist organization for first time

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday emphasised the strong bond between America and India, stating that America sees its future with India, and India sees its future with America, adding that the two nations are better when they are together.
He highlighted the importance of people-to-people ties, saying that the more connections Americans have with Indians, the more opportun

America sees its future with India, India sees its future with America: US envoy Eric Garcetti

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 13 (ANI): Businessman Raj Kundra is making his debut in the Punjabi film industry with a new project titled 'Mehr'.
Kundra took to his Instagram account on Monday to share the announcement with a motion poster. The voiceover in the poster read, "Kaahani sirf hero ki nehi hoti, zero ki bhi hoti hai..." (The story is not just about a hero but also about a zero).
Along with the poster, K

Raj Kundra makes his Punjabi film debut in 'Mehr'; Shilpa Shetty reacts

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): BJP leader Nalin Kohli on Monday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Atishi over her crowdfunding campaign for the upcoming assembly elections, questioning the move amid AAP's ongoing corruption charges in the liquor and excise scams. Kohli also alleged that the campaign could be a cover-up.
Speaking to ANI, Kohli said, "Anyone is entitled to crowdfund and say they are the most honest people,

"Cover-up": BJP's Nalin Kohli slams Atishi's crowdfunding campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Energy Department, emphasized the importance of expanding domestic energy production, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and nuclear power, during his Senate confirmation hearing this week.Wright, formerly CEO of Liberty Energy, described fossil fuels as a cornerstone for combating global poverty, which he called a more press

Trump's energy department pick calls for more LNG and nuclear power

Trump's energy chief wants to increase LNG and nuclear power

Must increase LNG, nuclear power, says Trump's energy department pick

COPANCA, Moldova: When the electricity is cut off in his village in southern Moldova, a former Soviet state in eastern Europe, 73-year-old retiree Vasili Donici spends his time solving crosswords and puzzles under the light of a small gas lamp."It's a bit hard without electricity," said the former deputy school director. He has stored up firewood to keep his wood-burning stove running and warm the room he shares

Moldova grapples with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia region

As Russia stops gas supply to Moldova plant, citizens struggle in cold

Energy crisis grips Moldova, citizens struggle with outages

The Russian leader was invited to visit the South Asian nation by his counterpart Narendra Modi last yearIndia and Russia are working on finalizing a timeline for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the Russian leader to visit his country for their next bil

India and Russia planning timeline for Putin&#039;s visit New Delhi

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs welcomed the removal of three Indian entities from the US Entity List, and said this will lead to greater collaboration between New Delhi and Washington in the fields of nuclear energy, clean energy, and critical minerals.
This comes after the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) removed three entities--Indian Rare Earths, I

"Welcome step": MEA welcomes US removing three Indian entities from restrictive list

Moscow is not expecting a major change in bilateral relations after the US president-elect takes office, spokesman Dmitry Peskov saysThe Russian government has no expectations of a radical change in relations with the US under Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Trump, who is set to be inaugurated on Monday, campaigned on a promise to change many of the policies of his 

Trump unlikely to adopt new Russia policy Kremlin

DUBLIN, Ireland: The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has resolved its legal challenge to a regulatory cap on airline levies, ending a contentious case just before it was due to go to trial. The semi-state operator and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), which regulates aviation in Ireland, reached a confidential settlement ahead of a scheduled three-week hearing in the High Court's commercial division. The agreem

Dublin Airport operator settles challenge to airline passenger cap

Airline levy cap legal challenge resolved by Dublin Airport operator

Legal challenge to airline levy cap settled by Dublin Airport operator

PERTH, Western Australia - A 34-year-old Perth woman faced Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday, accused of assaulting Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers at Perth Airport following an alleged incident on a flight from Sydney.The AFP says it was called to meet the plane at Perth Airport on Monday night after receiving a request for assistance when a passenger became disruptive and refused to follow crew instr

WA woman attacks federal police officers after unruly flight

Woman Charged Over Alleged Assault of AFP Officers at Perth Airport

Woman disrupts Sydney-Perth Jetstar flight, assaults arresting police

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Taiwan's military has announced new recruitment and retention measures to help sustain troop levels, as the island faces continued threats from China amid a shrinking number of volunteer soldiers.According to Taiwan's Central News Agency, the Ministry of National Defense unveiled measures Wednesday that call for pay raises for volunteer enlistees among other incentives.According to data f

Taiwan faces decline in troop numbers, report reveals

WASHINGTON - South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, is facing senators Friday at a confirmation hearing that is her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by the president-elect to lead the department re

Trump&#039;s homeland security pick faces scrutiny on immigration plans

WASHINGTON - Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation mega rocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.In terms of sheer excitement, Elon Musk's company didn't disappoint, underscoring its technical prowess by catching the first stage 

SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes

Texas [US], January 17 (ANI): SpaceX's Starship launch system lifted off on its seventh uncrewed test flight on Thursday, with an upgraded version of the megarocket embarking on the program's most ambitious flight to date, CNN reported.
SpaceX was able to duplicate its prior feat of catching a booster that returned to Earth. But 8.5 minutes into flight, the Starship spacecraft itself was lost, as per CNN.
"Starship experi

Musk's Starship rocket 'lost' after 8.5 minutes into flight

Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 17 (ANI): In a Passing Out Parade held at INS Garuda, Kochi, trainees of 100th Naval Air Operations Course (Centennial Course) passed out donning the coveted golden wings on Friday.
Vice Admiral AN Pramod, AVSM, Director General Naval Operations, Naval Headquarters was the Chief Guest for the event and congratulated all personnel on parade for their impeccable turnout, smart drill and sharp

Passing Out Parade of 100th Naval Air Operations Course held at INS Garuda, Kochi

Xinhua Photo Daily | Jan. 17, 2025

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's Jal Shakti Department swiftly launched an investigation into suspected wastewater discharge from a hotel near a village water source on Thursday.
Assistant Engineer Koti inspected the site, requested a Pollution Control Board inspection, and collected water samples, which tested normal.
The department assured the public after water samples showed no i

Himachal's Jal Shakti Dept launches investigation into suspected wastewater discharge

"Red flag" fire danger warnings expired for much of the Los Angeles area Thursday as wind conditions eased, enabling firefighters to gain greater control of two of Southern California's largest wildfires.In its latest report, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the Palisades Fire, which broke out more than a week ago on the western edge of Los Angeles, is now 22% contained. The second 

Red flag fire warnings expire for Los Angeles as winds ease

(250116) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 16, 2025 shows a Boeing B787-9 aircraft of Mongolian Airlines parking at the one-stop aircraft maintenance base of Hainan Free Trade Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province. This aircraft is to receive examination and maintenance services here, which marks the maiden orde

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New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to one Padam Chand Jain, proprietor of Shree Shyam Tubewell Company, who was arrested by the ED over alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme in Rajasthan.
Jain was arrested in June last year following the ED's probe into the matter after a first information report (FIR) was registered by the Anti-Cor

SC grants bail to one accused in Jal Jeevan Mission irregularities case

Warsaw is trying to outdo its allies by making false accusations against Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has saidThe Kremlin has dismissed allegations by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that Russian security agencies are plotting "acts of air terror," describing the claims as baseless.Poland is "well-known for making such unsubstantiated accusations" and "often tries to maintain

Kremlin hits back at Poland over air terror plot claims

Shanghai emerges as hotspot for international travelers

Southern California firefighters made some progress in containing two major wildfires, while forecasters said weather conditions in the coming days could bring welcome relief from the days of dry air and high winds that have plagued the region.The relief will give firefighters a key window to battle the Palisades Fire on the west edge of Los Angeles and the Eaton Fire in the foothills east of the city before ano

Dry, windy weather to ease as firefighters battle LA wildfires

&copy; Provided by Xinhua A firefighter observes the wildfire on top of a hill in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2025. (Photo by Qi

Explainer: When will the raging LA wildfires end?

Xinhua Photo Daily | Jan. 16, 2025

Gandhinagar (Gujrat) [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, launched a series of significant development projects worth Rs 241 crore in Mansa, Gandhinagar district.
The centerpiece of the event was the Bhoomi Poojan for a Rs 234 crore barrage on the Sabarmati River at Mahakali Dham - Mini Pavagadh Ambod, a historic pilgrimage site in

Amit Shah inaugurates Rs241 Crore development projects in Mansa, Gujarat

Hundreds of thousands in Southern California faced new threats of fire-spreading high winds on Wednesday as firefighters continued to fight wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and left nearly 30 missing.A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 56 kilometers per hour on the Pacific coast and 88 kilometers per hour in the mountains before dawn, Na

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